After giving up the dream of her youth, Kayla Jennings is now given an opportunity to embrace it again. The only obstacle is the man who has healed her heart and soul. Kayla lost the use of her legs, as well as her belief in dreams, when she was in a tragic automobile accident at the age of 12. Jordan Michaels had plans to explore the world until family duties required him to stay home. Eighteen years later, Jordan and Kayla meet when he brings his ill nephew to her for help. And together they help to heal the pain from each other's pasts. But Kayla learns there may be a way for her to get back the use of her legs. The only cost could be giving up the love she thought she'd never find.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
dramatic story of love,
By Reader Views "Reviews, by readers, for readers" (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Butterfly's Dance (Paperback)
Reviewed by Beverly Pechin for Reader Views (9/06)
"The Butterfly's Dance" is truly one of those gripping, realistic romances that will simply make you feel good to the core. Kayla Jennings was in an automobile accident at age 12. Losing her will to survive, only her parents could make her carry on with life, finally coming to grips with what she was handed as her deal in life. As she grew older she came to realize that she was a woman in a wheelchair and realistically she would never be able to have a "normal" life like any woman that wasn't wheelchair bound, including love and romance. But that was before she met Jordan, the uncle of a teenage client she's working with. Taking on a new attitude to delve into helping others in her condition, she becomes a counselor, but when she meets Jordan, her life turns upside down as she somehow allows her heart to take over her brain and falls deeply in love. But can that love survive the trials and tribulations of a woman that's wheelchair bound? How will his friends, family and business acquaintances take her presence? Will she be a burden? Or will they both realize they cannot live without each other? As she battles her own desires and wishes, resulting in a torn heart and whirling mind she realizes that perhaps love can be found from the seat of a wheelchair. But then what happens when she's given the opportunity to get rid of the wheelchair? Will the fact that Jordan fell in love as much with her disability and honesty as he did her personality mean that she could lose him? Will he understand if she makes the decision to become whole again or is she already "whole" with him at her side? This is a touching, dramatic story of love that goes against the odds and has you cheering in their corner to keep afloat despite all of the obstacles they face. "The Butterfly's Dance" is written with such an intimate inside look at their lives, you quickly become one with the characters and feel their pains and triumphs. Christyna Hunter's excellent writing style, with a touching story, will pierce your heart. Book received free of charge.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Emotionally true!,
By Joanne D. Kiggins "author, columnist" (Sewickley, PA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Butterfly's Dance (Paperback)
Christyna Hunter's debut novel, The Butterfly's Dance, is a refreshing take on shattered dreams and the human response and spirit in making the best of one's life, whatever is thrown their way.
Hunter has Kayla experience all the pain, frustration, self-doubt, and humiliation that the disabled confront on a daily basis. That isn't all. The kindness, determination, understanding, and humor in her characters outweigh their personal boundaries. The Butterfly's Dance takes you on a relaxing and refreshing ride through the eyes, heart, and soul of a wheelchair bound young woman into a romance she never thought possible. Together, Kayla and Jordan battle with the insecurities of their pasts to develop a long, lasting, and loving relationship. Hunter's characters are real and true to heart. Readers will find themselves feeling the pain, experiencing the frustration, and reveling in the spirit of possibilities. There's even a chance that Hunter's book may lend a hand in human response and open the eyes of everyone, with or without disabilities. Whether Hunter meant to exude a lesson in her book or not, there is the straightforward fact that people are whole human beings, regardless of their capabilities: it just takes some longer to realize, and those that never do are those who miss out on the joys life can bring and the wonderful people who can be a part of those joys.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Butterfly Dance,
This review is from: The Butterfly's Dance (Paperback)
Romantics at heart, you will be drawn into this love story and want to read it until the very end. Kayla is the young woman who has survived the devastating trauma of losing the use of her legs at an early age. Giving up her dream of becoming a dancer, she works through rehabilitation, schoolmates harrassment and people misjudging her to become a successful vocational counselor. Through her work she meets 18 year old James who has MS and his caring Uncle Jordon who is haunted by the pain of a lost love and personal dreams. Trials of the search for love, complicated by life in a wheelchair have you wondering which obstacles can be overcome.
For her first published novel I found it to be emotional and captivating. She has a flair for description without it being overdone. I would say it is a great read and look forward to her next novel.
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