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Tee Smith

Chasing Dragonflies Kindle Edition

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Six years in captivity.

Six years locked away from the world.

Finally, after all these years Maddie finds her freedom. But is one ever truly free of their past?

It feels like she has woken from a deep slumber and the whole world has changed. She barely recognises her own reflection, everyone has moved on.

Nothing is the same.

The man she loved, who she thought was lost forever, is still alive.

Is this her second chance at life?

Maddie wants to go out in the world, everyone wants to hold her back.

Does she have the courage to move forward and find peace in her life, despite what others want from her? Only she can decide.

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207 pages
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English
Publication date

22 September 2016
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1273 KB
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01LT1A80K
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tee Smith (22 September 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1273 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 207 pages

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Tee Smith

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Tee Smith is a West Australian, romantic suspense author. She lives with her husband in a small country town. Her four children are fully grown and she has two little granddaughters who live nearby that she dotes on.

With a busy life and a family to raise, she did not start writing in earnest until after she turned 40. She now spends all her spare time tapping away at the keys bringing her readers all the amazing stories she has floating around inside her head.

Born to be a wanderer, she gets away every chance she can get. Tee believes there are so many wonderful places in the world she has not seen yet, why travel to the same place twice.

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TracyReads

Nice story

Reviewed in Australia on 24 September 2016

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This was a nice story and I enjoyed it despite the hard subject matter. It was handled well and the romance between Maddie and Dex was really sweet. The plot felt a little predictable in places and the only thing that really surprised me was the ending which seemed to come from nowhere.
I liked this book more than Tee's first book and can see she is growing as a writer.

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Megan

I was left needing more

Reviewed in Australia on 24 October 2016

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Im giving 5 stars because they were well deserved . Its not easy to keep me interested in a book but Tee Smith has most definitely done it!

Reviewed in Australia on 1 March 2017

Chasing Dragonflies what an appropriate title for this book. This is the follow on book from Collecting Scars and is Maddies story but has all the characters from Collecting Scars and the addition of some new ones.
This book is an amazing read and shows that after heartache and loss that life does go on and that love and friendships can be found. And that sometimes those are strongest when both pieces are broken.
I'm not going to talk about the book because if I do I will give the story line away just buy the book and give it a read.
Would I recommend this book YES

Reviewed in Australia on 26 September 2016

I love to have my cake and eat it too so this book made me happy. I have to admit that in Collecting Scars I was a little bummed that I didn't get a full HEA for the characters but Tee made up for it in Chasing Dragonflies. Not only did you a glimpse into Asha and Xave's life since the incident but also you get to know Maddie and find out about her struggles. I love Dex and although he has had a heart breaking past I'm so glad he has found a new future with Maddie. I look forward to seeing how both Asha and Xave, as well as Maddie and Dex's lives develop when we get to learn about the life of Trick. Soon. Hopefully. *hint hint*

Reviewed in Australia on 22 September 2016

Another great read!

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Amazon Customer

Loved this second book by Tee Smith

Reviewed in Australia on 27 October 2016

Loved this second book by Tee Smith. You can't help but fall in love with all the characters. I can't wait for the third instalment.

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Allison Schorr

Excellent Addition to This Series!

Reviewed in the United States on 4 December 2016

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After the wild emotional ride I experienced while reading her first novel, I braced myself for Round Two in Ms. Smith’s second book. And I’m so glad I did.

Chasing Dragonflies closely examines the fallout after Maddie Arnold is finally freed after six long years of captivity. Although I’ve never been in her situation (and I pray I never will be), I thought her mindset made a lot of sense with regard to her hang-ups and fears. I, too, would be afraid of enclosed spaces and wary of strangers.

I can’t commend the author enough for making Maddie a strong female character despite the ordeal she endured. It would have been so easy to turn her into a perpetual scaredy-cat, but Ms. Smith instead chose to create a young woman who acknowledges her mental scars and strives to rise above them and embrace the joys that come with her newfound freedom.

One of those joys is a mechanic named Dex, who has scars of his own. He initially tries to ignore his attraction to Maddie while working to get her dormant car up and running, but soon gives in to the pull and finds that while two jagged pieces of a puzzle may not perfectly fit together, they can still make for a strong joining.

This is a story of the triumph of the human spirit that will make you shake an invisible pom-pom as you watch the characters conquer their demons. It is both beautiful and uplifting and makes me eagerly anticipate the next installment in the series. Bravo!

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Monica

Cute story, but desperately needs editing

Reviewed in the United States on 23 June 2017

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Cute story of a girl who had been locked in a shed for six years, and her journey of re-joining life and discovering love. The story is sweet but juvenile, and the characters are not very well developed. But the worst part is the lack of editing – on every page, there are many typos, errors in spelling, poor grammar, horrendous or missing punctuation, poor and incorrect word usage (to/too, etc.), appalling sentence structure (some did not even make sense), and missing words. Some sentences were just a phrase with no subject. Some sentences were run-on with either no punctuation or multiple commas, and I needed to figure out where to put a period and divide it to make sense out of it. All those errors constantly disrupted the flow of the story and I almost did not even finish the book. However, having finished it, I wish there was an epilogue to bring the story to a close and answer some of the questions and threads that were left hanging with no resolution. Overall, cute story, but very poorly written and desperately needs editing. I do not recommend this.

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JW

I liked the title and I think it was a perfect titel for this story.

Reviewed in the United States on 12 June 2017

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This story is about Maddie who has been locked away in a shed for 6 years by her father. She finally has her freedom, but after 6 years it is a long recovery, building her strength up, learning to walk again. When she is released from the hospital, her brother Xavier has his brother-in-law, Patrick, move into her house with her to help her out.
She realizes the car she once loved is still there and she decides she wants to fix it up. She calls a mechanic and he comes out to look at the car.
Dex decides he can fix the car but he doesn't watch TV or read the newspaper so he knows nothing about what Maddie has endured for the last 6 years. As he repairs her car, their friendship grows. With all that Maddie has had to endure, she never plays the victim. She is a strong woman who only wants to build her life. Everyone thought she was dead so she even has to go back and get learners permit. She never gave up and she hasn't given up since she was set free. The story is about her rebuilding her life.

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Kindle Customer

Interesting

Reviewed in the United States on 6 June 2017

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This story sort of sucked me in and kept my interest. It took until Chapter 11 before I found out where it is located though. A young girl is locked in the shed in her backyard by her father who didn't want her to get married. For 6 years she was in the shed, under primitive conditions. I had trouble because she didn't get mental health services when she obviously has PTSD. She is angry that her mother knew she was in the shed, did nothing for years until she finally killed him and herself. She misses her father who was her jailer, abuser, and would have let her die in the filthy shed. Severe psychological issues...... Otherwise a good story with plenty to keep your interest.

DragonPoetikFly

Chasing Dragonflies

Reviewed in the United States on 17 July 2019

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I Loved this book! The title itself captured my interest, because I love dragonflies! I also have dragonfly tats all over my body. My pen name is :DragonPoetikFly"! I understand why Maddie loves dragonflies, and why her sibling called her "Fly". Probably like Maddie thought too buzzfly annoying lol! Dex is complex but very loving and if he knew his rights and took the self pity out of his mind h'ed have everything he loves in his life.