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Disconnected : Book One Kindle Edition

by L Calell (Author), Anthony Williams (Illustrator), Lea-Ellen Borg (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition

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Katherine (Katie) Calder is happy, or is she? Married to a patient, loving and handsome lawyer who has been her life for 6 years – Chris. He wants nothing more than a 'normal' happy family life - will being with Katie ever give him that? Katie does not know how to love him or anyone but she knows she could not be without him. She has detached from life, from love, from any true emotion yet Chris continues to love her unconditionally wishing for the day she will declare her love and even cry for the first time since he has known her.

Katie's mother - Jill Williams is desperately trying to rebuild a relationship with her daughter who has been missing from her life for six years for reasons she has never understood. Bringing Gerry back into Katie's life was not the answer. Gerry brought back the horror of her 'missing years' causing her distress, misery and even blackouts. Why, what had Gerry done? What had happened in those two years when she had been missing that could cause this pain and anguish and if they found out would they feel the same about her? Katie didn't think so, she had to protect them against the truth and she had to face her past - but at what cost?

Disconnected is an intense, emotional journey that will have you smiling one minute and then feeling hurt and pain the next. You want it to work out, you want the happy ending - but then life is never that straightforward, this book will leave you with a void, this book will leave you disconnected!

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"A really dramatic story and a thoroughly fascinating read. Disconnected will be a hit with most readers." - Hooked on Books

"The emotional impact is so effective it dazzles me." - Duane Vore, Writer
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"In a story filled with deep emotion, danger and mystery, the reader will feel everything that goes through Katie's mind as she tries to come to grips with her past."
- Kelly Smith, Reviewer
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About the Author

L Calell was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, the youngest of three children. As a child, her appetite for Fiction and Poetry became evident from a very young age. Now married with two children of her own and has recently been through the trauma of turning '40', writing is her new passion. Disconnected is her first novel of a two-part series - the emotional heart-wrenching story of Katie and her quest for survival. Disconnected takes you through the horrors of her past, the uncertainties she faces day-to-day and her will to feel love with her one constant in her life - Chris. Within two weeks of publication, Disconnected hit #21 in Thrillers and #72 in Romance during an Amazon promotion. More recently Disconnected reached #4 in Kindle and #1 best-seller in Psychological & Suspense and Family Saga.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00C0F854G
Publisher ‏ : ‎ L Calell; 2nd edition (August 10, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 10, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 540 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 286 pages

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L Calell was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, the youngest of three children. As a child, her appetite for Fiction and Poetry became evident from a very young age. Now married with two children of her own and has recently been through the trauma of turning '40', writing is her new passion.

Disconnected is her first novel of a two-part series - the emotional heart-wrenching story of Katie and her quest for survival. Disconnected takes you through the horrors of her past, the uncertainties she faces day-to-day and her will to feel love with her one constant in her life - Chris.

Within two weeks of publication, Disconnected hit #21 in Thrillers and #72 in Romance during an Amazon promotion. More recently Disconnected reached #4 in Kindle and #1 best-seller in Psychological & Suspense and Family Saga.

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Dorothy

Heart wrenching romantic suspence

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2014

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This is, without a doubt, the most emotionally gripping book I have ever read. If I could give this 20 stars, it might still not be enough. I rarely buy the 2nd book in a series because I am on social security and just don't have much play money. I did by the next in this series though. I found this book to be that good.

This is the story of Katie. Katie was kidnapped at the age of 16, drugged and raped for 2 whole years. To make matters worse, the kidnapper is the son of her mothers boyfriend. Both these men were living in her own home. Katie was finally able to escape, but because her assailant lived in her own home, she felt she could not go home. At this point, she knew her mother would think she was dead, so she set out on her own.

Soon, she met Chris. Chris was to become her savior and eventual husband. With the help of Chris, and a therapist, Katie gets to a point where life is finally starting to look good. She is stronger and she is pregnant with Chris's child.
Then the unthinkable happens. Her assailant returns.

This story is well written. Is flows well and is easy to follow. The story is written so well you often will find yourself feeling like you are right there when things are happening. This is a story about two people madly in love with each other and the final straw that strains that love beyond belief. You see, Katie has become strong and Chris has been broken by the brutal return of Katie's assailant.

The characters in this story are amazing. You can feel what they feel. You can hate the bad guys and want to strengthen the good guys when they are down.

I recommend this book to ages 18 and up.

