Pieces of Me

by Rachel Ryan

When your heart is in pieces, you know you have experienced true love.
For eleven years Abbi has considered Jake Lewis her best friend. Just when she starts to realise there is a lot more to their relationship, tragedy strikes, tearing them apart and shattering Abbi’s heart.
Years later, Abbi has finally managed to move on in her life with a University Degree, a good job and a new boyfriend. And just when she thought she was finally letting go of the past, Jake returns and throws her world into chaos once more.
How long will Abbi be able to resist the temptation of falling back into Jake’s arms? And will giving in to temptation tear them apart forever?

203 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 11, 2015

Reviews

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book I read it in one sitting.
Abbi and Jake have best friends for 11 years.They have been inseparable,until Jake started dating girls he usually doesn’t stick around long andhas a sucession of girls hanging off him.Abbi has feelings for Jake beyond the boundaries of friendship but it seems Jake has also been having the same feelings for her.Tragedy strikes Jakes family forcing him to move away with his family to the other side of the country they promise to keep in touch, promises of visits but can their budding relationship survive?Abbi is left broken hearted after Jake leaves.
Years later and Abbi feels she has her life back on track putting the past behind her,her job teaching,a boyfriend …maybe finally she can forget Jake.Or so she thinks….when the School Principal announces the name of the new music teacher Abbi is shocked to see Jake Lewis standing there.
They rekindle their friendship,Jake learns about her life while they’ve been apart and her boyfriend Daniel…but the heart wants what the heart wants and Abbi finds herself fighting her feelings torn between Daniel and her love for Jake.Daniel is a freelance photographer and rarely is home for long …but is all it seems with him?Jake is determined to get Abbi back…will they finally be together like they should have been all along?Or have thesy missed their chance forever?
I loved this book its an easy sweet sexy read that I couldn’t put down once id started im a big fan of this author and look forward to her future work.

[Lacey · Rating 5 out of 5]

What can I say I'm a sucker for a second chance at love. it was a great fast read couldn't put it down. Definitely an author I will be reading more books from.

[Hayley Uncles · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book was short but great. A second chance that every one deserves. The connection between the characters was amazing.

[Helen (Blissfully Bookish Besties) · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this second chance love story, Abbi and Jake were best friends for eleven years who, just when they realised there was more to their feelings for each other than just friendship, tragedy struck Jake's family and he was forced move away. Now, years later, Abbi has a good teaching job, a boyfriend and is trying to move on with her life but she has still not forgotten about Jake and the heartbreak their separation caused. Her world is suddenly turned upside when Jake returns and is introduced as the new teacher at the school she works. Abbi soon finds herself torn between her boyfriend, Daniel, who may not be all he seems, and Jake who she always thought was 'the one'. Jake, on the other hand, knows exactly what he wants, he finally has Abbi back in his life and he is determined to make her his. For Jake and Abbi, is it too late for second chances and was their HEA never meant to be?

I enjoyed Pieces of Me, it was a great story of second chance love and never forgetting the one you are meant to be with. Abbi and Jake were both likeable characters, worked great together as a couple and had amazing chemistry. Rachel Ryan really takes you on an emotional journey and you cannot help but route for Abbi and Jake's HEA. This was a sweet, sexy read and I recommend it to contemporary romance lovers.

[Rebecca Austin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Abbi and her best friend Jake Lewis have grown up tpgether and always been there for each other. They slowly realize they have feelings for each other and kiss but then tragedy strikes and Jake moves across the country, leaving Abbi behind.

But fate sometimes brings people back together, but then again not always. Jake has re-entered Abbi's life but she has moved on and is involved with someone else. But everything is not as it appears and Abbi may truly be in over her head.

This book definitely had some suspense and kept me waiting to see what was going to happen as I really didn't see some stuff coming!

Lots of mystery and romance!

[❤️Melanie G.📖💛 · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a sweet with a bit of suspense read. Really enjoyed this story.