Laura E James

If you expect some kind of contemporary romance where there is love, loving, drama and then HEA. Then this is not that. This is more real and heartbreaking.

First we have Victoria who has problems with her son. That was the heart breaking part, how he lashed out at her. It broke me. So she leaves everything behind, even the company she built, to start a new life. To be a new her. To get to know her son.

Chris is a megastar who comes back home with his son. He has lost another son and his wife, and years after he still deals with the tragedy. His son is suffering too.

They all need to find peace and quiet, acceptance and forgiveness. But it does not make it easier that Chris ad Victoria used to date and got their hearts broken cos of it.

So yes we got issues, working through the and slowly (I mean slowly!) getting to know each other again. Slowly even talking to each other, slowly becoming friends and slowly wanting more. You do not rush love.

But that HEA I talked about earlier, of course there is still a HEA. Everyone will get to live happily ever after.

Love, loss and a new life.… (plus d'informations)

Intense emotional roller coaster of a story that has love, loss, caring, secrets, sharing, intrigue, abuse and a whole lot more.

Griff is a man who is driven by his need to save others. His wife, Evie, is going through a rough patch while caring for Logan, Griff’s father. She is keeping a secret that has driven a wedge in the marriage and then led to a separation. Tess, Evie’s daughter and Griff’s stepdaughter, has her own set of troubles and issues to deal with and is keeping secrets, too. With a toddler, big sheepdog and all of the secrets add in a childhood friend of Griff’s who appears from nowhere and the plot thickens. The complexities of this story are well plotted and presented. Having the story told by Griff, Evie and Tess allows insights that might not otherwise have the same impact.

I came away with the feeling that family is important, love is to be cherished, secrets can be very harmful and communication is essential to healthy relationships. I believe this is a book that has more than one message and is definitely worth reading. It is not a light carefree story but one with depth and discernment.

Thank you to NetGalley and Choc Lit for the copy of this book to read and review.… (plus d'informations)