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Let The Light Shine Through: A Small Town Sports Romance Standalone Kindle Edition

4.0 out of 5 stars 55 ratings

Win eight gold medals professionally snowboarding around the world? Check.
Survive the avalanche that claimed my best friend? Check.
Deliver one speech summing up said best friend’s life? Well, Houston, we have a problem.


Here I am, back in my hometown, choking on this eulogy when my eyes land on
her. The only one smiling, she’s impossible to miss. The beautiful stranger saves my speech before escaping on her skateboard, leaving me without so much as a name.

Since early retirement winds up being about as much fun as that time I broke my back, it’s a welcome relief to see the funeral crasher again months later, helping me through another low point.

Mysterious, wild, and elusive, Gia doesn’t do commitments, but I made the mistake of letting her skate away from me once. I won’t do it twice.

Little by little, we let each other in…until it comes time for me to return the favor by being her savior, then she tries dodging me all over again.

The rub though? On or off the mountain, boarding’s in my blood.

I’ll catch her.

*LET THE LIGHT SHINE THROUGH is a 94k-word small town, NA, sports romance standalone intended for mature audiences. Contains content that may be upsetting to some readers. Please see inside of book or author’s site for full list of CWs.

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Torsos of embracing couple in background with teal watercolor and gold flakes beneath quote
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WHAT TO EXPECT

  • MF romance
  • steamy, spicy, angsty
  • pan FMC
  • possessive MMC
  • college age/new adult
  • he falls first and harder
  • dual pov
  • HEA

I’d always planned to fall in love with as many things as possible. Things I could walk away from. Falling in love with Roz was never part of that plan.

"Roz is with me now.”

Putting his feet in front of mine, Roz asks, “Oh, am I?”

“Unless I got it wrong...” I trail off purposely.

“Baby, I’ve been taken since you crashed my best friend’s funeral.

You have me today, tomorrow, and every day after that.

You take up way too much space in my mind for me to be anything but yours, so the better question is...

are you taken?”

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"This book Consumed Me! CONSUMED ME!! A month later and it is still consuming me!! Definitely one of my top reads E.V.E.R." -Book Addicted Shanna
"Birds. Boards. Angst out the wazoo? Yes. Please. LTLST delivers all of that with Gia and Roz's story. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough and now that it's over, I need more. 5 soaring stars!" -Author Jacie Lennon
"This was raw, emotional and realism written on paper." -Claudiareads
"Their story takes you on the most amazing adventure you could imagine..." -Literary Prince Blog
"The story was captivating and intense. I had to remind myself to breathe the entire time I was reading because it made me feel so much." -Goodreads Reviewer
"I woke up this morning actually thinking about Gia and Roz..." -Instagram Reviewer
"It felt so real and raw..." -Goodreads Reviewer
"Gahhhh. I'm in awe of the words and characters A. Marie writes. Be ready for an emotional, angsty, & STEAMY read." -Goodreads Reviewer
"A Marie writes the most real characters, filling them with vivid emotions and desires.The stories she builds on those characters are just as vivid." -SL Rinaldi

    From the Author

    Other books by A. Marie:
    The Creekwood Series:

      • Detour
      • Changing Lanes
      • Blind Spot
      • Roundabout

      Standalones:
      The Comedown
      Nothing Above

      Product details

      • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09JL3XQ4K
      • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Booktickets By AM; 1st edition (January 27, 2022)
      • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 27, 2022
      • Language ‏ : ‎ English
      • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.5 MB
      • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
      • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
      • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
      • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
      • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
      • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
      • Print length ‏ : ‎ 308 pages
      • Customer Reviews:
        4.0 out of 5 stars 55 ratings

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      A. Marie likes to paint her characters’ voices onto the blank canvas of a page using her own blend of quick wit and playfulness. She strives to bring readers entertaining yet powerful stories they’ll fall for time and time again. Born and raised in Washington State, she now resides in upstate New York with her husband and three kids.

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      Customers find the book's story deeply moving, with one customer describing it as heartbreakingly beautiful, while another notes its perfect balance of drama.

