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The Found Jar Paperback – 15 Dec. 2020

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Horror fiction writer Emily Harris just wants to be left alone with her work. But plagued by writer's block, she reluctantly agrees to join her friends at their luxurious beach house for the summer. Maybe a change of scenery will inspire her.

Local housekeeper Beck Reynolds keeps her life simple-saving for a boat and avoiding the town bullies while she attends art classes. Meeting successful but prickly Emily leaves her feeling awestruck, and she wants to make a good impression, even though Emily seems determined to run her off. But Beck's not the one who is just visiting.

Emily knows all about loss, and guilt, and rejection. Opening her heart has always gotten her hurt, and she's absolutely not letting anyone in, even someone good, or good-looking, like Beck.

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288 pages
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English
Publisher

Bold Strokes Books
Publication date

15 Dec. 2020
Dimensions

14 x 1.65 x 21.59 cm
ISBN-10

1635558255
ISBN-13

978-1635558258
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Publisher : Bold Strokes Books (15 Dec. 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 1635558255
ISBN-13 : 978-1635558258
Dimensions : 14 x 1.65 x 21.59 cm

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Jaycie Morrison recently made the move to Colorado, trading the heat of her lifetime big city home of Dallas, Texas, for the cool beauty of the mountains in a small town. She lives with her wife of several decades and whatever wild creatures visit them from the forest. Her first three novels-Basic Training of the Heart, Heart's Orders, and Guarding Hearts-make up the Love and Courage series. Set during World War II, they combine Jaycie's love of the written word and of history. The Found Jar is her first contemporary romance. When not writing or reading, Jaycie may be hiking, traveling, experimenting with gluten free cooking, or pretending to be a rock star.

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Millie Ireland

Letting light into a grief-hardened heart

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 December 2020

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I loved The Found Jar!

It’s Jaycie Morrison’s fourth novel, but her first contemporary romance and her first written in first person.

Emily is a deeply damaged, wildly successful author whose writing is imbued with and fired by her inner demons. She has surrounded herself with friends who tolerate her foibles and an agent who feeds off her darkness - and wants her to stay just as she is.

A summer on the Outer Banks beaches of North Carolina with this circle of friends is where she meets Beck. Beck is also damaged but is sweetness and light to Emily’s dark heart. Emily doesn’t like herself and struggles to understand what Beck sees in her. She pushes Beck away even as she wants her closer. Beck shows extraordinary courage and resilience in dealing with her own challenges and in trying to understand the chameleon that Emily is with her.

Readers of Morrison’s Love and Courage series will know to stick in there with Emily and urge her on to finally connect with her better self.

A great story.

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Claire Estelle

A marmite book...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 December 2020

An interesting and unconventional lesbian romance, as one of the main characters is deeply unlikable. Emily is deeply troubled by childhood trauma, she is grumpy, prefers to be alone and has a problematic relationship with alcohol. Her closest friend Mel, is even more unlikeable, a horrid, manipulative abusive woman. It's hard to see why Emily remains in her thrall. On a beach vacation Emily meets Beck a younger woman, who has a brain injury which leaves her vulnerable, trusting and positive. Together they form a friendship that eventually changes Emily although why Beck stays after Emily is so horrid to her several times is beyond me. I was intrigued by how this story would develop and did keep reading and was glad that the ending allowed for some righting of wrongs but not enough to rid my memory of the various red flags there had been along the way. The story is well written, well paced and engaging enough to keep me reading, definitely unconventional though. I really like the concept of The Found Jar though and really want to embrace that.

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Surprising But Great Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 December 2020

This wasn’t what I was expecting when I picked up this book based on the blurb, but I’m glad this book was more than the blurb suggested. It’s a book full of unexpected depth and humanity. I can imagine it will probably divide people but I really enjoyed the approach.

Emily is a horror writer. She’s had a difficult past and uses her writing to maintain some control of her life. She keeps her friends, if you can call them that, at arms length, has no close family and believes she isn’t deserving of more.

Beck had a traumatic brain injury in her youth. She’s never left her hometown, still lives with her mother and takes odd jobs here and there. She longs to buy a boat and follow in the footsteps of her father.

I really appreciated how Morrison manages to illustrate that trauma does different things to different people. Both MCs have experienced trauma and loss that has made them who they are and her characterisations almost depict the two opposites of possible reactions, Emily pushes people away through mean words in an effort not to be hurt, Beck tries to bring people closer to her. Having them fall for each other despite the many things they have to work through makes for a really good read.

I don’t have experience of traumatic brain injuries, but I felt like Morrison explored Beck’s injuries in a way that is both understandable to the reader, but that also expresses Beck as a really great character. Her mother’s worries about her and the way Emily refuses to treat her as anything other than an adult works really well. Morrison also manages to express the additional impact Emily’s harsh words would have on Beck without making the reader feel sorry for her.

I am sure that Emily probably won’t be a popular character, but I can completely understand why she is written the way she is. Her journey is one of my favourite parts of the book, and whilst she falters, making for a hard read at times, it’s a worthwhile narrative to explore.

The pacing of the story works really well - the twists are effective and provide empathy for both characters. I found myself not wanting to put the book down as I needed to know how it would turn out. There are also cats - a definite bonus in my book.

This isn’t the easiest book to read, the trauma both have experienced can be a difficult read and there are flashbacks and nightmares on the page. There are times when discussions are downright mean. There are also incidences of discrimination towards Beck, both for her sexuality and her injury.

This is Morrison’s first foray into contemporary romance, and I hope this continues. I’d definitely recommend giving this book a go as it brings a different approach to romance than I’ve personally encountered before in the wlw arena and for that reason alone it’s worthwhile giving it a try.

I received an e-ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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