ARC Review: The Fawn by Susan Griscom

Kindle Edition, 196 pages

Published February 27th 2014 by Amber Glow Books 

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New Adult Contemporary

This was a wonderfully gripping story about rising above oppression, finding salvation, discovering beauty and joy in the little things, and the transformative properties of true love...
-- Literal Addiction Book Club

Sexual content and mature subject matter, including domestic violence and abuse.

Sneak Peak at The Fawn


After a not-so-wonderful young adulthood-shuffled from one foster home to another-Lena Benton had hoped marriage would be her ticket to happiness. Wedded a year after high school graduation, Lena was certain she'd found her knight. But when Troy Harington's true colors surface shortly after their glorious day of elopement, things aren't quite as rosy as Lena had envisioned. When an unforeseen event turns ugly, all she can do is ... run!

But does she run far enough?

Jackson Beaumont prides himself on being a nature-loving, guitar-strumming carefree sort of guy, known for his eagerness to help injured animals find their way back into the wild. When Lena Benton walks into his bar, he's once again swept off his feet with concern and desire to help the wounded. Will he risk having his heart torn apart again when the memory of the fawn he rescued as a child resurfaces?

This is my 5 snowflake review for The Fawn by Susan Griscom for Eskimo Princess Book Blog.

Lena Harington is a scared young woman on the run.  When her husband, Troy, attacked her for the thousandth time one night, she fought back. She had decided to never allow him to kill her like her stepdad had killed her mother. So, when he attacked, she stabbed him in the stomach with a steak knife. Now she is armed with nothing but a trench coat, with nothing underneath, a little money she had saved up, and a fake ID. She knows that if Troy isn’t dead she is running for her life. Will she ever run far enough? What will she do when she has no choice but to stop somewhere to find a way to make money for her to keep running?

Jackson Beaumont is a 22 year old bar owner with the natural instincts to take in the wounded. He is young, strong, handsome, and has to be the sweetest hero that I have ever read. I don’t think he says one hurtful or mean thing in the whole book. (Well he may have a not so nice thought or two about Troy but that is all.) He is very smart, he leaves the man whoring up to his brother Brodie, and he has a soft spot of anything or anyone that needs help. What lengths will he go to for Lena? Will he be able to save her from her abusive past and give her a beautiful future?

                “Would I ever be able to break down the walls of the prison he’d trapped her in? I’d gotten too close. I knew it when I whispered in her ear, but I wanted to be close. I wanted her to be comfortable with me. To realize she could feel safe with me.” – Jackson

This was a really cute, yet serious, romance novel. The Hero and Heroine worked really well together. There weren’t really too many side characters but the ones that were there were good ones. The main focus was on Jackson and Lena so you got a really good inside view into Lena’s struggle and Jackson’s thoughts. So glad Troy ended up getting what he deserved.  The plot flowed well and the time lapse was on point.

If you are looking for a quick sweet romance then this would be a great option. I look forward to reading Brodie’s story.

I received The Fawn as an ARC in exchange for my honest review. 

 I daydream often and sometimes my daydreams interrupt my daydreams. So I write to remember them. If I didn't write, I think my mind would explode from an overload of fantasy and weirdness. To the annoyance of my friends and family, my characters sometimes become a part of my world. During my childhood, I would frequently get in trouble in school for daydreaming. Eventually, my vivid imagination paid off and I had the privilege of writing and co-directing my sixth-grade class play—a dreadful disaster, though not from my writing, of course, I must blame it on the acting.

I enjoy writing about characters living in small quaint towns and tend to lean toward the unusual and spooky.

My paranormal playing field delves into a different milieu, abandoning vampires and werewolves, but not discounting them. Someday I might like to write a novel about vamps and those furry creatures. But for now I like the bizarre mixed with romance. A strong hero or heroine confronted with extraordinary forces of nature, powers and capabilities gets my blood running hot.

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