Momma Says: To Read or Not to Read: ✱✱Book Review✱✱ Featuring Decree Absolute by W A Cooper

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

✱✱Book Review✱✱ Featuring Decree Absolute by W A Cooper

Decree Absolute

by W A Cooper

Women's Fiction, LGBT, Lesbian Romance

Jessica Barron no longer believes in love.

Her first husband died tragically and she discovers her second husband in flagrante with their children’s nanny. But with the faithless pair gone, her parents holidaying overseas, and her friend Amy in no state to assist, the Leeds divorce advocate can’t juggle the demands of her job with the care of her children, Luke and Gemmy, who she is emotionally estranged from. Jessica needs a new nanny, and fast.

Renée Arden is over relationships. Reeling from a recent break up, the Home Solution Agency owner is temporarily homeless. When Jessica mistakes her for a staff member, the solution is obvious. Renée will step in as nanny.

On their initial meeting Jessica and Renée clash. But desperate times call for desperate measures and the women put aside their differences. Both women, in their own way, need each other.

Renée’s efficient running of the household, enables Jessica to reconnect with her children and their relationship moves from professional to friendship, with the possibility of so much more.

But circumstances and supposed friends conspire against them.

Further heartbreak, hidden truths and secret desires test their fledgling relationship.

Decree Absolute…the end is a new beginning. Or is it?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DL86LDM

Momma Says: 5 stars⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Decree Absolute is a beautifully done, compelling story. Jessica has her share of problems and has few people who she can trust to help her juggle her busy life. Enter Renee, who has to learn how to deal with the obstinate and closed-off Jessica - something she manages wonderfully, bit by bit. The budding relationship between these women drew me in and had me devouring the pages. WA Cooper shows all of the trepidation and doubt that comes with a budding romance, especially from a woman's viewpoint, and in this case, she does it times two. Jessica and Renee are very different personalities, and neither wants to admit to the attraction out of fear of rejection. Of course, the author gives us some extreme circumstances to push these ladies into action. Rather than give too many spoilers, I'll just leave it at this one is a must read in the genre. It's emotional, a bit provocative, engaging, and we even get a bit of treachery and betrayal for some gripping angst.

For a bit of added Foster an Author fun, Momma Says: To Read or Not to Read Blog has a $5 Amazon Gift Card up for grabs.

To be entered, simply shoot me an email at mommasaystoreadornottoread@gmail.com with the main character names from Decree Absolute in the subject line. (Hint: There are two and you can find them both in the blurb and my review!)

*Contest runs from today, October 23, 2018 to 12pm EST, Friday, October 26, 2018.

*Winner will be contacted Friday, October 26, 2018

*Momma Says: To Read or Not to Read Blog is solely responsible for this contest.

Hi my name is Wendy Cooper. I write as W. A. Cooper. Growing up surrounded by books was a given. Dad was a bookseller back in the day and I worked for a publishing company in England on my big overseas adventure. I couldn’t escape the lure of books if I wanted to. For thirty years I was a flight attendant with our national carrier, and still immersed myself in reading on those long tours of duty away from New Zealand. On retiring from that career I settled on the Volcanic Plateau with my partner and two exotic cats who bring us much joy with their antics.

Travel writing and photography diplomas make up the sum total of my academic background. I prefer to inform those who ask, I graduated from the University of Life and am doing post graduate studies for the rest of my life!

I’ve been mentored by two fantastic writers who have helped my writing get to where it is today. Lee Murray and Eileen Mueller thank you for believing in me.

Women’s fiction with strong romantic themes (mainly gay women, but not exclusively) seems to be where my genre lies. Once I’ve written all the stories I have on my ‘To do’ list, I might try fantasy. There’s a blind dragon who has befriended a fairy who can’t fly. They would like their story told.