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Pieces of a Life: Colten & Josie: Part One (The Life Series Book 3) Kindle Edition
How well do we know the ones we love?
From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author comes a romantic, psychological-thriller that critics call "unputdownable!"
The summer before fourth grade, Colten Mosley moved into the house across the street from mine, and we became inseparable.
He played the piano and baseball.
I had a penchant for dead things while at the same time imagining what it would be like to kiss Colten.
We were filled with curiosity and overly active imaginations.
We were also forbidden to be more than friends.
But that didn’t stop us.
Weeks before graduation, he annihilated my heart, and it’s been seventeen years since the day I knew I’d hate him forever.
Now he’s back in my life—a single dad and a homicide detective looking over my shoulder while I perform autopsies as one of Chicago’s most gifted forensic pathologists. Then fate throws us a curveball.
Colten saves my life, but he can’t erase the images that now keep me awake at night. And I can’t explain them.
Am I still the girl he’s always loved? Or nothing more than pieces of that life?
*This story contains sensitive and graphic content.
- Print length396 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateSeptember 13, 2022
- File size4.8 MB
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JEWEL E ANN ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!? I devoured this book COVER TO COVER in under 24 hours and I don't know how I can possibly wait for book 2! - Jamie Rosenblit
Jewel E. Ann gave me suspense and romance. She excels in romantic suspense and again I'm left at the edge of my seat wanting more. Fantastic! A must read. - Malene
If you love friends to lovers, "it's always been you," and second chances, but also enjoy a mysterious/suspenseful subplot then you will LOVE this book. - Melanie (mells_view)
Jewel E. Ann is truly a master. She crafts unconventional and imaginative stories unlike any other author. - Heidi (Clearing out old sh*te on my TBR lists)
PIECES OF A LIFE was a great start for this duet. Funny. Adorable. Sparky. Mysterious. Heartbreaking. Crazy. Beautiful. - ✰ Bianca ✰ BJ's Book Blog ✰
It's a spectacular read and I need that second book today! - Kristi
What a story! It was amazing. I truly enjoyed Pieces of a Life. I lost track of how many times it made me laugh. It was also much more than funny and sexy. - Timitra
If you haven't read a Jewel E Ann book yet what are you waiting for? I mean her writing voice alone is exquisite, it's everything you've been missing out on. - buzy_reading
Pieces of a life is a unique, intense, emotional and captivating romance! UNPUTDOWNABLE, it is a story that will move you and owns all your senses. - Vanessa (When Vane Reads)
PIECES OF A LIFE is well-written, thought provoking story of lost love. The premise is captivating-the world building is detailed, twisted, haunting and tragic; the romance is sensual; the characters are determined, charismatic and strong. - Sandy S
Her characters, her story lines, her life lessons that you didn't know you needed a reminder on. She is simply one of the absolute best story tellers. - Jennifer G
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- ASIN : B0B1QWC4Q8
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- Publication date : September 13, 2022
- Language : English
- File size : 4.8 MB
- Screen Reader : Supported
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- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 396 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-1955520140
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Book 3 of 4 : The Life Series
- Best Sellers Rank: #73,136 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #940 in Psychological Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #1,009 in Psychological Fiction (Books)
- #1,999 in Psychological Thrillers (Kindle Store)
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Jewel is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today best selling author with a quirky sense of humor. When she's not saving the planet one tree at a time, you can find her role modeling questionable behavior to her three boys, walking her doodle, binge-watching Netflix with her husband, and writing mind-bending romance.
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Customers find this book captivating from start to finish, with unique and compelling love stories that blend romance with thriller elements. The writing is brilliant, with one customer noting how beautifully the backstories are crafted, and customers appreciate the emotional depth, with one review highlighting the soul-deep connection between the main characters. The book features very funny back-and-forth banter, and one customer describes it as a masterpiece from JEA. Customers praise the character development, with one noting the strong female lead, and the book's readability, with one customer mentioning they read it in one sitting.
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Customers enjoy the suspense level of the book, describing it as a unique and compelling love story that is captivating from start to finish.
