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Heart in a box
Elizabeth Heart never thought this could happen to her.
In love and pregnant, she found herself standing in front of all her wedding guests, announcing in a trembling voice that the ceremony was canceled.
The last time she saw Colin Young, her groom to be, he stood in their bedroom and kissed her goodbye. Now, the wedding was off and Colin gone.
Five years later, she is raising her daughter on her own, struggling with the expenses that threaten to drown her. Out of nowhere the man who broke her heart is back, and he has demands.
Lizzie had learned her painful lesson, and she has no intention of repeating her mistakes, but what if life has plans of their own?
Can we leave the past behind, can we forgive and get a second chance?
In love and pregnant, she found herself standing in front of all her wedding guests, announcing in a trembling voice that the ceremony was canceled.
The last time she saw Colin Young, her groom to be, he stood in their bedroom and kissed her goodbye. Now, the wedding was off and Colin gone.
Five years later, she is raising her daughter on her own, struggling with the expenses that threaten to drown her. Out of nowhere the man who broke her heart is back, and he has demands.
Lizzie had learned her painful lesson, and she has no intention of repeating her mistakes, but what if life has plans of their own?
Can we leave the past behind, can we forgive and get a second chance?
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not-appealing
January 12, 2019Just before they get married, he gets cold feet and leaves his pregnant fiancé humilated and alone at the altar.
Comes back 5 years later when he feels he has f*cked enough women and enjoyed his freedom.
Stupid woman takes him back.
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Comes back 5 years later when he feels he has f*cked enough women and enjoyed his freedom.
Stupid woman takes him back.
Some writers think this is what we want to read?
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
January 16, 2018
While she is alone raising her daughter he goes out into the world and fucks other women. She gives up everything to be with him but is abandoned pregnant on their wedding day.
Drama and more drama with a pathetic heroine and a weak hero.
She is a loser who had no one but him. He had dates with another woman after he returned to the city and when he was away from her.
Drama and more drama with a pathetic heroine and a weak hero.
She is a loser who had no one but him. He had dates with another woman after he returned to the city and when he was away from her.
"You gave up everything for that bastard and see what you got in return?"
"At twenty-six this is my life. No college degree, no savings, no husband."
"The tears run down when I think of what was deprived from Vivian, of what was deprived from both of us: The right to lean on someone, the promise that he will always be there. The father he chose not to be, who abandoned his daughter before she was even born. I didn't imagine he, of all men, would run away, but he did and he left us alone."
"We never had a future together. I was his escape, the only comfort he knew. The one who accepted him unconditionally, the one who gave up on the future he didn't even know was within her reach. . I was the rock on which he shattered, until he no longer needed me. He had to stay away from me to survive. I was unnecessary baggage, a weight that dragged him down. So he cut the rope, swam to shore and left me to drown. ."
""Have you dated anyone?" The dumb question still preoccupies me, as if that's what is important. "No one serious," he answers evenly. "I always knew that the moment would come when I would leave everything and come back here, and I didn't want to leave anyone behind." "Except me," I say in frustration."
"How many girls have you been with? Not many. I don't know if I believe him or why it even matters. He was with others, while I stopped my life."
"Colin had no problem sleeping with others, while I waited and waited and convinced myself no one would want"
""You sacrificed your future for him, and he left?""
"I want more from my life. I want . . ." "You want more?" I snort, "With Lauren?" "We’ve gone out twice, I'm not planning a wedding or anything like that." He puts his hands in his pockets. "Why plan a wedding if you're not going to show up anyway?""
""What are you thinking about?" He breaks the silence. "About Lauren," I whisper, "About you moving on.""
""Do you think it's entertaining, that you've spent the past few years screwing and learning some new tricks?""
"When I was in the army," he keeps stroking my cheek, creating an incomprehensible contrast between his delicate touch and the harsh words that come out of his mouth, "there were times when I wanted to die. It seemed like the perfect solution. You would get money, our daughter would get a heroic father, and you'd never find out what your father did."
"I haven't been with anyone since you left, Colin." I look down, my cheeks beginning to burn. "I'm not ready." "So we make out like teenagers," he chuckles. "It'll be fun."
"My mouth misses your lips." I blame the late hour for the confessions he hears from me today. "I'm so pathetic."
