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Defining Me

LM Berthiaume

AMAZON.COM AND KINDLE TOP 20 BEST SELLERA "The One That Got Away" love story with a twist!

Picture a moment when everything you hold dear shatters into a million pieces-your spirit crushed, your ambitions shattered, and your heart left in ruins. Isabelle Connelley knows this pain all too well. Not content to sit still and wait for things to get better, she runs away from her troubles, sprinting towards a chance encounter that could change everything- straight into the arms of her very own "The One That Got Away."

Alex Hastings still has a magnetic charm, drop-dead gorgeous looks, and an enchanting personality... the one thing he doesn't have is Isabelle. Years of heartbreak may have torn them apart, but he's determined not to lose this golden opportunity to win her back.

When the sun sets on their whirlwind romance and the humdrum of reality calls her back home, will Isabelle summon the strength to rebuild her life and mend her fractured marriage? Or will she dare to take a leap into the unknown, igniting an old flame with a fierce new spark?

WINNER OF 2023 BEACH BOOK FESTIVAL HONORABLE MENTION IN THE ROMANCE CATEGORY


Book Details

  • Publisher: New Degree Press
  • Publish Date: May 18th, 2023
  • Pages: 390
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.50in - 0.80in - 0.99lb
  • EAN: 9798889269496
  • Categories: WomenRomance - New AdultComing of Age

About the Author

Berthiaume, LM: - LM Berthiaume published her debut novel, "Defining Me," with New Degree Press. Since its release in June 2023, she has received the sought-after designation of being an Amazon and Kindle Top 20 Best Selling Author and is the recipient of the Honorable Mention Award at the 2023 Beach Book Festival in the Romance Category.Defining Me has garnered many 5-star reviews on Goodreads, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble with readers across the globe including North America, Europe, and Australia.In addition to the writing process, one of LM Berthiaume's cherished aspects of being an author is the opportunity to connect with both new and loyal readers of her novel. She relishes the experience of engaging with her audience, whether it's at book festivals across the country where she sells and signs her books, through online forums and social media, or in person through casual conversation.Check out the Author's Events Page for information on her upcoming appearances at bookish events, plus how to pre-order.Ms. Berthiaume's hobbies include reading, eating Tex-Mex, singing along to turn-of-the-century hip hop, and being a #coolmom, obviously. Despite growing up in Texas, she has never owned a pair of cowboy boots OR a cowboy hat.She is a wife, boy mom, cat mom, sister, daughter, and friend.

Praise for this book

Early Praise for LM Berthiaume and Defining Me: A Novel.


"In her debut novel, Berthiaume captures a woman's full experience of life in the most realistic way I've encountered. She flawlessly paints the steadfast comfort of long-term love and the anguish of forbidden chemistry side by side. This book has everything! The horribly relatable coping struggles throughout the height of the pandemic, childhood nostalgia, the complicated nature of growing and changing relationships with family and friends-even action and drama and twists when you least expect them! Defining Me is the perfect vacation book to tear through, reluctantly setting down for meals and other activities, and one you will want to recommend to every one of your girlfriends. I hope this marks the beginning of a long writing career by a phenomenal new author."

Laura Lockwood, Voice Actor & Narrator

"Defining Me's heroine, Izzy, is every woman. Every woman who is married. Every woman who has loved before. And every woman who still thinks about the one that got away. I couldn't put it down."

Indira Ranganathan, Narrator

"Defining Me by brand new author LM Berthiaume is a great escape into what could have been. A successful businesswoman, adoring mom of two kids, wife of a dreamy husband, Isabelle struggles with a tenuous relationship with her mother; healthy tension relating to career, travel and motherhood; and some particularly powerful unfinished heartsplosure from her past. All colliding against the strange backdrop of Covid when time seemed to standstill. Isabelle journeys back to her childhood home to rediscover herself and sort through the scattered chapters of her life to ultimately determine her path forward. It's equal parts funny, sad, raw, and sexy... everything you want in a page-turning [...] read."

Laurie Kramer, Executive Coach, Leadership Development