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The character development is exceptional—I wish I had as good a grasp on that talent—and the story flows in ...

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2017

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Disconnected (Book 1), by L. Calell, is a crime/love/mystery drama that is well-written and definitely a page turner. The character development is exceptional—I wish I had as good a grasp on that talent—and the story flows in a sensible manner. As usual with this genre, I find it difficult to review the book without giving away important plot items, so I will simply say that if you enjoy a good ‘who-done-it’, you will really enjoy this book. Except for one detail that I get, but also hate. My recommendation would be to acquire Book 2 before you begin to read the novel so you don’t end up, as I did, wanting the rest of the story and what happens to Katie RIGHT NOW!

If I may borrow the author’s description - Disconnected is an intense, emotional journey that will have you smiling one minute and then feeling hurt and pain the next. You want it to work out, you want the happy ending - but then life is never that straightforward, this book will leave you with a void, this book will leave you disconnected!

I couldn’t have typed it better, but remember, get Book 2 before you start Book 1, or you really will feel ‘Disconnected’.

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Lyndsay M.

I liked the story...

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2014

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I enjoy reading emotional stories and this book was great for that. I liked the plot, especially the bit of mystery and how the narrator only reveals little by little of her past. It kept me interested! Even after you think you know the whole story, there are still a couple more surprises in store. The sexy parts of the book were also a welcome surprise ;)

It was however, pretty predictable much of the time. Besides the grammatical issues, the one thing that really started to annoy me was the dialogue between the two characters. I didn't know going in that this was supposed to be a "Romantic Thriller" so the way they spoke to each other just seemed really forced and cheesy, so maybe that is normal for a "romance" novel. Paragraphs and paragraphs of the two lovebirds repeatedly going back and forth about "I'm sorry, love me, I need you, forever and always, I promise, I will never leave you, you are my world, you are the wind beneath my wings..." It was just over the top mushy and would go on for pages. Both characters were constantly so insecure and paranoid that the other would leave them, despite both of them constantly assuring the other that they will always be together no matter what. This would go on and on, over and over again. If you're into romance though, you might enjoy all that! I just wasn't expecting it, so it threw me off and made me roll my eyes quite a bit and skip over some of their monotonous romance dialogue.

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Another thing that bothered me was that even though she'd tell some parts to her husband and parents, she was still lying about the biggest thing...who her kidnapper was! I just couldn't get over that. I know she wanted to spare Gerry's feelings, but that is exactly what allowed her attacker to find her again!
She also just keeps lying....She and her husband go on and on about how great things are and how they feel something so different and intimate after being so honest and open with each other and sharing everything.....yet she was still being dishonest and wasn't sharing everything with him at all. Or anyone, for that matter, not with her parents nor her OB/GYN at the end. She acts like she feels so great and relieved and "connected" after having all her secrets finally out, but she was still lying to everyone. If she had told all the details like she pretended she was, the ending could have been a happy one because her kidnapper would be locked up (since they were pretty sure he was still alive and well in LA all that time). And the "mugging"? She was so quick to think he was really cheating on her? It was so obvious that it was her attacker. (And how did Chris fly back home without his ID?) (And if her attacker didn't already know her address, who sent the letter that had been addressed to her former name?)

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I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to everyone

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tom elder

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2013

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L Calell. Debut novel
Disconnected
This is the authors first novel, and I thought it was brilliant. I read a few reviews on this book before I downloaded it and I have to say that whoever gave it 1&2 stars must have been reading a different book than me.
Katie seems to be happy nut maybe she isn't , she has been married to Chris for the last 6 years and he is a very good guy , he is a lawyer in New York City.
Chris wants nothing more than a normal family life, but Katie has some dark secrets from her past. She has been disconnected from her mother and her boyfriend Gerry for the last 8 years.
This story follows her time known as the missing years, it is at times a harrowing story but also a very loving story, I think like me you will enjoy this book and I know I can hardly wait for the next instalment . Well done to the author for a debut novel that you should be proud of .
5 stars. 06 August 2013 .

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Celtic Daughter

a good read, another one I found hard to put ...

Reviewed in Australia on March 18, 2015

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a good read, another one I found hard to put down!

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Disconnect

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2023

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Good read. What kind of man would take drugs and then kidnap Katie. She was just a child at the time. The scene of what happened to Katie in the trailer was very good. I did not realise how rape can damage people's lives. She could not say the words I love you to her husband for 6 years. I was so happy when she finally said those words.

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