"I can't stop thinking about the others." I look down. "I know." "I'm jealous, and I'm afraid to disappoint you."
"Have you slept with someone without protection?" My voice shakes with indignation. "Yes." He doesn't take his eyes off me when he chooses not to lie. Son of a bitch. Couldn't you beautify the truth? "Recently?" I pray to God that I'll receive the answer I want. "Not recently." He doesn't dare come near me, not even a single inch. "Are you clean?" The tears come to me from the very thought that I should even ask, that I don't know. I was supposed to know everything about him, and here stands the man who was supposed to be my husband in the room that was supposed to be our bedroom, and he is a stranger. "I'm clean. I'll still wear a condom, and your time is over."
hell-fucking-no
January 13, 2019A hero that leaves his pregnant fiancé at the alter? Ummm....no. He then fucks OW throughout the separation while the heroine stays celibate. When he comes back he still goes on dates after seeing the heroine again. Oh and to top it all off, he had sex without a condom with other women during the separation.
I want to know why female authors are still writing this worthless trash in 20198/2018? What on fucking earth would make you think this trash is romantic?
I want to know why female authors are still writing this worthless trash in 20198/2018? What on fucking earth would make you think this trash is romantic?
December 3, 2017
It did nothing for me but piss me off. I've rolled my eyes so much that I'm pretty sure I saw my brain.
The h cries ALL the time. I kid you not! ALL the time!
And the H? what a wonderful guy! who wouldn't give a second chance to the guy that left you pregnant on your weeding day, lefting nothing but a note behind and when he gets back 5 years later he doesn't apologize "because what's the point if you're not gonna forgive me". *insert screams here*
Oh and let me tell you the H had sex with OW when they are apart and the h, of course, "doesn't have time to date" in FIVE years. *insert eye roll here*
But that's ok! No worries they end up together, because he's rich now and let's not forget, the most important thing in a relationship, he's hot, really, really hot, ubber hot, perfect abs, huge arms and all that. How can she resist that beautiful smile? *eye roll* Who cares about respect? Certainly not the h! *my eyes hurt but I keep rolling them*
By the end of the book the H is the "victim"(her words not mine) *more eye roll*
It was painful and I'm glad it's over!
The h cries ALL the time. I kid you not! ALL the time!
And the H? what a wonderful guy! who wouldn't give a second chance to the guy that left you pregnant on your weeding day, lefting nothing but a note behind and when he gets back 5 years later he doesn't apologize "because what's the point if you're not gonna forgive me". *insert screams here*
Oh and let me tell you the H had sex with OW when they are apart and the h, of course, "doesn't have time to date" in FIVE years. *insert eye roll here*
But that's ok! No worries they end up together, because he's rich now and let's not forget, the most important thing in a relationship, he's hot, really, really hot, ubber hot, perfect abs, huge arms and all that. How can she resist that beautiful smile? *eye roll* Who cares about respect? Certainly not the h! *my eyes hurt but I keep rolling them*
By the end of the book the H is the "victim"(her words not mine) *more eye roll*
It was painful and I'm glad it's over!
August 9, 2018
***THREE STARS***
I'm SO torn on this story. I loved some of it, and I hated other parts of it. This story had all the angst I could ask for. I loved that aspect of this story, but the story got annoying to me once Colin came back into Elizabeth's and Vivian's lives. Elizabeth took all of her heartbreak and turned it into hate, and used that hate to punish Colin by withholding her daughter from him. After a time, Elizabeth's actions just came off as immature and petty, and I started to really dislike her. She became this negative, vindictive person that sucks out all the joy and happiness away from everyone within her vicinity. Although I truly felt heartbroken for Elizabeth in the beginning of this story, I really disliked her enough later in the story, that it knocked a full star off from what could have been an epic angstfest.
December 2, 2017
The most dreadful second chance romance I have ever read.:(
August 2, 2018
3 stars
After thinking about my review for a week, I changed my rating. I loved the angsty drama in this one. I may change my rating and add to this review as I process the reason(s) the H did not call or come back sooner.
After thinking about my review for a week, I changed my rating. I loved the angsty drama in this one. I may change my rating and add to this review as I process the reason(s) the H did not call or come back sooner.
December 3, 2017
Just too much back and forth for me. Of course H sleeps around during separation while h remains celibate because she’s raising a child.
