RELEASE DAY REVIEW: Struck by Lightning – Sarah Black

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Marcus always thought life had a plan: paint by day, avoid commitment by night. But when he’s literally struck by lightning in front of his apartment, things take a wild turn—especially when his cute, quirky neighbor, AJ, crashes his UPS truck after witnessing the whole thing.

AJ, a free-spirited dreamer with a big heart, heroically performs CPR to save Marcus’s life. As they navigate the aftermath of the bizarre accident, their small neighborhood community rallies together. Tenesha, the outspoken single mom next door, along with her hilarious son Po and their mischievous dog Marco, become unlikely friends to both men.

While Marcus struggles to recover and AJ faces his own insecurities, the group leans on each other for support. As sparks of romance start flying between Marcus and AJ, the pair soon realize that fate might have more in store than either of them imagined.

When chaos threatens their lives again, AJ steps up, proving that lightning can strike twice—but love, once ignited, is there to stay.

Marcus is a painter who just was struck by lightning for the second time in his life. Laying on the ground he is saved by the UPS driver AJ doing CPR to start his heart beating again. This encounter would lead to Marcus and AJ becoming close friends with the hope of more.

Marcus, AJ, Tenesha, her son Po and their puppy were all present when Marcus was hit, and they began to share their troubles with each other. Tenesha is trying to deal with school a small child and a puppy left by her partner who also left. Marcus is dealing with his love of painting but the galleries who handle his work give him just enough money to manage and AJ who not only saved Marcus’s life but hit a car and is losing his job.

A story of friendship and finding love. Surviving a dangerous lightning strike could wind up being the best thing that could have happened to Marcus despite being unusual and dangerous.