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While You're Awake Kindle Edition

by Amber Stokes (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Sweet New Adult Contemporary Romance Novelette

There's no rest for the fearful.

Ava always knew the bees would come. Just when she's settled into a place of her own, freelance editing and savoring her independence, her rental house is invaded by a swarm of honey bees. And with their arrival, her lifelong fear morphs into a full-fledged panic that steals her sleep--and her peace of mind.

Keegan knows all about fear. When he meets Ava at the coffee shop where he works, he can't help but come to her rescue. Together with his German shepherds, Sun and Moon, he sets out to break the "curse" that hovers over Tired Girl. But is it possible to conquer nightmares and live a dream while you're awake?

This sweet novelette is a contemporary re-imagining of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale that sheds light on the worries that bind us and the love that leads to peace.

(About 15,000 words)

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56 pages
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English
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October 20, 2015
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0162JCFUA
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Seasons of a Story (October 20, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 20, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3538 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 56 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #3,671,112 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #17,676 in 90-Minute Romance Short Reads
- #82,785 in New Adult & College Romance (Books)
- #222,615 in Contemporary Romance (Kindle Store)

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Amber Holcomb (Stokes) is a wife and mother, living life with her adventurous husband and their children in the beautiful Northwest. Previously, she worked as a freelance editor and self-published several historical and contemporary inspirational romances. She also worked in marketing for a Christian publisher for nearly three years. Her passion for books compelled her to earn a bachelor's degree in English, and her love of words and stories continues in this new season of life.

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Lovely Novelette

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2016

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Lovely Novelette. I especially enjoyed the underlying theme of how important it is to overcome your fears, and how much easier that can be when you work as a team. I also appreciated how Ms. Stokes proved that, yes, in fact, it is possible to write a good romantic story -- one that is truly romantic -- without describing every nuance of someone's body parts. In other words, this book is clean, and a good story about likeable characters as they navigate their way through their young lives.

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2015

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While You're Awake
by Amber Stokes
Ava's rental home has been invaded by one of her greatest fears, honey bees. Day and night, she can hear the buzzing of their wings, taunting her by their presence. Seriously tired from the lack of sleep her unwanted guests have caused, Ava packs up her laptop and heads to the coffee shop, Coffee by Angels, to sip a moccachino, get some freelance editing work done and maybe clear her head. While at the shop, Ava meets Keegan, or as she soon comes to call him, Angel Boy. Keegan knows something is wrong with Ava, whom he dubs Tired Girl, and knowing a thing or two about fear himself, just wants to help.
This was a really nice read. Seeing as it's a novella with around 50 pages, I was afraid I would miss the details and there wouldn't be much to the story, but I still felt like I knew these characters, which I love. Amber really has a way with words in which by saying little, she says it all. Though this novella is short, it still satisfies.
The romance in this story is well written. It's sweet and light, which gets an A++ in my book. I much prefer sweet romance to hot and heavy. And I like that there's just a tad bit of suspense as Ava deals with the honey bees, her greatest fear. There's just a touch of it and it helps to round out the story.
Honestly, this is one of the prettiest covers I've ever seen. Usually I'm not one for couple covers, but this one is gorgeous. I love the sunlight, the way Ava and Keagan look so happy together, Ava's dress, and Keegan reminds me so much of Gilbert Blythe (inside and out!).
All in all, While You're Awake is a delightful, quick read that any fan of Christian contemporary romance is sure to love.

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2015

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This was a cute, easy read. I'm not terribly fond of any sort of flying insect myself (meaning that I can't go anywhere near them), so I related pretty well to Ava. I also found it entirely too easy (which is a good thing) to like Keegan. All in all, cute, although a tiny piece of me wishes it were longer.

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2015

When I heard Amber Stokes had penned a new novelette—a modern day twist on Sleeping Beauty which involves coffee—I was immediately intrigued!

The story starts out with Ava, a freelance editor in her late twenties who has two major fears: Bees and inconveniencing people. When Ava comes home one day, her worst fear is confirmed. A swarm of bees are in her house and she has no one to turn to. Suffering from exhaustion because of her fear, she takes her pressing editing work to Coffee By Angels to escape from the bees. When a bee gets into the coffee shop, events unfold which cause Keegan, the barista to notice her fear and begin a friendship with Ava. Along with his two dogs, he attempts to break the "curse" that hovers over Ava. Their friendship gradually evolves into love.

A short, yet, very sweet novelette about overcoming your fears, While You're Wake is a perfect length tale to accompany a pot of tea or coffee on these cold October days.

"He brought up his own hand to help brush away the tears dripping from her chin. "Fear is fear. Anything that holds us back from life and the love we can give—all of it's powerful. No matter what causes it. Any kind of paralyzing fear should be acknowledged and then fought against, don't you think?" — While You're Awake by Amber Stokes

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Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2015

Ava has an extreme fear of bees. When bees invade her little rental house Ava has nowhere to turn. Losing sleep but yet needing to keep up with her job as a freelance editor, Ava escapes her little home to a coffee shop in town.
Keegan works at Coffee by Angels and notices how tired Ava looks when she orders her coffee. When Ava has a mishap at the coffee shop Keegan offers to drive her home. Keegan has had tragedy in his past and has a desire and need to help people. He soon labels Ava “Tired Girl” and she labels him “Angel Boy”. Will the two be able to help each other overcome their fears?

Such a sweet novelette! I love the characters Ava and Keegan. They are such a sweet couple. While I don’t have an unnatural fear of bees I think that we can all agree that each of us has some fear in our life that can be crippling at some time or another. I love how caring Keegan is even in the midst of his own struggles that daily haunt him from his past. I think this was a good reminder that each person we come in contact with during our day has a story. We may not be able to become as involved as Keegan chose to become, but it doesn’t hurt to offer a kind smile or a word of encouragement to those we meet. While short stories and novelettes usually frustrate me because I feel the author isn’t able to develop the characters as well as I would like, I found that Amber managed to include a good background for both Ava and Keegan so that I didn’t feel like I was missing anything to bring the story together. Because I am always about the “Happily Ever After” I was quite satisfied with this re-imagining of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale.

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