December 27, 2017
Did not finish the book!
This book is about Elizabeth and Colin. They were high school lovers. *Eye roll*
Both MC's dated for several years and now they were going to marry. But suddenly H leaves the h on their wedding day, without giving any reasonable explanation. And h was 5 months pregnant at that time.
Five years later, she is raising her daughter on her own, struggling with the expenses. And our disgusting H is back — after 5 year, and he has demands — he wants to meet his daughter. Why suddenly he want to meet his daughter, now? What the hell he was doing for 5 year? Oh yeah! Dating OW. While our h was raising her child and struggling, H was dating OW. And H was so arrogant that he don't even apologise to h.
But h had learned her painful lesson, and h doesn't want H in her daughter life. H was horrible. I don't even want to know why he left h on their wedding day. He was heartless person, who doesn't not deserve second chance. I gave up around 50%.
This book is about Elizabeth and Colin. They were high school lovers. *Eye roll*
Both MC's dated for several years and now they were going to marry. But suddenly H leaves the h on their wedding day, without giving any reasonable explanation. And h was 5 months pregnant at that time.
Five years later, she is raising her daughter on her own, struggling with the expenses. And our disgusting H is back — after 5 year, and he has demands — he wants to meet his daughter. Why suddenly he want to meet his daughter, now? What the hell he was doing for 5 year? Oh yeah! Dating OW. While our h was raising her child and struggling, H was dating OW. And H was so arrogant that he don't even apologise to h.
But h had learned her painful lesson, and h doesn't want H in her daughter life. H was horrible. I don't even want to know why he left h on their wedding day. He was heartless person, who doesn't not deserve second chance. I gave up around 50%.
December 26, 2017
Whiney heroine ..seriously whiney
April 29, 2018
Deep betrayal - leaving the one you love at the alter knowing she is pregnant? Hell no - no reason good enough to forgive - no way! And that father of hers? Loved what h's mother did to him -was really cruel especially seeing his daughter suffering all those years because of what he did to the H! Double betrayal on what should have been happiest day of her life. I don't know that I would be as forgiving. The story was full of emotions, really good, just hated H and father for good portion lol.
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January 20, 2018
Awful, awful, awful. The heroine was psychotic, immature and two-faced. Too much contrived, over-the-top drama and childishness. The premise was weak, the writing was terrible and often difficult to understand. I don't care if the person who wrote it doesn't speak English as a first language, that's what editing is for and clearly, that did not happen here. All the positive reviews this nightmare got are mind boggling. It belongs in a bin.
December 3, 2017
Threw the towel in a 69%. I could not go on with this book.
Elizabeth Heart met Colin Young as a 17 year old.
Colin Young stole her heart and made plans with her for their future.
On the day of the wedding pregnant she is left to tell everyone the wedding would not be going ahead.
From that point on Elizabeth Heart became a vindictive, whiny, childish adult despite being the mother of a an almost 5 year old. Her habitual whining was a turn off, her anger was off the wall, she was judgmental foolish woman who spewed hatred whenever she could.
When Colin Young came back into her life, she found out the reason he left her and their daughter and despite the painful revelation of why he left her she continued in the same whiny vein until her mantra "I don't know how to forgive him" finished me off and I stopped reading this.
What an awful FC - unable to forgive the person she was supposed to love. All she did was waste 5 years of her life hating someone for something he had no power over.
Angsty it may be but it is not an easy read. In my book she didn't deserve a second chance she should have been left to stew in her miserable life she chose to lead.
Elizabeth Heart met Colin Young as a 17 year old.
Colin Young stole her heart and made plans with her for their future.
On the day of the wedding pregnant she is left to tell everyone the wedding would not be going ahead.
From that point on Elizabeth Heart became a vindictive, whiny, childish adult despite being the mother of a an almost 5 year old. Her habitual whining was a turn off, her anger was off the wall, she was judgmental foolish woman who spewed hatred whenever she could.
When Colin Young came back into her life, she found out the reason he left her and their daughter and despite the painful revelation of why he left her she continued in the same whiny vein until her mantra "I don't know how to forgive him" finished me off and I stopped reading this.
What an awful FC - unable to forgive the person she was supposed to love. All she did was waste 5 years of her life hating someone for something he had no power over.
