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My Butterflies

Butterflies, Book 1

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Pub Date Oct 31 2024 | Archive Date Sep 14 2026


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Description

Her heart is broken.

His is off-limits.

Sometimes love is a lesson in letting go.

University senior Tessa Givens shuffles through the day to day grind of existence as if it’s an obligation rather than her chance to live her best life. While her fellow students embrace their freedom and youth, Tessa feels nothing but crushing guilt for the mistake that led to a tragedy she can’t bring herself to speak of.

Jaxon Smith, lead singer of the local band, isn’t afraid to pour his heart and soul into every performance, especially because it’s what he needs. On the outside, he’s a sexy, smart, charming rock god, but inside, and behind closed doors, he’s fighting more than one battle.

As Tess stands among the admiring crowd, mesmerized by the man on stage who unknowingly started thawing her frozen heart, she starts to see what no one else can. And when fate conspires to push Jax into Tess’s tiny, closed-off world, they discover they have more in common than their undeniable and dangerous attraction to each other.

It’d be so easy to love a man like Jax, flaws and all, but with what Tess has already been through, could she survive another fall? It'd be better, easier to keep him friend-zoned, right?

My Butterflies is a bittersweet story of desire, longing, and redemption, and the first novel in the “Butterflies” series.


Her heart is broken.

His is off-limits.

Sometimes love is a lesson in letting go.

University senior Tessa Givens shuffles through the day to day grind of existence as if it’s an obligation rather than...


A Note From the Publisher

My Butterflies contains strong language, mature themes, and explicit content not appropriate for anyone under the age of 18. Some themes may be triggering to some readers. This includes, but not limited to, abuse and violence, drugs and addiction, SA, betrayal, and mental health topics.

My Butterflies contains strong language, mature themes, and explicit content not appropriate for anyone under the age of 18. Some themes may be triggering to some readers. This includes, but not...


Advance Praise

"Tess and Jax are so realistic and their story is so captivating. Reading their ups and downs got me into my feels..." - goodreads review

"This book is an emotional rollercoaster and yet makes you feel safe." - goodreads review

"Tess and Jax are so realistic and their story is so captivating. Reading their ups and downs got me into my feels..." - goodreads review

"This book is an emotional rollercoaster and yet makes you...


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ISBN 9798990291003
PRICE $4.99 (USD)
PAGES 426

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My Butterflies was such an emotional roller-coaster ride type of a story. This book had me hooked with all the drama it entailed. Told in dual POV, you get to see the slow slow build of friendship and yearning between Tessa and Jax. They connect over the love of music, loss, school and friends. I enjoyed the way the author gave the characters time to really fall in love with each other as it made their story more believable. Also making their connection undeniable. A few twists and turns, but I felt like it was a good balance. Definitely ended on a cliff hanger, so be prepared to want more!

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Ugh my heart is destroyed!!! Meet Tess, she's in her final year of college and she's been struggling under the weight of a terrible tragedy from 4 years ago so she's kept to herself BUT she meets Jax and is like dang I need me some of that. SO she pushes herself to be more social, only to find that he is already with someone and thus off-limits. Jax is an extremely hot rockstar, math wiz, and all around good guy; he offers to help Tess get through a particularly hard math course and they become friends. Unfortunately, Jax is with literally the worst woman in the world, who he is unreasonably attached to. I actually really enjoyed how Jax's toxic relationship was portrayed and how hard it was for him to leave her, it felt wayy more realistic than a lot of romances where he would leave her pretty quick after meeting the main heroine. The angst and tension between Tess and Jax was off the charts, and while I did see some of the big twists coming from a mile away, it was still super enjoyable and I am DYING for the next book!! Please release it soon!!!

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Wow what an emotional rollercoaster. Going to be anxiously waiting on book two after that cliffhanger. I absolutely devoured this novel! Can’t wait for the next one!

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OMG!! This book had me in a chokehold. I could not put it down. This book made me want to go through discovering love all over again. It brought me back to the first time I got butterflies. I can't wait for the second book to be released, because I already know that the next one will pull me in just the same. I received an advanced copy, I did not pay for the book.

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Oh My God!!
When I read the description for this book I thought it sounded amazing. But reading it far out reached my expectations.
Once I started I couldn’t stop. Tess and Jax as characters held so much depth and emotion, as I read each chapter, experienced the ups and downs of the relationship, it pulled me in as if I was experiencing it for myself.
The storyline is well paced and reads easily and the book was beautifully written. Though I’m sad that it’s the first book and I haven’t had closure of the relationship, I’m happy we will get the satisfaction of experiencing Tess and Jax in another book. Just please don’t make me wait to long!!
Overall I give this book 5 stars and look forward to all future books by the author.

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