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| Cover Art: Paul Richmond |
There’s a fine line between independence
and isolation.
Phillip used to laugh a lot, back when his friends called him Pip. However the good deed that left him hospitalized not only marred his body, it stripped him of his good humor too. Ever since, he has pushed his friends away and shut out the world. Donating his vintage clothing to a charity shop should have been the final act in a year-long campaign to sever the links with the man Pip used to be, but the stranger on his doorstep awakens feelings in Pip that he hasn’t experienced since the incident that left him angry at the world and reliant on the cold metal of the hideous hospital-issue crutch.
Colby forces his way into Pip’s life, picking at the scab of his past. Colby isn’t interested in Pip’s money or his expensive address. He has only one goal: to make Pip smile again. With every moment in Pip’s presence, Colby chips away at the walls Pip has built around himself. Pip knows it’s impossible to fight his attraction with Colby’s sunny disposition casting light into the darkness in his soul.
Release date: 25th December 2015
Buy Links
Dreamspinner Press // Amazon US // Amazon UK // Kobo
It's also available in paperback.
Reviews for New Lease of Life
An excellent review from MelanieM over at scattered thoughts and rogue words.
"Once again, Lillian Francis has written a story and characters guaranteed to capture your heart."
"This is a story to treasure and Lillian Francis an author to put on autobuy. This is just so well written, its entertaining and just such a lovely romance. I so highly recommend them both. Make it your New Year’s resolution to seek them both out and find out why!"
Read the whole review here.
Another 4.5 star review for New Lease of Life, this time from Divine Magazine.
"New Lease of Life is a story about a young man losing his way when something unexpected happens to change his self-perception. ... Lillian Francis has dealt with this issue compassionately in New Lease of Life, as we watch the journey one man takes to learn to like, and then love himself, again, with the help of his special someone."
"I absolutely loved New Lease of Life. It's a feel good story that will touch your heart and keep you riveted to the very end."
Yep, not one but three 4 star reviews from Inked Rainbow Reads.
"The two of them together – watching Pip come out of his shell and Colby learn to respect Pip, but do so in a way that also pushed his boundaries was great to read.
Both were given a new lease on life and it was a sweet, not a lot of drama story." - Avidreader
"Colby comes into his life like a rainbow after a storm." - Cookie.
LOL Love this description of Colby. So much the way I wrote him. (LF)
"I liked this couple together and was hoping for more of them.
Maybe a part 2? I want Pip to meet Colby’s family. I want both their worlds to mesh and see how they handle it. It felt like book one was a set up for a book 2, or maybe that’s my wishful thinking." - Cookie
"I really liked the way this author wrote this characters and this story! You get some angst with this book but you also get so much sweet too!" - Kira
See the reviews in full here.
This one from Joyful Jay.
"What I liked best about this story was that it was a slow burn romance with a lot of angst, mainly in the form of miscommunication and misunderstandings. I also liked that the two characters didn’t immediately jump into a physical relationship. In fact, readers don’t begin to see any heat until almost the end of the book. Therefore, instead of sexy scenes, readers are treated to a an extended period of getting to know each other before things heat up…and heat up they do!"
"If you are a fan of a good hurt-comfort storyline, one with a lot of angst and short on sexy scenes, you are going to love this book."
3.75 stars
Read the rest of the review here.
A 3.5 star review from My Fiction Nook.
"I liked this book. I liked the story, and I liked the plot. The setting in England was well done, and the writing followed the setting, with Colby being a bit rougher around the edges than Phillip. I enjoyed the snark and sarcasm, and Phillip's dry humor.
Definitely worth checking out."
Full review here
A 3 heart review from Love Bytes Reviews
"Once I warmed to Pip’s character this was a very enjoyable read. I recommend it to lovers of the MM romance genre, who like stories that focus more on angst and relationship development than sex."
Although she does say about the sex "Around the 87% we finally get some heat. And in the words of the characters, it was downright ‘filthy’."
Full review here.
"The two of them together – watching Pip come out of his shell and Colby learn to respect Pip, but do so in a way that also pushed his boundaries was great to read.
Both were given a new lease on life and it was a sweet, not a lot of drama story." - Avidreader
"Colby comes into his life like a rainbow after a storm." - Cookie.
LOL Love this description of Colby. So much the way I wrote him. (LF)
"I liked this couple together and was hoping for more of them.
Maybe a part 2? I want Pip to meet Colby’s family. I want both their worlds to mesh and see how they handle it. It felt like book one was a set up for a book 2, or maybe that’s my wishful thinking." - Cookie
"I really liked the way this author wrote this characters and this story! You get some angst with this book but you also get so much sweet too!" - Kira
See the reviews in full here.
This one from Joyful Jay.
"What I liked best about this story was that it was a slow burn romance with a lot of angst, mainly in the form of miscommunication and misunderstandings. I also liked that the two characters didn’t immediately jump into a physical relationship. In fact, readers don’t begin to see any heat until almost the end of the book. Therefore, instead of sexy scenes, readers are treated to a an extended period of getting to know each other before things heat up…and heat up they do!"
"If you are a fan of a good hurt-comfort storyline, one with a lot of angst and short on sexy scenes, you are going to love this book."
3.75 stars
Read the rest of the review here.
A 3.5 star review from My Fiction Nook.
"I liked this book. I liked the story, and I liked the plot. The setting in England was well done, and the writing followed the setting, with Colby being a bit rougher around the edges than Phillip. I enjoyed the snark and sarcasm, and Phillip's dry humor.
Definitely worth checking out."
Full review here
A 3 heart review from Love Bytes Reviews
"Once I warmed to Pip’s character this was a very enjoyable read. I recommend it to lovers of the MM romance genre, who like stories that focus more on angst and relationship development than sex."
Although she does say about the sex "Around the 87% we finally get some heat. And in the words of the characters, it was downright ‘filthy’."
Full review here.
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