Angsty it may be but it is not an easy read. In my book she didn't deserve a second chance she should have been left to stew in her miserable life she chose to lead.
October 30, 2017
It is a beautiful and emotional story about second chance. The characters are so real and deep and you can feel them while reading. This is not just another reach guy and weak girl, it's about grownup people with a vast past. They have been through a lot during the years they where apart. 5 freaking stars!!!
November 9, 2017
Read it in hebrow. One of my most favorite! Beautiful story!
Can’t wait to read the English versions!
Can’t wait to read the English versions!
July 16, 2023
3.5 stars it was a bit slow and laborious at times a difficult balance as the angst was real.Could have been served better with more of Colin's POV .There was a major bone of contention and low point in the storyline involving the huge build up and anticipation of their first interlude after reconciling ....and for me it was spoiled by the brief forced and untimely Q&A right before where he admits to having sex with several woman without condoms.WTF? Supposedly what got him through War and everything else was imagining their faces and the day when he could finally reunite,yet he would risk knocking up some random??? So unnecessary! I wouldn't have been a stickler about him being celibate given the circumstances, but that risk demeaned what was otherwise a touching second chance love .
I feel.it important to add that the H was NOT the true villain regarding his departure! He was placed in an untenable situation,bullied and manipulated by her father,a man who is not inherently evil,but severely fractured, damaged and fearful.Despite the above noted flaw,still a worthy of your time if one hails the angst and appreciate the second chance love scenario
I feel.it important to add that the H was NOT the true villain regarding his departure! He was placed in an untenable situation,bullied and manipulated by her father,a man who is not inherently evil,but severely fractured, damaged and fearful.Despite the above noted flaw,still a worthy of your time if one hails the angst and appreciate the second chance love scenario
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December 11, 2017
Review by Lisa Kane
Heart in a Box
I love a second chance at romance story. I love angst and heart pounding, stomach dropping moments. So Heart in a Box-a story where the pregnant bride is literally left at the altar by the runaway groom-this one is right up my alley!
Elizabeth Heart is struggling to raise her little girl all on her own. Money is tight, their apartment is not in the best of neighborhoods and her lack of education holds her back from bettering herself. She never thought at twenty-six this would be her life. But when Colin Young left her at the altar and never looked back, she had no choice but to pick up the shattered pieces of her life. Her parents help her out, she has a few good friends and she’s determined to give her daughter what little she can.
The floor just about gives way under her feet when she’s at work and Colin walks in like he owns the place. As if he didn’t destroy her. And he demands to see his daughter. Can this guy be any more arrogant? He offers no explanations for his absence. By the way he is dressed Elizabeth can tell he’s far from broke. Not gonna happen….
Once Colin shows up in town he continues to demand to see Vivian, his child. He wants to pay child support. He wants what he thinks he is entitled to have. I’m not diggin’ this character at this point.
Getting inside a character’s mind is difficult when you don’t get their POV. The whole story is from Elizabeth’s POV and I wanted to know why Colin did what he did, where has he been, what kind of life has he been living. We do get most of the answers by way of dialogue between Colin and Elizabeth but I would have liked to have read his thoughts myself. There are so many secrets in this story and nothing is quite what you believe it to be.
Expect to be frustrated and heart broken and confused while reading Heart in a Box. (how perfect is that title for this story?) The characters are well defined, the story flows along without dragging and the mysteries are revealed. (although I wanted my answers a little faster than I got them-lol!) Very good read.
Heart in a Box
I love a second chance at romance story. I love angst and heart pounding, stomach dropping moments. So Heart in a Box-a story where the pregnant bride is literally left at the altar by the runaway groom-this one is right up my alley!
Elizabeth Heart is struggling to raise her little girl all on her own. Money is tight, their apartment is not in the best of neighborhoods and her lack of education holds her back from bettering herself. She never thought at twenty-six this would be her life. But when Colin Young left her at the altar and never looked back, she had no choice but to pick up the shattered pieces of her life. Her parents help her out, she has a few good friends and she’s determined to give her daughter what little she can.
The floor just about gives way under her feet when she’s at work and Colin walks in like he owns the place. As if he didn’t destroy her. And he demands to see his daughter. Can this guy be any more arrogant? He offers no explanations for his absence. By the way he is dressed Elizabeth can tell he’s far from broke. Not gonna happen….
