Last Heartbeat

De: T R Lykins

Narrado por: Andrea Emmes

Alexia has fought hard to overcome a tragic illness in her past. Barely getting on with her life, she finally leaves home to enter the real world. This first big step makes her appreciate all that she has struggled with. This next step in her life also leads her to a possible heartbreak. How can Alexia keep up with all of her struggles and keep going on?

Phillip has lost someone close to him when he was younger. This person was the most important person in his life. He has struggled to get past this loss, and once he does, he finds out something about his favorite person that makes him feel the hurt all over again. Why can't Phillip move on for good? Can he really forgive someone in the past if they no longer live?

A chance meeting has Alexia and Phillip spending hours talking. This sparks an attraction for each other. Every day, running into each other makes the attraction grow stronger until they finally give in to it. When another accident strikes, both of their pasts come barreling back to haunt them. Can they move forward knowing the secrets they now know about one another? How much more can two broken people endure? Will they find their way back into one another's arms, or have they finally come to a breaking point in life?

©2014 T R Lykins (P)2015 T R Lykins

Clean Young Adult Romance

T R Lykins has written a clean romance suitable for teens and young adults. I was given a copy of this book as a gift. Alexia is a delightful young girl who enters her freshman year of college as a 20 year-old. A nearly terminal illness prevented her from starting earlier. Phillip is a college senior who is immediately attracted to the incoming student. The book is written in a "He says" and "She says" format. I truly enjoyed hearing the two viewpoints, but there were times when it felt a bit repetitious. This uplifting book will break your heart at time but the one thing it does do is inspire others to think more seriously about organ transplant and illness. The producer did a decent job with the male voices and an excellent job with the rest. I would definitely recommend this read to someone looking for a clean romantic story. A great offering for a first novel!

Nice Sweet Young Adult/Teen Romance Story

Any additional comments?

A very sweet & an enjoyable young adult book, teenage book. This is not my usual genre (*I received a copy of this book in exchange for my thoughts, opinions in this review) , but I found it released sweet and the story kept my interest.

Well-developed storyline and appropriate for 14 years old and up, in my opinion.

Andrea does an excellent job, as always. She tells the story, represents each character with his or her own voice and is the stellar performer

Parents SHOULD listen to this before allowing kids as there were a few borderline situations.

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Interesting story told from both points of view.

Great narration. Story us told ftom both perspectives. A story about true love and transplants. You hear from Alexia and the next chapter is from Phillips point of view. Many coincidences lead to the ending. Some of the parts were expected and a few surprises along the way.

what a heart fulfilling book

What made the experience of listening to Last Heartbeat the most enjoyable?

the story line was wonderful. Although the they had to go through life changing experiences they truly know whats important in life. It was refreshing to read a story that wasn't filled with sex but rather a true love story

What does Andrea Emmes bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I really likes how she gave both his and her thoughts and both their retrospectives on what was happening.

Sweet and Heart Wrenching

I liked the way this story began. It was definitely one of the best beginnings of a story I have heard. I couldn't help but be pulled in. This was a sweet story of delayed life coming back into full focus. The relationship between Alexis and Phillip is one I rooted for from the beginning. I applauded his honesty and cringed at her insecurity, but most of all I wanted to cheer them on until the end. I really enjoyed this story and Andrea Emmes brought an angle of narration I wouldn't have thought of. As a whole it was refreshing.