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      "...It is without a doubt one of the most heartbreakingly beautiful stories I've read in quite some time and it's now on my favorites list...." Read more

      "...Serious subjects handled delicately. This book has the perfect amount of drama, playfulness, and spice. I loved every minute of it" Read more

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      "Let The Light Shine Through was the emotional and beautiful book that I didn’t know I needed to read right now...." Read more

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      Absolutely phenomenal
      This makes book 2 from A. Marie for me and I cannot get enough. Her work is so genuine. So real. So feeling. I am absolutely obsessed with how she writes. Cannot wait to read her Creekwood Series now. In this book we meet Roz. He's a professional snowboarder dealing with a recent loss. A loss that made him give up everything. He just wants to close out the world. Until a skateboarder stumbles upon him at a funeral. Gia is frucking fantastic! I don't know if I've enjoyed a female main character this much! Seriously damn good! She's one that can stand on her own. Wants to take every day as an adventure. Really gets to know people. And Her love for birds I found so dang interesting. I feel very educated on all sorts of birds now. This book gets emotional. It opens up about a lot of topics that are hard to process. But I felt as though it was handled extremely well in this book. For being such hard subjects it's still a romance. It's still steamy. And fricking amazing! Gia and Roz seriously were fantastic. Thier banter and dirty talk I will say took me by surprise. Absolutely loved it! I will now be recommending this book to literally anyone and everyone.
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      Top reviews from the United States

      • Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2022
        Let The Light Shine Through was the emotional and beautiful book that I didn’t know I needed to read right now. This story was captivating and intense. I had to remind myself to breath the entire time I was reading because it just made me feel so much. The beauty she was able to make you see and feel from her words was beyond perfection.

        Roz is reeling from the death of his best friend. He’s struggling to find a reason or purpose to get out of bed every day. Gia is living her life with abandon after suffering her own loss and more. From the moment they meet their connection was everything…but Roz needs to learn to live and Gia needs to learn to believe in the future. She fights him at every turn but Roz has never been afraid of a challenge.

        Again, I cried so many times with this book. It’s beautiful, poignant and full of reminders that life is a gift that you shouldn’t waste. It’s more sensual than overtly steamy although their chemistry definitely translates into the steam. And don’t worry there are moments of laughter mixed into this story too.

        And I haven’t had a line in a book destroy me in a long while but after I read the below I had to stop and collect myself:

        “Am I not enough?” His voice breaks, not just in his throat, but me as well. His voice breaks me. How could Roz ever think he’s not enough?

        I cannot recommend this book enough!!
      • Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2022
        I'm still trying to wrap my head around this elevated, incredibly written book. Let the Light Shine Through is a poignant story about loss and grief and two people dealing in very different ways. It is without a doubt one of the most heartbreakingly beautiful stories I've read in quite some time and it's now on my favorites list.

        Gia. My girl Gia. This firecracker of a young woman is loyal and loving, and doing her damn best to make the most of this life. She's lived a full life in spite of her young age, and when she opens her arms to accept you into her circle, YOU SPRINT TO THAT LIGHT! This is just what Roz can't help doing, as shocking to himself as it is. Let's talk about Roz. Holy gut-wrench does this guy break me. He's struggling to move forward day by day and he's a shell of his former self. The way that Gia perceives this so accurately, and the way that she guides him to live life to the fullest is remarkable. Little does she know that Roz will change her own trajectory irreversibly.

        I haven't said enough, and this review absolutely doesn't do this book justice. It is a forever must read and I feel so special that A. Marie has chosen to share this story with the world. The story and these characters are enduring, and they will always have a place in my heart. Well over 5 stars deserved for Let the Light Shine Through!
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      • Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2025
        I stayed up past 1am 3 nights in a row reading this book because I had to know what was going to happen. Well-rounded, incredibly unique characters you'll come to love, gripping plot. Serious subjects handled delicately. This book has the perfect amount of drama, playfulness, and spice. I loved every minute of it
      • Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2024
        This one is all heart! Not to much puff and written beautifully.

        Read it don't pass it over. Its a great reminder.
      • Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2024
        I never leave reviews but this was so bad I couldn’t help myself. I forced myself through this but with the ending I don’t know why. This was so juvenile but tried to be deep. It literally “built up” to nothing. I lost count of how many times I had to read the word “gawd.” Really? What effect was that supposed to have other than making the reader cringe?

        The story was bad, the characters are worse. This is not worth your time.
      • Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2022
        Gahhhh. I’m in awe of the words and characters A. Marie writes. Let The Light Shine Through is such a beautiful story of loss, grief, love, and LIVING.

        I immediately fell in love with Roz and Gia. I felt for them and while they have really heavy shit to sift through, there is still humor in this story. Be ready for an emotional, angsty, & STEAMY read.
      • Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2022
        This story will pull on all your heart strings. Love Roz and Gia. Their past broke my heart but the love Roz has for Gia is pure and beautiful.

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