"...Rom com, yep. Contemporary, absolutely. Romantic suspense, yes please. Her grocery list, all signs point to yes. Anything and everything...." Read more
"...Their love will assault your senses, destroy your heart and singe your soul, and you'll love every single second you spend with Colten and Josie!" Read more
"...I loved the dynamic between Josie and Colten...." Read more
"This is not only a love story but a thriller. Josie character is hate love heroine. Colton I love through the whole story...." Read more
Customers praise the writing quality of the book, describing it as a brilliant and captivating page-turner that draws readers in from the first sentence.
"...three in the Life series, is just another example of the magnificence of her writing...." Read more
"...the dramatic suspense alone, would make this one an epic, angsty, nail-biting read. But the two together?..." Read more
"...between Colten and Josie's POVs, I was pleased with how well the story flowed since the timelines in the past weren't always in linear fashion...." Read more
"...It’s actually one of the reasons why I love her storytelling so much...." Read more
Customers appreciate the emotional depth of the book, describing it as heartbreaking, with one customer highlighting the soul-deep connection between the main characters.
"...Their love will assault your senses, destroy your heart and singe your soul, and you'll love every single second you spend with Colten and Josie!" Read more
"...their youth and teenage relationship and felt all the heart, heat and emotions...." Read more
"...the very cute, very funny back and forth banter and relationship between Colton and Josie. I laughed out loud several times...." Read more
"...This story was packed with humor, angst, mystery, heart and swoon worthy moments...." Read more
Customers love the characters and their story, particularly appreciating the connection between Josie and Colten, with one customer noting the great history between them.
"...to transition from past to present, trope to trope and flawlessly from one character's POV to the other is so smooth and makes it so easy to just..." Read more
"...I really appreciate that Jewel takes risks with her characters and topics, although at times it can be unsettling...." Read more
"...so fun to read about - witty, sexy, silly and relatable with a strong dash of real and I felt it all on top of the longing and lost wishes of the..." Read more
"This is not only a love story but a thriller. Josie character is hate love heroine. Colton I love through the whole story...." Read more
Customers find the taste of the book yummy and sweet.
"...🌶 HEAT~ 🌶🌶🌶🌶 Yummy, Hot, Spicy 🥰HEA/CLIFFY🧗♀️~ Cliffy. Part one of a duet. Will not get resolution until book two in late September...." Read more
"...I lot of back story in this book. But very enjoyable to read can’t wait to read book 2" Read more
"...Colton and Josephine’s story is amazing, heartbreaking, cruel, warm, wonderful, cold and so unequivocally real that I can’t really do it justice...." Read more
"...If he stays with her. Sweet but misguided. It’s a 2nd chance love story with a twist that involves a near death experience for Josie...." Read more
Customers enjoy the humor in the book, particularly noting the funny back and forth banter and lively dialogue.
"...E Ann trademark dynamics that make her couples so fun to read about - witty, sexy, silly and relatable with a strong dash of real and I felt it all..." Read more
"...Through most of the book you get the very cute, very funny back and forth banter and relationship between Colton and Josie...." Read more
"...This story was packed with humor, angst, mystery, heart and swoon worthy moments...." Read more
"...She is so feisty and intelligent and unique. Colten is sweet, funny, and HOT!!! Their chemistry is undeniable. Their friendship/romance is amazing!!..." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's creativity, finding it intelligent and thought-provoking, with one customer describing it as a masterpiece.
"...and more of what we all love and appreciate from JEA: unsurpassed creativity, soul-deep connection of her MCs, off the charts sexual chemistry,..." Read more
"...It’s mastery, this book, at its finest. You feel so full, not always comfortably so, and then Jewel E. Ann throws in the kicker. I won’t spoil it...." Read more
"Once again, Jewel E. Ann has written a book so deep and thought provoking I am left stunned...." Read more
"I love Colten and Josie!! She is so feisty and intelligent and unique. Colten is sweet, funny, and HOT!!! Their chemistry is undeniable...." Read more
Customers find the book easy to read, with one mentioning they finished it in one sitting and another noting how smoothly the chapters flow.