Once Colin shows up in town he continues to demand to see Vivian, his child. He wants to pay child support. He wants what he thinks he is entitled to have. I’m not diggin’ this character at this point.
Getting inside a character’s mind is difficult when you don’t get their POV. The whole story is from Elizabeth’s POV and I wanted to know why Colin did what he did, where has he been, what kind of life has he been living. We do get most of the answers by way of dialogue between Colin and Elizabeth but I would have liked to have read his thoughts myself. There are so many secrets in this story and nothing is quite what you believe it to be.
Expect to be frustrated and heart broken and confused while reading Heart in a Box. (how perfect is that title for this story?) The characters are well defined, the story flows along without dragging and the mysteries are revealed. (although I wanted my answers a little faster than I got them-lol!) Very good read.
November 20, 2017
ONE WEEK!!
It took me a full week to read this book, me who usually read such a book in a few hours. And why?
Was it Because I didn't like it? Because I didn't find it fascinating? Because I couldn't let it out of my hand?
So the answers to these questions are:
No
No
And really, NO.
I loved it SO much, I WAS fascinated, and could barely put it down.
In fact, I forced myself to stop reading every now and then, for such a book is meant to be read slowly.
This book is so different from Ally's previous books (all of which I read in Hebrew and are excellent), this book has something unique about it, I felt as if I had a new friend I was accompanying through the process she was going through, then I stopped reading to let things settle down, to process them slowly, just like it does in the book.
I felt I was hugging her when she was sad, that I laugh with her when she was witty, broke down with her when she was scared.
I was with her when she built her life from shrapnel.
I think this book has a different uniqueness, it is completely a real life story, so real.
As I was reading the book I received a call from someone who asked for my help, she said that after five years of living together and having a baby, her partner left, and now he wants back.
I advised her over the phone for several days, while reading this book, reality and imagination mingled together and perhaps this made the reading an experience in a most empowering way.
Because there is an understanding that this can be a true story, that can take place everywhere.
The sexual parts between the characters are very few and certainly fitting the story, most of the book itself really is focused on feelings, fears, struggles and emotion VS logic, the desire to start again against the fear of being hurt.
I enjoyed every moment of reading, I have no doubt that I will return to this book soon.
Highly recommended !!!!
It took me a full week to read this book, me who usually read such a book in a few hours. And why?
Was it Because I didn't like it? Because I didn't find it fascinating? Because I couldn't let it out of my hand?
So the answers to these questions are:
No
No
And really, NO.
I loved it SO much, I WAS fascinated, and could barely put it down.
In fact, I forced myself to stop reading every now and then, for such a book is meant to be read slowly.
This book is so different from Ally's previous books (all of which I read in Hebrew and are excellent), this book has something unique about it, I felt as if I had a new friend I was accompanying through the process she was going through, then I stopped reading to let things settle down, to process them slowly, just like it does in the book.
I felt I was hugging her when she was sad, that I laugh with her when she was witty, broke down with her when she was scared.
I was with her when she built her life from shrapnel.
I think this book has a different uniqueness, it is completely a real life story, so real.
As I was reading the book I received a call from someone who asked for my help, she said that after five years of living together and having a baby, her partner left, and now he wants back.
I advised her over the phone for several days, while reading this book, reality and imagination mingled together and perhaps this made the reading an experience in a most empowering way.
Because there is an understanding that this can be a true story, that can take place everywhere.
The sexual parts between the characters are very few and certainly fitting the story, most of the book itself really is focused on feelings, fears, struggles and emotion VS logic, the desire to start again against the fear of being hurt.
I enjoyed every moment of reading, I have no doubt that I will return to this book soon.
Highly recommended !!!!
August 30, 2021
This story was heartbreaking and had all the angst I could ask for.
Lizzie was left at the altar, 5 months pregnant, by Colin, her first boyfriend, the love of her life, the single man that she had, and the one that made her forgot about her scholarship knowing that if she will leave for college, he will be heartbroken.
As a single mom, she suffered because she had no one by her side, her daughter asked for her father and she did not know what to say. Also, she had money issues and she never recovered after the betrayal.
