***3.5 Stars***
This one was a rough one for me, one that I came quite close to DNF’ing if I’m absolutely honest. I hate to admit that, because I never want to DNF a book, especially one that I have been looking forward to reading (even if it did take me a long, LONG time to get to). But there was that one ‘thing’ that kept me reading, which I’ll get to in a bit) and in the end I’m happy I stuck it out to see how everything worked out for Nikki and Brant.
So, the ‘thing’, or really ‘things’, that kept me reading were Cole and Nadine. I’ve loved Nadine since first being in her presence and kinda want to be her when I grow up. But Cole was pretty amazing. Had there not been a “Cole” in the mix, I wouldn’t have kept going. He was sweet, protective, snarky and I absolutely adored him.
Now for Nikki and Brant. It’s really hard to truly dislike either of, especially after all that they had gone through in a very short amount of time. Nikki, I really liked from the start and after finding out all that had happened I couldn’t help but admire how she found a way to pick herself up and at least attempt to have some semblance of a life. Brant, I obviously had many, many moments where I wanted to do way more than Gibbs smack him, even after finding out the full story. I swear my heart bled for both of them, but his self loathing went to a level that I couldn’t handle. But, as they both FINALLY communicated with each other ~ truly communicated, I started to root for them and ended up very happy with where they were at in the end.
This one put me through the ringer and the honest truth is that if Cole, or a character like him, hadn’t been a part of the story I would have DNF’d, so this really goes to show how secondary/supporting characters can help to make or break a book for me. I waffled a bit on my rating and if I should round down or up, I picked up because by the end I was all in. So, if you like OTT angst, then this one is definitely for you.
~ Copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley & voluntarily reviewed ~
A second-chance romance from the #1 NYT bestseller of The Bet, Matchmaker and Elite series!
She's everywhere.
Ex-wife.
Love of his life.
The last person in the world he wanted to see...ever.
And now that he's working beside her every day, he can't escape her. Her scent, glimpses of her smile, even the tension in the air that makes his body hum with the kind of need he'd only experienced with one person-all of it is driving him over the edge.
Brant Wellington was certain of three things:
Alcohol wasn't going to solve this.
He really was losing his F-ing mind.
And his gorgeous ex-wife was going to be the death of him.
Release Date: November 28th, 2017
Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she's not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.
She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband, adorable son, and two snoring boxers! She loves to hear from readers!
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