I love a second chance story line. I love a book with a bit of angst. Or a lot. I love a good HEA too. And this book brought me all of these attributes. From what I can see, this is the first book from this author and as far as first books go, it's put together really well. The storyline is unique in the chain of events that occur and that is something hard to do in the romance world with so many books and so many amazing authors out there. My favorite part of the book is how descriptive the author is about small details that a lot of authors will pass over. For example, something as simple as Rachel drinking the wine....I seriously could taste that wine as I was reading. And, is it really a brand because it made me want some. As Rachel is standing in Sean's office for the first time....I felt like I was seeing it through her eyes with all the details. And I absolutely love when an author can bring that to the table. I think that's a unique gift from a storytellers point of view and it's obvious it's one that this author possesses. I really enjoyed the dynamics of the characters....their back story, their history, what happened to each of them during their time apart, and how the author brought them back together. I loved reading Sean's realization of his feelings for Rachel, and the extreme measures he took to get her back.
One thing, it was short. And sometimes short is good but I wanted more. And I wanted to the extended HEA because I'm a greedy reader like that. While the author did a great job at being descriptive, at times it felt a little clinical when characters feelings were being written about. It's hard to put into words where this feeling came from, but it was just something that came to mind as I was devouring the book. Because regardless of these minor things...I still did just that....devoured the book in about 45 minutes. I would love to see more from this author, and I would also love to see more from these characters....like...hint hint....a story about the daughter maybe?? Just sayin!!
Kel
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