5 years later, Colin is back, asking to meet his daughter. I hated him because he never apologized for what he did and I think that even though he knows that she suffers, he doesn't really acknowledge the hurt. She took all that hurt and she became full of hate and she tried to keep the daughter away from the father. He was trying to give her money, buying her and her daughter.
The daughter acted like a brat, btw.
After she welcomes him into her daughter's life, she finds out about a bigger betrayal, about the reason that he left, but still she cannot forgive him so easily. This has a HEA but not enough grovel.
Lizzie was left at the altar, 5 months pregnant, by Colin, her first boyfriend, the love of her life, the single man that she had, and the one that made her forgot about her scholarship knowing that if she will leave for college, he will be heartbroken.
As a single mom, she suffered because she had no one by her side, her daughter asked for her father and she did not know what to say. Also, she had money issues and she never recovered after the betrayal.
5 years later, Colin is back, asking to meet his daughter. I hated him because he never apologized for what he did and I think that even though he knows that she suffers, he doesn't really acknowledge the hurt. She took all that hurt and she became full of hate and she tried to keep the daughter away from the father. He was trying to give her money, buying her and her daughter.
The daughter acted like a brat, btw.
After she welcomes him into her daughter's life, she finds out about a bigger betrayal, about the reason that he left, but still she cannot forgive him so easily. This has a HEA but not enough grovel.
dont-read-this-itll-just-enrage-you
January 12, 2019Didn't read it, never will, but I'm really curious if any readers found this hero to be desirable or, well, heroic.
Like, a reader who was able to put themselves into the shoes of the pathetic heroine and think, "wow, this is some romantic shit. I'd love to dedicate myself to a man, have him impregnate me, then have him leave me AT THE ALTER AND HUMILIATE ME IN FRONT OF ALLLLLL THE PEOPLE. Then I'd love it even more if he got to miss all of the important developmental stages of our daughter's life - and left all of the shitty diaper changes and long, sleepless nights to me alone - and got to do whatever and WHOMever he wanted. Hell, make sure he has sex with some of those ladies WITHOUT PROTECTION and I think my ovaries may just explode. And I'll just wait here for years and years, all by my sad, celibate lonesome until he bothers to come waltzing back in to see his daughter while still dating OW to make me realize what I've lost. Then maybe I'll cry and boo-hoo some until he finally caves and we get back together and THE END. HAPPILY EVER AFTER!"
Like, a reader who was able to put themselves into the shoes of the pathetic heroine and think, "wow, this is some romantic shit. I'd love to dedicate myself to a man, have him impregnate me, then have him leave me AT THE ALTER AND HUMILIATE ME IN FRONT OF ALLLLLL THE PEOPLE. Then I'd love it even more if he got to miss all of the important developmental stages of our daughter's life - and left all of the shitty diaper changes and long, sleepless nights to me alone - and got to do whatever and WHOMever he wanted. Hell, make sure he has sex with some of those ladies WITHOUT PROTECTION and I think my ovaries may just explode. And I'll just wait here for years and years, all by my sad, celibate lonesome until he bothers to come waltzing back in to see his daughter while still dating OW to make me realize what I've lost. Then maybe I'll cry and boo-hoo some until he finally caves and we get back together and THE END. HAPPILY EVER AFTER!"
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Blurb:
Elizabeth Heart never thought this could happen to her.
In love and pregnant, she found herself standing in front of all her wedding guests, announcing in a trembling voice that the ceremony was canceled.
The last time she saw Colin Young, her groom to be, he stood in their bedroom and kissed her goodbye. Now, the wedding was off and Colin gone.
Five years later, she is raising her daughter on her own, struggling with the expenses that threaten to drown her. Out of nowhere the man who broke her heart is back, and he has demands.
Lizzie had learned her painful lesson, and she has no intention of repeating her mistakes, but what if life has plans of their own?
Can we leave the past behind, can we forgive and get a second chance?
Blurb:
Elizabeth Heart never thought this could happen to her.
In love and pregnant, she found herself standing in front of all her wedding guests, announcing in a trembling voice that the ceremony was canceled.
The last time she saw Colin Young, her groom to be, he stood in their bedroom and kissed her goodbye. Now, the wedding was off and Colin gone.
Five years later, she is raising her daughter on her own, struggling with the expenses that threaten to drown her. Out of nowhere the man who broke her heart is back, and he has demands.
