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What a fascinating book! I read it in almost one sitting (and yes, I did read through one meal), as I absolutely HAD to discover what happened next. Keane, in Japan for a championship fight, meets Ami in a metro station. And though he really needs to focus on his upcoming fight, he is entranced. And Ami? She just wants to step away, for one day, from her proscribed life.
Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for When the Ocean Roars by Charlsie Estess, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: When the Ocean Roars Author: Charlsie Estess Publisher: Iron Stream Media Release Date: June 11, 2024 Genre: Contemporary Christian Romance
He needs to surrender. She needs to fight. Are they ready for their next battle? Weeks before the Ultimate Fighting World Championship, Keane “The Golden Lion” Temple lands in Japan for the battle of his professional life. The adored prizefighter is primed to take the win. And nothing has ever distracted him from victory in the ring. But when his path collides with an intriguing woman, he gives in to impulse and asks her to spend his day off from training with him. Surely, he can keep his heart safe for one day. Ami Ono cannot pass on the invitation but also hides her full identity. As their extraordinary day bleeds into night, both realize one day won’t be enough. Then the excursion ends in disaster when Keane discovers who Ami is. They part ways, but compelling circumstances and an undeniable attraction draw them back together, driving their attraction―and her high-society family drama―to something more intense than Keane has ever faced. As the forbidden romance threatens to take down his principles in the knockout of his life, he struggles to honor his beliefs. Will The Golden Lion surrender his heart? Will Ami defy the domineering men in her life and accept it? Do they stand a chance against nature?PURCHASE LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | ChristianBook | Bookshop
About the Author
Charlsie Estess holds a master of business administration degree and worked in finance and strategic planning before becoming a writer. She is a member of ACFW and Faith, Hope, and Love Christian Writers and was an ACFW 2023 Genesis Finalist. She currently resides in Mississippi with her husband and two sons.
Connect with Charlsie at charlsieestess.com to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.
Tour Giveaway
(1) winner will win an Ocean Adventure Giveaway, including a woven beach bag, a print copy of When the Ocean Roars, & a ROAR T-Shirt!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight June 10, 2024 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on June 17, 2024. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US/CAN only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
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My thoughts about When the Ocean Roars
Keane Temple opened a door for me into a world that I probably knew existed, but never gave any thought to. He is a mixed martial artist–and it is his life, and his focus. Training. Perfect nutritional eating. His Christian faith. And his absolute focus lasered on the upcoming world-class championship fight against Japanese champion Niko Ono. In this two-week period when the blond American is training and prepping in Japan for his fight, there’s not much room for anything else.
Ami is beautiful, brilliant (her area of scientific research includes plate tectonics and geological history), but longing to step away from her family’s planned life. When she unexpectedly meets Keane at a train station, she thinks: One day. Just one day. Then I’ll go back to the family plan.
But Keane and Ami have a chemistry and a meeting of the minds (okay, yes, and also, there’s that physical spark) that causes them to draw near to each other. Until the truth comes out; and shows them that any relationship between them will cause nothing but high-level stress and problems.
Or will it?
If you love a beautiful, clean romantic story with strong elements of faith (as well as real-life relationship difficulties and professions), you must pick up a copy of Charlsie Estess’s marvelous When the Oceans Roar. She has a magnificent ability to invite the reader into the emotional lives of her characters. I loved watching their inner thoughts and feelings develop and be expressed. And, the setting and storyline were also fantastic. I was entranced with Estess’s descriptions of locations in Japan. The experiences (MMA fighting and training, Ami’s free diving and family issues) the novel walks us through are fascinating as well. All set in beautiful, formal Japan. (I’ve wanted to visit there for years, but Estess has fueled that wish even more!)
This book is so worth your read. Wonderful characters, fascinating conflict, and God’s presence hovering over and in all that Keane and Ami do. Marvelous!
Enjoy! –Wren
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the author. All opinions and thoughts shared here are my own.
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