"...I appreciate the seamless way the chapters flow, and soon felt a rhythm...." Read more
"...I absolutely did not mind it in this book at all. It was done smoothly and I loved the grown up versions of the couple as well as the young..." Read more
"...Their lives both as children and now as adults was easy to follow back and forth and made the story so rich...." Read more
"...book I’ve read from this author you find yourself immersed and quickly turning pages." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2022Holy Cow my mind is a jumbled mess right now, and I love it! I’m convinced Jewel. E. Ann could write anything and I would devour it. Rom com, yep. Contemporary, absolutely. Romantic suspense, yes please. Her grocery list, all signs point to yes. Anything and everything. Her latest story, Pieces of a Life, book three in the Life series, is just another example of the magnificence of her writing. Her ability to get quickly immerse readers in the story never ceases to amaze me. I know from the very beginning I fell hard and fast for Colten and Josie and couldn’t wait to read their history leading up to present day that has brought these once childhood sweethearts back into each other's lives. One wanting nothing more that to get back what they lost seventeen years ago. The other set on not giving in to the one that destroyed their heart all those years ago.
Detective Colten Mosley is fantastic at his job. That job brings him face to face with the one person he’s never really gotten over, the only person he has truly ever loved. Also the person whose heart he obliterated in senior year of high school. Josie Watts was his best friend growing up, until she was his everything. He has always known that given the chance he would never let her go again. No matter what.
Josephine Watts was a feisty and inquisitive girl when she was young. She definitely had unique interests. But she has always been unapologetically who she is. As she got older the dynamics between her and Colten changed and they became so much more. She thought they were planning a future together but apparently the only future he had in store for her was heartache.
Seventeen years later both are back in their home town both successful in their careers. Career fields that put them in contact with each other on the regular. Push and pull and old feelings resurface. Then an event no one could have expected. I was left breathless,
warring with what is happening and what it means for the future for Colten and Josie. I am obsessed with this duet already and CANNOT WAIT for the conclusion.
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⭐️Star Rating~⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️~ Five, I am on the edge of my seat waiting for the conclusion to this duet. STARS!!
💭Overall Thoughts~ All the delicious back and forth you crave. This second chance, frenemies to lovers, romantic suspense, with a pinch on paranormal/psychic twist is unputdownable and addictive.
I can’t get enough of Jewel E. Ann’s writing. Every book is going to instantly grab my attention and hold me prisoner ( lock me up, baby) from the first word to the last. I instantly one-click any of her releases. Her ability to transition from past to present, trope to trope and flawlessly from one character's POV to the other is so smooth and makes it so easy to just plow right on through. This is for sure one of my TOP DUETS of 2022!
⚠️ TRIGGERS~ This book has some content that could be disturbing to some readers. Elements of Childhood traumatic death, Death, Scientific specifics surrounding death.
( Autopsies etc.) If you would like more specific information feel free to PM me for more specific details.
🌶 HEAT~ 🌶🌶🌶🌶 Yummy, Hot, Spicy
🥰HEA/CLIFFY🧗♀️~ Cliffy. Part one of a duet. Will not get resolution until book two in late September. (Not too far away)
- Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2022This is the story of two childhood friends who struggled with their attraction to each other as they grew up in suburban Iowa. Their family issues, their own insecurities, and some serious passive aggressive behavior, kept them from declaring their love and ultimately separated Josie and Colten at age 18. Now, 17 years later they have a second chance at love, if they can overcome resentment and a current tragedy.
I really appreciate that Jewel takes risks with her characters and topics, although at times it can be unsettling. Dr. Josie Watts, a successful medical examiner is a particularly dark character. She is fascinated by death and is unrelentingly inquisitive. As I read the first chapters, I was intrigued by such an unusual heroine. Colten, a flawed but heroic love interest, experiences his parents toxic marriage and difficult sibling but works to find his own way as an adult. He is ready for a reunion but can he convince Josie?
The chapters alternate between Josie and Colten’s childhood and events of current day. I appreciate the seamless way the chapters flow, and soon felt a rhythm.
I did not rate it a full 5 stars because I felt a falter in the story and became annoyed with Josie, and other characters like her father. But the end was exciting and connected the random dots from the earlier chapters.
