Cori Lynn

This dual timeline story grabbed m attention from the moment I Egan reading. When Laura, an antique expert, finds a steamer trunk, she sets out to restore it, and in the process discovers a journal with a story that parallels her own life.

I loved reading about the time of World War II through the eyes of Ava, her sister Tessa, their parents, Grayson, and Dean. Ava’s journals help bring the time to life for Laura. For anyone who enjoys dual timeline stories, this book fits that genre perfectly.

I felt the story moved at a good pace, and the author developed it well. I also must say I thoroughly enjoyed the character development. So check out this book for ourself.

I received a complimentary copy of this book, but this in no way influenced my review. All opinions are my own.… (más)

Dual time stories are quickly becoming one of my favorite genres. I loved this one in particular because it focuses on loss and love from the past and present. I found myself reading faster as I savored every word on the pages. The author does an excellent job of bringing the story to life. I wonder what it would be like to find an old journal and be able to go back in time and read words that captured a time where war was going on?

I will admit that I loved Ava’s story the most. The author seems to focus on her more which made me feel like I was her friend. It broke my heart when Dean and Grayson both went off to war. Ava gives her heart to Dean and promises to wait for him to come home. I sometimes forget that while the men were away fighting, women stepped up and worked long hours in factories, volunteered at hospitals and provided for their family. As each entry was read in the journal Ava became more uneasy as the days went by.

Laura is dealing with a devastating loss and as locked herself away from friends and family. Her heart is shattered as her dreams of being married slip away because of an accident. I could relate to her because I know what it is like to lose someone you love. You never get over the pain and those memories will always be with you. Laura intrigued me because her story and Ava somehow parallel each other because of a broken heart. Laura has this fear of giving her heart to someone again and through Ava’s story maybe she will find strength to move on.

The story digs deep into what love is and I enjoyed reading about how your heart can sometimes be “fooled by the idea of love .” We each need to search our hearts and be honest with ourselves. It is easy to get caught up with hearing what we want tonhear, but not listening with our heart. For Ava this lesson will be hard for her. Is it possible to love two men? Or did she fall in love with words that were not from the man she thought it to be?

As the story begins to come to an end I anticipated what may happen. Ava has learned that she needs to follow her heart but has Laura grasped that concept yet? The ending is one of the best I have read in a long time. The author gives us hope, shows us how to let go and allow your heart to heal. Sometimes the past helps us deal with the present and Ava’s story gave Laura the words she needed to open her heart again.

I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.… (más)

Hearts Under Fire by Cori Lynn is a dual timeline story of two young women who suffer similar events in their life. For Laura it was the death of her fiance and for Ava it was the stress of her love in the war. This story is so well written and easy to read that it was hard to put down. I enjoyed how the story shows how reading Ava’s journal helped Laura move forward after her tragic lose. The story of Ava, her family and friends is so realistic to the happenings during the war. I enjoyed how the story showed the eagerness of the young men to go to war to defend our nation, but once there, they just wanted to get home. It was interesting to see the pampered life Ava and her sister lived and how the war affects that.

I voluntarily received a complimentary copy of this book, this is my honest review… (más)