The very few positive relationships she has had allowed Celeste to lead a somewhat normal life. She is a woman who has endured a rough life with a mother and a younger sister who succumbed to addiction. We are given a complete picture of Celeste. Now Celeste wonders if she’s truly cracked and her mind has created the perfect companion.Ĭan Celeste trust her current reality? Or will she be able to find it somewhere between the absolute truth and a carefully constructed deception? The CharactersĪnna: The character structure in this story is spot on. Until Olivia’s arrival, the only voices and faces Celeste saw were the ones she created in her mind. But four years without another living person, another voice to hear, has Celeste not only questioning Olivia’s intentions but also her authenticity. As she struggles with the morality of breaking the rules of the experiment, Celeste can’t deny her growing attraction to the kind and enigmatic Olivia Soldano. When Celeste finds an injured hiker in the woods, her strictly governed world is thrown into disarray. It should be an easy finish, but nothing is ever that simple.

She’s only a few months away from completing her term, and half a million dollars will be hers.

No internet, no human contact, and no way to leave. As a person comfortable with being alone, she decides to give four years to an experiment and living in total isolation. Whether it’s by choice or design, Noyes takes us on a psychological journey of the mind and the heart and shows us what it truly means to be with someone.Ĭeleste Thorn believes she’s found the perfect way to pad her pocketbook. Noyes is a romance focusing on the concept of being alone.

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