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Blurb
Ten years is a long time when you’re
thirty-two. We’d seen our share of ups and downs, but I could honestly say,
they were mostly up. That’s the thing about happiness though. It lulls you into
a false sense of security.
Neither one of us ever thought we’d ever
be touched by crippling loss or immeasurable grief. But not all stories have a
happy ending, and I knew, better than anyone, that sometimes, one of you won’t
make it till the end. One of you has to go first. And one of you will be left
behind to pick up the pieces.
That one is me.
But starting over isn’t what I thought it
would be. I need escape from the memories that plague me, remind me. So I went
back to where it all began. To the town where I was born. To the place whose
beauty could pierce my pain. Where I experienced my first kiss, where I fell in
love, where a man was my earth. And I…
I was his sky.
Excerpt
You never
had a girlfriend.” I whispered.
“No, Rylie. I didn’t.”
I pushed away from him, my mouth coating itself in preparation for what was to come, and ran toward the field behind his parents’ house. I threw up everything in my stomach, but I kept heaving with wracking sobs, unable to keep my shit together. If I’d listened….if I’d answered his letters…if I hadn’t met Nick…
His hands were in my hair, pulling it back, but it was no use. I was a mess in every way possible.
“This isn’t…” I hiccupped, “how I imagined this going.”
“Yeah?” he said softly. “How’d you imagine it?”
“We would have it out, and then we’d have angry sex, and then we’d fall in love and have babies and live happily ever after.”
See? Honesty.
“Oh Rylie,” he said with humor in his voice, not at all bothered when he wiped the edges of my disgusting mouth with his hand. “I’ll be pissing you off again…probably on purpose just so we can have that angry sex you just mentioned.”
“No, Rylie. I didn’t.”
I pushed away from him, my mouth coating itself in preparation for what was to come, and ran toward the field behind his parents’ house. I threw up everything in my stomach, but I kept heaving with wracking sobs, unable to keep my shit together. If I’d listened….if I’d answered his letters…if I hadn’t met Nick…
His hands were in my hair, pulling it back, but it was no use. I was a mess in every way possible.
“This isn’t…” I hiccupped, “how I imagined this going.”
“Yeah?” he said softly. “How’d you imagine it?”
“We would have it out, and then we’d have angry sex, and then we’d fall in love and have babies and live happily ever after.”
See? Honesty.
“Oh Rylie,” he said with humor in his voice, not at all bothered when he wiped the edges of my disgusting mouth with his hand. “I’ll be pissing you off again…probably on purpose just so we can have that angry sex you just mentioned.”
My Review (ARC provided)
4-4.5 stars!
This book...I couldn't put it down. It starts off with heavy emotions but
I like how it was done. I wasn't completely torn and ready to put it
down, I wanted to keep reading and find out what was going to happen. The
author did that well, she made me like the the heroine's husband but not
form a deep connection with him.
This is more than a love story, a second chance romance, or a friends to lovers story; its about healing, coping and realizing you are good enough and strong enough for this world. Rylie was overcoming so much but so were so many other people in this book and they all came together to help each other. I loved Rylie's brother Billy, and I loved Quentin both of them were such great male characters. They both gave everything to Rylie while trying to deal with their own struggles.
This story is a bittersweet beautifully written story that will have you turning the pages. if you are afraid it may be too emotional don't be, the author does such a good job of mixing the good with the bad and putting a smile on your face.
About the
Author:
Julie is a southern California native, a
fan of a really good story (preferably a romance with a happily ever after),
really good pie (preferably pumpkin)and copious amounts of coffee (preferably
Folgers).
She has always enjoyed writing and at one
time thought she might be a singer/songwriter. The 'writer' part is that one
that stuck.
Julie is obsessed with Pi...the equation
and the food. She's allergic to cats, cantaloupe and hates mushrooms. So if you
ever want to give her a gift, those are out for sure.
She currently lives with her romance hero
husband and two boys in Melbourne, Australia.
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