This is not your typical love story.
It’s not so black and white. Lines are crossed.
Walls are smashed. Good becomes bad.
Bad becomes very, very good.
Shayda Hijazi—the perfect wife, the perfect mother, the perfect daughter. For thirty-three years, she has played by the rules, swallowing secrets, burying dreams and doing whatever it takes to anchor her family. Shayda Hijazi is about to come face to face with the one thing that can rip it all apart, the one thing her heart has always been denied: Love.
Troy Heathgate—untamed, exhilarating, dangerous—a man who does exactly as he pleases. Life bends to his will. Until he comes across the one thing he would give it all up for, but can never have.
Born on the same day in opposite corners of the world, their lives collide. And nothing is ever the same again.
Spanning three decades, 53 Letters for My Lover is a fiercely sensual, emotional ride to the heart of an epic, forbidden love that defies it all—an intimate exploration of love, loyalty, passion, betrayal, and the human journey for hope, happiness and redemption.
"Sexy, intense fiction isn't afraid to step out of the box."
Contemporary women's fiction: Ages 18+
It’s not so black and white. Lines are crossed.
Walls are smashed. Good becomes bad.
Bad becomes very, very good.
Shayda Hijazi—the perfect wife, the perfect mother, the perfect daughter. For thirty-three years, she has played by the rules, swallowing secrets, burying dreams and doing whatever it takes to anchor her family. Shayda Hijazi is about to come face to face with the one thing that can rip it all apart, the one thing her heart has always been denied: Love.
Troy Heathgate—untamed, exhilarating, dangerous—a man who does exactly as he pleases. Life bends to his will. Until he comes across the one thing he would give it all up for, but can never have.
Born on the same day in opposite corners of the world, their lives collide. And nothing is ever the same again.
Spanning three decades, 53 Letters for My Lover is a fiercely sensual, emotional ride to the heart of an epic, forbidden love that defies it all—an intimate exploration of love, loyalty, passion, betrayal, and the human journey for hope, happiness and redemption.
"Sexy, intense fiction isn't afraid to step out of the box."
Contemporary women's fiction: Ages 18+
The doorbell rings. Repeatedly. Followed by
loud thumping on the door.
“Coming, coming! Now what did you what
forget?” I swing the door open.
My heart screeches to a slamming halt.
“Troy.” I turn pale. “You...you shouldn’t be here.”
“No?” He storms past me into the house.
“Where should I be, Shayda? Waiting by the phone? Staking out your office?
Checking my email? Where the fuck, Shayda?” His fist slams into the
console table, so ‘fuck’ is an obscure, jarring thud, like some censored song
on the radio.
“I changed my mind.”
“You changed your mind. Just like that?” He
starts pacing the hallway. “And when were you were planning to tell me exactly?
When, Shayda?”
“I made a mistake.” My voice quivers. “I got
caught up in the moment. We were alone, we were away. It was...it was all an
illusion.”
“An illusion?” He pulls me hard against him.
Our bodies collide, knocking the breath out of me. “Is this an illusion?”
His lips assault mine.
“And this?” His hand slides under my dress,
claiming my thigh.
“What about this, Shayda?” He pushes my
panties aside and slides two fingers inside.
“Tell me, Shayda. Tell me this is all in my
head.” He shoves me against the door and deepens his strokes. “Tell me this is
nothing.” He rubs his fingers on my neck, leaving the unmistakable trail of my
reaction.
“This is you, Shayda.” His finger slips
inside my mouth. “Your taste, your smell, your skin, your touch.” He grabs me
by the hair and pulls my head back. “Tell me you’re not real, Shayda. Tell me!”
I feel the gathump gathump of his heart. Our
breath comes in short, shallow gasps. His eyes darken, black holes pushing sky
blue irises to the edges of raw emotion. Hunger. Anger. Love. Pain.
53 Letters For My Lover is a well-written, emotional story of a love
that spans over three decades and is told in the past and present from Shayda's
point of view. I would easily give this book 4 BB❤️SC stars!
Shayda was born in Tehran, Iran and later moved to Canada to live with her aunt.
In their tradition, you do not get to courtship and marry the man of your dreams
you are set up to marry him and hope that he will end need up being that.
Later, she goes to work for a Canadian family doing real estate and there she
meets Troy where their long journey begins but can they hang on. He is head over
heels for Sheyda but she is married with children and living the dream. He is
holding on and will wait forever for her to choose him but will she chose her
family over her lover?
I don't want to wire too much because I want you to experience this book on your
own.
Mentionable Quotes:
"My grandma used to say that people born on the same day are two halves of. A
whole." -Shayda
"Your father and I, we were something, you know. We burned so bright, the stars
grew jealous. But maybe you know something I didn't. Maybe if you don't allow
yourself to shine, you never burn out." - Maamaan
The fight drained out of me. I turned into the shelter of his embrace, and he,
not knowing, not asking, took me in. - Shayda
"I may not always be a gentleman in bed, but I do believe in ladies first." -Troy
They tell you that an affair destroys everything, that there are no winners,
that there is only heartbreak. I know this. And I still do it. Still I take his
face in my hands and kiss him until he returns my fierce, desperate kisses with
a fervor that pushes everything else aside. -Shayda
"I'm the luckiest man in the world because I get to make your toes curl and your
knees shake. I'll be the first to hear the kind sounds you make when you come.
Will you plead, Shayda? Will you moan? Or will you give me quiet little gasps?
Whatever it is, Shayda, I can promise you one thing. It'll be mad and
passionate. Because I don't believe that mediocre sex is worth having." -Troy
"No one knows how many tomorrows they have. That's what makes it all so
precious."-Shayda
that spans over three decades and is told in the past and present from Shayda's
point of view. I would easily give this book 4 BB❤️SC stars!
Shayda was born in Tehran, Iran and later moved to Canada to live with her aunt.
In their tradition, you do not get to courtship and marry the man of your dreams
you are set up to marry him and hope that he will end need up being that.
Later, she goes to work for a Canadian family doing real estate and there she
meets Troy where their long journey begins but can they hang on. He is head over
heels for Sheyda but she is married with children and living the dream. He is
holding on and will wait forever for her to choose him but will she chose her
family over her lover?
I don't want to wire too much because I want you to experience this book on your
own.
Mentionable Quotes:
"My grandma used to say that people born on the same day are two halves of. A
whole." -Shayda
"Your father and I, we were something, you know. We burned so bright, the stars
grew jealous. But maybe you know something I didn't. Maybe if you don't allow
yourself to shine, you never burn out." - Maamaan
The fight drained out of me. I turned into the shelter of his embrace, and he,
not knowing, not asking, took me in. - Shayda
"I may not always be a gentleman in bed, but I do believe in ladies first." -Troy
They tell you that an affair destroys everything, that there are no winners,
that there is only heartbreak. I know this. And I still do it. Still I take his
face in my hands and kiss him until he returns my fierce, desperate kisses with
a fervor that pushes everything else aside. -Shayda
"I'm the luckiest man in the world because I get to make your toes curl and your
knees shake. I'll be the first to hear the kind sounds you make when you come.
Will you plead, Shayda? Will you moan? Or will you give me quiet little gasps?
Whatever it is, Shayda, I can promise you one thing. It'll be mad and
passionate. Because I don't believe that mediocre sex is worth having." -Troy
"No one knows how many tomorrows they have. That's what makes it all so
precious."-Shayda
Leylah Attar writes stories about love - shaken,
stirred and served with a twist. When she's not writing, she can be found
pursuing her other passions: photography, food, family and travel. Sometimes
she disappears into the black hole of the internet, but can usually be enticed
out with chocolate.