I can’t wait for book 2!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2022Holy wow, I did not expect this! I know JEA delivers the angst, so I expected some. But I went in blind, and my mind is blown. My brain is doing a reenactment of Goldie Hawn in Overboard, “Buh, buh, buh, buh.” And since it’s a duet, this first part of the story ends in a doozy of a cliffie, but fortunately we only have a few weeks to wait for the conclusion.
Josie Watts and Colten Mosley were neighbors through middle school and high school. They always had a friendship, except when they were mad at each other. They were also boyfriend and girlfriend. Except when they weren’t. And then they were. Aaand so on.
Josie was kind of a weird kid with a fixation on dead things, but no one understood her or cared about her like Colten did. Which is why it was a shocking, heartbreaking surprise when he destroyed her with eight words and disappeared from her life right after graduation.
Seventeen years later, Josie is an acclaimed forensic pathologist, still with a fascination about death. When she learns that Detective Mosley is the homicide detective on her latest autopsy subject, Josie is determined to avoid him at all cost. And when Colten realizes Josie is living in his city, he's determined to do anything to win her back.
Josie and Colten are like fire and water, yet somehow they each complement the other and are so much stronger together than each is alone. And the way Colten loves her? Gah, this is what every girl dreams of, and he stole my heart right along with Josie's.
Guard your heart, hold on tight, and possibly have some supplemental oxygen on hand because this one will leave you gasping for breath. The combustible romance alone, or the dramatic suspense alone, would make this one an epic, angsty, nail-biting read. But the two together? Freaking hades, it was like an out of body experience in the middle of an amazing fireworks display! Their love will assault your senses, destroy your heart and singe your soul, and you'll love every single second you spend with Colten and Josie!
Top reviews from other countries
- Sarah BarnesReviewed in Canada on September 21, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars One of a kind second chance romance
This book was so emotional. Most of the book is told in present tense with some flashbacks to the past when they were kids and teens. I loved that she didn't give in right away. She made him work for her forgiveness. Their relationship was so unique because they were together as kids but at the same time they weren't. I found myself crying all throughout the book. I just ached for these two characters who really go through so much together.
The last bit of the book is a mystery to me. Not really sure where this is going but I'm looking forward to book #2
- sheenaReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING!!!
Yet another a amazing book from this author. I have loved every book that I have read by her and I always get excited when I know she's wrote another book. Her writing is amazing and also her stories and characters, which makes her one of my favourite authors.
Pieces of a life is a brilliant gripping story that I couldn't put down, it tells the story of Colten and Josie, who I both love. This book is in 2 parts and I can't wait to now read Memories of a life.
- Chook74Reviewed in Australia on September 13, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Palpitating Perfection
This book was like all my wishes came true. The story captured everything that intrigues me. Everything that beguiles me. Everything that arouses me. Everything that I could every possibly dream about was in this book. It. Had. Everything. The wit was fast and cutting. The humour was present but so was the serious. The complexities of each character was endearing, frustrating and ridiculously titillating. It consumed me. I felt every emotion they felt, plus some of my own. It had a deep and profoundly unforgettable effect on me. One that left me reeling and unable to sink into another story. I needed a moment to fully appreciate the intricacies of their journey. My suggestion is to give yourself lots of time. Absorb every word. Revel in every moment. And once finished, set aside a few hours just to catch your breath. Because this story will leave you gasping. 5 stars.
- Kindle CustomerReviewed in Australia on July 16, 2023
4.0 out of 5 stars I have enjoyed this book
I have enjoyed this story about Josie Watts and Colten Mosley. I have enjoyed their journey so far and I cannot wait to read the next book in this series to find out what happens next.
- RomanceBooktalkReviewed in Australia on February 1, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
One of my favourite authors has delivered yet again with this cracker of a book.
I was completely drawn into Colten and Josephine story, from their childhood right through to their current life in their mid thirties. I loved that Josie was such a strong FMC, from beginning to end, and I love that Colten was the exception to everything she did and believed in.
I did not expect the story to go in the direction it went and the twist at the end of the story was an added bonus and brings an extra dimension to the storyline. Can’t wait to see where this goes in the next book.