Familiar with the downsides of life, and through his work at his sister-in-law’s treatment center, seeing Elsie in her horrible living conditions hits him hard, he feels so sorry for the girl. To this day, he still feels guilty how he wasn’t there for his mother when she slipped away into a coma. He spends his days studying, training, and helping out his brothers and their wives. Although he’s is very successful and handsome, Levi is a painfully shy, young man, not good with people – especially women. Nowadays, Levi is a student, one of the stars of his University Football team, and heading for the NLF. Levi Carillo had a sad and painful childhood, although his mother loved him dearly, she couldn’t protect him – and his brothers – from the brutality of living in their neighborhood. Someone to cherish the gentle gift that you are, when I am no longer here to do so… ” And I pray that the girl who claims your tender heart is just as sweet as you.

Sweet Soul is the 4 th book in the series, and tells the story of the youngest Carillo brother – Levi – and his love. Normally, I’m not a big fan of college romance since I’m getting a little older, but for ‘the Sweet Home series’ I’m gladly making an exception. While all very different, her series manage to move me, to make me both sad and happy, feeling everything her characters are going through. New Adult novel-contains sexual situations and mature topics. In her world of silence, Elsie has given up hope that her life will contain anything but constant struggle and pain… until the beautiful boy she has severely wronged comes to her rescue at precisely the right time. Alone in life-a life that’s dangerous and cruel-her will to keep going is an ever-losing battle. Everyday is a fight for survival on the cold streets of Seattle, everyday a struggle to find food and keep warm.

Too timid to talk to girls, Levi stays as far away as possible and completely on his own… until he saves the life of a troubled pretty blonde, a troubled pretty blonde that might just be the exception to his rule.Įlsie Hall is homeless.

Haunted by a crippling shyness and the tragic events of his past, Levi spends his days with his head buried in his books, or training hard for his college football team. He isn’t dark in looks or intimidating to everyone he meets. The youngest of the Carillo boys, Levi is nothing like his older brothers. Life has never been easy for twenty-year-old Levi Carillo.

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