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Speak Your Truth: A Sweet Second-Chance Romance (Canyon Cove Love Stories) Paperback – February 22, 2022

by Marie Soleil (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 329 ratings
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You might have heard of me. I’m Amethyst King, the 26-year-old who wrote that viral article about drinking celery juice for 30 days. Sure, I’m a little embarrassed that everyone knows about the inner workings of my digestive tract for the last month, but I’m one step closer to getting a promotion and finally pleasing my incredibly opinionated, high status parents.

But my next assignment is a little different: speaking my truth for 30 days. Now I have to say exactly what’s on my mind, all the time. Maybe that wouldn’t be so hard if I didn’t dream of quitting my job and pursuing a career in calligraphy. Or if I weren’t hopelessly in love with my long time friend, free-spirited musician Lucas: the exact opposite of who my parents expect me to be with. The same Lucas I rejected after high school graduation, who just moved back home.

I got this! I can somehow manage thirty days of speaking my truth and getting a promotion, all without ruining my friendship with Lucas or my relationship with my family.

Right?

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  1. Book 1 of 3
    Canyon Cove Love Stories
  2. Print length
    202 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    February 22, 2022
  5. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.51 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-13
    979-8402828711
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09T6685H4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (February 22, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 202 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8402828711
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.51 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 329 ratings

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Marie Soleil

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Marie writes heart-warming, sweet and clean romantic stories with big life lessons and character growth. She won the Swoony Award in 2022 for Best Debut Author. When she's not writing, she can be found watching The Office, playing the piano, sewing a dress, or reading a book (while consuming copious amounts of chocolate). She lives in sunny Southern California with her husband of 15 years, three children, and ten chickens.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
329 global ratings
Sweet Coming of Age story
4 Stars
Sweet Coming of Age story
4 stars.🖤 Second chance romance🖤 Coming of Age🖤 Waffles the cat 🐱 🖤Summary:Women hesitate to speak our minds....our truth because we don’t want to offend anyone or are worried about what others will think of us. So we lie or sugar coat how we really feel to avoid hurting feelings or hurting our image. We filter our true thoughts and feelings. This sums up Amy’s struggle as she has put her hopes and dreams by the wayside in effort to please her fancy, rich, impossible-to-please parents (think Richard and Emily Gilmore).So when Amy gets assigned to speak her truth for 30 days... she struggles to find the line between speaking her truth and finding the grace to be true to herself without hurting those she loves.Review:I loved the friendship between MC Amy and her best friend/roommate Ivy. I’m secretly hoping there will be another book coming about Ivy. I loved all the side characters in this book. Ethan. Hannah. Ivy. Scott. I feel like there’s so much open to future books, and I’m here for it.This was a debut novel, and I was so impressed. It was really good and the writing style was everything I love. I did feel like this was more of a coming of age story than a romance, though I wasn’t upset about that. Just something to be aware of. Amy really struggled to find herself and her path, and this book is all about Amy and her journey to find happiness and her true self.Thank you so much, Mary Soleil for providing this ARC for an honest review.
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Britt98
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Second Chance Romance!
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2024
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Speak Your Truth was such a fun audio book to listen to! It is a clean romance read and told from the female main character’s point of view. I adore second chance romances and this one had all the swoony vibes that I love in these stories. The narration was wonderfully read and added to my enjoyment of the novel.

Amy was living her life in a way that she hoped would some day make her parents proud. Her parents were awful and such snobs. It was hard to listen as Amy would choose them over the people and life that she wanted, hoping to gain their favor.

I loved seeing Lucas and Amy reconnect. These two were definitely each other’s true loves. There was a lot for them to overcome in order to find their happily ever after and it all hung on whether Amy could stand up for herself and choose her truth and happiness.

There were so many sweet and funny moments in this story! I truly adored this reunion romance.
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Chelsey Elliott
4.0 out of 5 stars Relatable and Quick Read!
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2022
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I related to Amy’s character from the start. How often do we hide our true thoughts/feelings for the sake of others and appearances? Too much.
The romance was clean and fun. I would love to see more of Lucas and Amy’s story and how the relationship with Amy’s family continues.