Lizzie had learned her painful lesson, and she has no intention of repeating her mistakes, but what if life has plans of their own?
Can we leave the past behind, can we forgive and get a second chance?
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August 20, 2020Heroine was a bit much and didn't forgive right away (I actually liked the latter trait tbh. I kind of like heroines who punish mean heroes).
Hero was so dumb--- why didn't you just explain what happened to the heroine right away? A lot of the angst seemed avoidable and manufactured.
And the circumstances when they meet after the separation are so annoying, but so goddamn predictable. He's rich, she's dirt poor. She didn't go to college (for the sake of their relationship) and he's some savvy businessman. He's had casual sex with MULTIPLE women, some WITHOUT a condom. She couldn't even get HERSELF off during the separation--- let alone get some help from an OM.
No stars bc I really just don't know how I feel about this one.
Hero was so dumb--- why didn't you just explain what happened to the heroine right away? A lot of the angst seemed avoidable and manufactured.
And the circumstances when they meet after the separation are so annoying, but so goddamn predictable. He's rich, she's dirt poor. She didn't go to college (for the sake of their relationship) and he's some savvy businessman. He's had casual sex with MULTIPLE women, some WITHOUT a condom. She couldn't even get HERSELF off during the separation--- let alone get some help from an OM.
No stars bc I really just don't know how I feel about this one.
January 14, 2018
This book was beautiful, I couldn't put it down!
January 30, 2018
Shock
There love story was a true love story even though so much crap happen when he left i couldn’t imagine not having another baby with the love of my life so I understand why she scared but it shouldn’t rule her she should embrace her self she been hell and back and on top a single mom not many young ladies can handle being a mom with out a partner in a very young age.
There love story was a true love story even though so much crap happen when he left i couldn’t imagine not having another baby with the love of my life so I understand why she scared but it shouldn’t rule her she should embrace her self she been hell and back and on top a single mom not many young ladies can handle being a mom with out a partner in a very young age.
January 24, 2018
Simply Breathtaking
I have no words !!! I tried so hard to hate Colin, and to ridicule Lizzy for her constant state of angst, but I couldn't. I totally got them both, I felt their pain, their loss, their love, everything. Vivian was completely adorable and added some much appreciated humour and fluff. Loved every single fabulous word.
I have no words !!! I tried so hard to hate Colin, and to ridicule Lizzy for her constant state of angst, but I couldn't. I totally got them both, I felt their pain, their loss, their love, everything. Vivian was completely adorable and added some much appreciated humour and fluff. Loved every single fabulous word.
January 13, 2018
Tugs your heartstrings
A wonderful, heart wrenching story that only forgiveness can cure. Overcoming the hardships in life and letting those in even after they have caused you heartache is what makes this story so real.
A wonderful, heart wrenching story that only forgiveness can cure. Overcoming the hardships in life and letting those in even after they have caused you heartache is what makes this story so real.
January 12, 2018
Words can’t explain❤️
What a great job the author did. This book has you drawn in completely from the first word to the last. I laughed and cried. I loved Colin and hated him. But they love and that’s perfect.
What a great job the author did. This book has you drawn in completely from the first word to the last. I laughed and cried. I loved Colin and hated him. But they love and that’s perfect.
January 8, 2018
Heart wrenchingly beautiful!
Heart in a Box definitely grabs your attention from the start and doesn’t let go! It’s a second chance at love. Elizabeth and Colin have to sift through the past, confronting choices that were made to protect the ones they love. Definitely recommend it!
Heart in a Box definitely grabs your attention from the start and doesn’t let go! It’s a second chance at love. Elizabeth and Colin have to sift through the past, confronting choices that were made to protect the ones they love. Definitely recommend it!
November 10, 2020
Amazing
Update 11/20
I’m not sure this is the right book. Rereading now and I don’t understand why I thought it was amazing??
This was an amazing book. Any book that makes me laugh, makes me cry and everything in between is a book I want to read. This book was well written, well edited and kept me on the edge of an anxiety attack. Well done!!
Update 11/20
I’m not sure this is the right book. Rereading now and I don’t understand why I thought it was amazing??
This was an amazing book. Any book that makes me laugh, makes me cry and everything in between is a book I want to read. This book was well written, well edited and kept me on the edge of an anxiety attack. Well done!!
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