Synopsis:
We met in the least likely of places. It started out innocently enough. I was “ScreenGod” and she was “Montana,” but of course, those weren’t our actual names, just the virtual cloaks we hid behind.
Logging in at night and talking to her was my escape—my sanctuary.
Her real name was Eden, I’d soon come to find out.
From the first time we connected online, I found myself transfixed.
She was an addiction.
At first, we knew nothing about each other’s real identities…and she was adamant that we keep things that way. Anonymity had no effect on our unstoppable chemistry, though. If anything, it allowed us to open up even more in ways we may not have otherwise.
Eden was funny, intelligent, gorgeous—everything I’d ever wanted in a woman.
But I couldn’t really have her.
I had accepted things would have to stay the way they were—until the day I found a clue that led me straight to her.
Logging in at night and talking to her was my escape—my sanctuary.
Her real name was Eden, I’d soon come to find out.
From the first time we connected online, I found myself transfixed.
She was an addiction.
At first, we knew nothing about each other’s real identities…and she was adamant that we keep things that way. Anonymity had no effect on our unstoppable chemistry, though. If anything, it allowed us to open up even more in ways we may not have otherwise.
Eden was funny, intelligent, gorgeous—everything I’d ever wanted in a woman.
But I couldn’t really have her.
I had accepted things would have to stay the way they were—until the day I found a clue that led me straight to her.
So I took a chance.
And that was when our love story really began.
MY REVIEW
Love Online by Penelope Ward is a fun & new to me, take on love. Set in California, Small-town, USA & of course the brave not so new world of the intranet. These characters connect in what may not be so uncommon way for this day & age. Living in two different worlds, even with common bonds, how deep can that connection really go. An attraction that begins based on secrecy, "Yet at the same time, it didn't feel like that lack of information mattered."
Told in first person from dual perspectives, this romance is angsty, sexy & sweet with a mix of mystery & sadness. A story that shows "...true relationships can be based on how two people connect, their shared ideals and tastes-- their overall chemistry." And boy do Ryder & Eden eat up the screen with fiery hot chemistry. The struggle between fantasy & reality gets real as secrets shatter to let the light of real life shine through. Ryder & Eden face the heavy realities of being the person they need to be for those they hold most dear - to moving past disappointment & heartache, to seeking closure & working through grief. A page turner to the very "What the what?" end.
"Give me today. Just give me today. But don't be surprised if I ask the same of you tomorrow and the next day."
ARC received in exchange for an honest review.
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