Super excited for the next novel of the series, I have my suspicions of who Ivy’s mystery man is. 🤭

This story was well written and flowed very easily from one scene to the next. My only hold off on five stars, is because at times I wanted more from certain scenes. Amazing book and strongly recommend!!
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LollyG
5.0 out of 5 stars My Truth
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
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I loved this story. Reading it made me think about my own truths and want to self-examine to be sure I'm living them clearly. Well written and enjoyable way too spend a few hours. I wonder though, where is Hannah and Evan's story? Is it written?
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Angela Hodge
5.0 out of 5 stars very sweet
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2024
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Speak Your Truth by Marie Soleil is a sweet romance!

When Lucas moves back to Canyon Cove sparks fly when he runs into Amy for the first time.

Amy is a people pleaser, which her boss recognizes and assigns her a “speak your truth” piece. It changes Amy’s life in unexpected ways.

Great writing, characters and plot. Recommend for a clean, sweet romance with a hea!
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Happy Reading & Watching
3.0 out of 5 stars A Sweet, short romance
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2023
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This was a cute story, perfect read when you something happy, a long day at work or just want something light.

This was a food time ♡

2nd chance romance

Closed doorromance /Clean

Short Book
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The Squeaky Clean Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Second Chance
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024
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This RomCom was super sweet! I loved that it was from Amy's POV and focused a lot on her personal growth.

I felt like her past, and family issues made this second chance romance believable and realistic. Her experience with her family was integral to her life and the story and as she Spoke Her Truth she really did change.

I loved the life lessons in this story, the love we see from Ivy and her family and all the side characters that supported Amy!

The romance was sweet and I loved it!

👄Sweet kisses
⚠️Family with issues, some mentions of alcohol
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VicciL
4.0 out of 5 stars This caused a few tears
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2022
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An all round solid and very enjoyable book by a new author.

Amethyst at times caused me to grit my teeth at her sniveling and cowering in deference to her parents and brother. Then I would think A BREAKTHROUGH! Nope,for the majority of the book happening when she was 26 she was viewing life as the 18 yr old we meet in chapter 1. At last…thank you Gia…she wises up.

Lucas…ahhh what an ideal, possibly perfect book boyfriend. Handsome (of course) charming, talented and still in love after years apart.

Amy’s boss and her friends were great people to meet. I can’t wait to read Ivy’s story and hopefully Nate and Ethan get their HEA’s as well.
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R. B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting premise, cute romance.
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2024
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I wonder how many women out there don’t speak their truth? This topic really hit home for me, because I tend to just go along with what other people want.
I really liked how speaking up changed Amy’s life and helped her find true happiness. I liked how Lucas and her friends supported her. This is a refreshing, clean story,
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Jillian MacLean
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Feel Good Romance
Reviewed in Canada on February 21, 2024
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I thought that this book was wonderful. The characters had depth and the plot was well constructed. I wanted to kick Amy a few times for caring so much what her parents thought, but that’s my only criticism. Overall, it was an extremely enjoyable read that left me feeling uplifted.
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Mrs R
2.0 out of 5 stars Okish book
Reviewed in Germany on July 16, 2023
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While I appreciated the fact that it’s a clean romance, I really didn’t like Amy‘s character. Her obsession with pleasing her parents seemed very immature and not a very great character trade. Therefore I couldn’t really see the sparks between her and the guy.
Also I missed her setting real boundaries with her family, once she learned to speak the truth.
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Cilla
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
Reviewed in Australia on January 22, 2024
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Amy had spent her whole life trying to live up to her parents expectations -and failing. When she was challenged to speak the truth, it was hard, but rewarding and it changed her and Lucas's lives. Funny book great characters and looking forward to Ivy's story.
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Oceana Pazarena
3.0 out of 5 stars A Sweet Easy to Read Romance!
Reviewed in Canada on December 21, 2022
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If you want a clean romance and a girl learning to break out of the expectations of her family, then this one is solid!

The characters were great and the overall plot was interesting. I didn’t enjoy reading about this girl’s parents though. They were so annoying!
Funny enough, I liked her date with Ethan the best! It was great writing and I found it engaging to read.

Would recommend!
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