WELCOME TO TRULOVE UNIVERSE
In SoulMatch, you’ll find my version of a possible far-off future where love can be purchased, a corrupt corporation will do just about anything for money, and two women must fight not only for the freedom they want but freedom for others as well.
I describe this book as science fiction and dystopian, with romance on the side, but the reality is that romance is very much the driver of the events. Imagine you were born to a corporation; raised to believe you were specifically made for someone. But now, you’re falling for someone else, and that someone else knows the secrets and wants to tear the whole world apart so that everyone can have a chance to be free and have real love.
In TruLove, you’ll learn about the very origins of SoulMatch. In a future not very far off from our own, there’s a company called TruLove, whose goal, you guessed it, is to help people find love. All you have to do is give a little DNA, take a test, and download an app where a list of people you might be right for and vice versa will appear, and you can find the love of your life.
When two women reluctantly agree to participate, they’re sent on a journey of discovery that finds them falling in love while trying to uncover what TruLove might really be up to.
I wrote SoulMatch first and TruLove second when I found myself wondering how we could have gotten to the world of SoulMatch. Then, I decided to release them in that order, which might seem a bit odd, because I believe it packs a bigger punch to read SoulMatch first.
Welcome to the TruLove Universe!
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As long as people look for love, someone will be there trying to make a profit on it.
SoulMatch promises people soulmates created just for them. The person simply needs to tell them what they want, give a little DNA, answer some questions, and in twenty-three years, a soulmate who loves them and is perfect for them in every way will be delivered. As people start creating soulmates for their children so that they don’t have to go out and find love themselves, the industry is booming.
But Theodora knows she wasn’t made for the man she’s supposed to marry in a few short months. She knows that because she doesn’t and can’t love any man – she was meant to love a woman. When one day, her best friend goes missing and a new student of SoulMatch School shows up in her place, everything changes fast for Theodora.
Avalon knows the secret of SoulMatch. When they’d tried to get her to conform, she’d resisted. Now, she’s the only one who can bring them down. She just needs a little help, and she thinks she can get it from the one person she’s been told to trust. The fact that Avalon is falling for that person and not for the man she’s meant to marry soon only complicates things further, but Avalon will have her revenge.
Avalon and Theodora will bring SoulMatch down because lives are at stake, and not just their own.
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In an ever-changing and complex world, it can be hard to find love. But there’s a new company called TruLove, and they offer people a chance to take a few tests and receive a list of the top ten people on the planet that they could be happy with. No more of this ‘one person in the world for each person.’ TruLove has been growing ever more popular as more and more people decide to get their lists, reach out to their connections, and go in search of love.
Arden was forced to take the TruLove test as a teenager by her heartbroken mother who didn’t want Arden to be miserable like her. But it’s not until Arden gets injured as an adult and has no one to come to the hospital that her list is actually revealed to her against her wishes. People begin to show up, wanting to meet their connection, but Arden isn’t interested.
Freya only took the test because her partner at the time convinced her to do it. After finding out they weren’t on each other’s lists, that partner left Freya heartbroken and hating TruLove and everything it stood for. When she later gets a call telling her that one of her connections is in the hospital, Freya doesn’t know what to do. Deciding to see Ardern after all, she can’t seem to stay away now.
The only problem is that TruLove might not be about love at all. And when Arden discovers that, it puts her and Freya in unexpected danger.
NOTE: While TruLove is a prequel to SoulMatch, it takes place centuries earlier, so there are no repeat characters in this world’s origin story.