Calm Like Me

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Calm Like Home

by Kaisa Clark

Aug 3rd - Aug 13th

Calm Like Home

Kaisa Clark

ASIN: B010BLZE1C

Release Date: July 15, 2015

Length: 75,000 words

Available formats: ePub, mobi

Genre: New adult contemporary romance

Alexa Clausen has never fallen. She’s never soared. She’s lived her entire life floating midway between passion and despondency, never experiencing those extremes. But all it takes is one evening with Adam Westbrook to draw her out of her shell, to leave her feeling bold for the first time ever. He is fiery and magnetic. He is gravitational, that inescapable pull no one can avoid. After a few chance encounters, Alexa finally accepts that she can’t stay away, can’t deny the electricity she feels every time he comes around.

But as the intensity between them deepens, she also can’t avoid the subtle hints that Adam is hiding something. His wide smile and radiant eyes obscure some burning secret, some detail of his past that resurfaces to steal his joy. The farther Alexa falls, the more she realizes just how little she really knows about Adam and how far he is willing to go to cover up the truth.

Calm Like Home is a story about love and longing, growth and stagnation, discovering one’s counterpart but losing oneself, and ultimately finding that one person truly has the power to change everything.

“What an emotional roller coaster this book took me on! This book was so well written it was like the story was actually happening to me instead of the main character, Alexa.“

“Calm Like Home definitely gave me a book hangover. I finished the book and had to get my emotions in check before I could start another book.”

“Really, the ups and downs of the story couldn't have been more perfect. Kaisa Clark did an amazing job. The story was sweet at times, but very real and raw. I loved it.”

The early hostess ends up running late so I’m covering the host stand when Damien strolls in through the door. Even in his work uniform, he looks every bit the confident frat boy. He has one hand casually tucked in his pants pocket, the other swinging languidly at his side. His tie is loose at his throat, his light brown hair tousled on his head, lips curled into a relaxed don’t-give-a-fuck smile. He nods towards me at the host stand then saunters towards the back, likely in search of some new prey to poke fun of.

And then there’s Adam, his dark head poking through the doorway. Suddenly the room is filled with him, with his energy, with his light. I drink him in, soaking in every detail. His crisp, white dress shirt fits him perfectly, lightly skimming over the muscles in his chest and arms and tapering where his waist narrows. The lightness of the shirt is the perfect contrast to his tan skin, to his dark eyes.

His gaze slowly sweeps from the floor to my face, and if seeing the four letters of his name earlier was enough to give me butterflies, seeing him now is like being hit by a freight train. It’s been three hundred days and yet everything slams back into me at once. The way his brown eyes sparkle when he smiles, how one corner of his mouth turns up a little higher than the other. And this smile is all for me.

His stride quickens as he approaches and I can’t help myself. My face breaks into an obvious grin, completely full-toothed and pinched-cheeked. So much for playing it cool. 

“Look who’s back!” I call out, hearing my voice light up. Being around him instantly lifts me. This is what he does to people; it’s what he’s always done to me.

Full Chapter 1 

Kaisa Clark is the author of the new adult novel Calm Like Home. She is passionate about reading and writing and also has an intense love for music, coffee, and dark chocolate. She lives with her amazing husband, sweet dog, and kooky cat.

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My Review

Alexa has had a crush on Adam for a few summers. Something about him just pulls her in. It seems like this year is her year. He's talking to her more and hanging out with her.  She just wants to spend time with him and now she is. The more time she spends with him the more time she wants. Something is off though. Adam doesn't spend a ton of time with his family and he doesn't talk about them either. Whatever he's hiding Alexa doesn't want to push because shes afraid she'll push him away. When they're together its great and she doesn't want to lose that before summer is over, because he has to go back to school anyway.

We don't really get a POV of Adam. We just hear his story through Alexa. I wish that we could of gotten in his head just a little bit. Maybe hear what he was thinking some.

This was an interesting story. There is some issues that Adam has going on that I don't want to delve into too much because I don't want to spoil things. Alexa is a typical girl, she doesn't know if she should call him, doesn't know if they're dating and definitely doesn't know how to act around him all the time. I enjoyed the story but in all honestly it kind of left me feeling a little underwhelmed. The story didn't resonate with me much. Overall I loved Adam when he was with Alexa. I enjoyed Alexa even if I wanted to smack her sometimes. Her BFF Anabelle was awesome and so was his BFF (do boys call their friends BFF's?) Damien. Let me know what you think? As always leave the author some love in the form of a review!!