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Love Disregarded
When I first met Aston Prescott, I thought I’d be able to let go of him. I was naive. He belonged to the country club where I worked, and despite the vast difference in our social status, I still fell for him. I thought he fell for me too, and that our love would overcome any obstacles. But our relationship was discounted by everyone around us. Our families didn’t support us, and our friends avoided us. So we moved on with our lives, but then everything fell apart. The man who once abandoned me is now seeking comfort in my arms, and this time, I’m not sure if I can give in. Because if I do, I may never be able to let him go again.
258 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 8, 2020
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27 books939 followersA recent poll of her readers described Rachel Blaufeld as insightful, generous, articulate, and spunky. Originally a clinical social worker, Rachel creates broken yet redeeming characters. She’s been known to turn up the angst like cranking up the heat in the dead of winter. A devout coffee drinker and doughnut eater, Rachel spends way too many hours in local coffee shops, downing the aforementioned goodies while she plots her ideas.
As a side note, Blaufeld, also a long-time blogger and an advocate of woman-run anything, is fearless about sharing her opinion. She captured the ears of stay-at-home and working moms on her blog, BacknGrooveMom, chronicling her adventures in parenting tweens and running a business, often at the same time. To her, work/life/family balance is an urban legend, but she does her best. Rachel has also blogged for The Huffington Post and Modern Mom. Most recently, her insights can be found in USA TODAY Happy Ever After Blog, where she shares conversations at “In Bed with a Romance Author.”
Rachel lives around the corner from her childhood home in Pennsylvania with her family and two beagles. When she isn’t writing, she can be found courtside, tweeting about hoops as her son plays, or walking around the house wearing earplugs while her other son, the drummer, bangs away.
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As a side note, Blaufeld, also a long-time blogger and an advocate of woman-run anything, is fearless about sharing her opinion. She captured the ears of stay-at-home and working moms on her blog, BacknGrooveMom, chronicling her adventures in parenting tweens and running a business, often at the same time. To her, work/life/family balance is an urban legend, but she does her best. Rachel has also blogged for The Huffington Post and Modern Mom. Most recently, her insights can be found in USA TODAY Happy Ever After Blog, where she shares conversations at “In Bed with a Romance Author.”
Rachel lives around the corner from her childhood home in Pennsylvania with her family and two beagles. When she isn’t writing, she can be found courtside, tweeting about hoops as her son plays, or walking around the house wearing earplugs while her other son, the drummer, bangs away.
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July 3, 2020
3 stars
I wanted to love this one so much... Rachel Blaufeld is an author I always love reading, but this one had one of my least favorite troupes and I just couldn't get over it... It's definitely a 'me' thing and not the book! But truly, I really really don't love that. BUT I did love a lot about this story. I loved the family dynamics at the end. If you love second chance romance and don't mind the troupe in the spoilers I would highly recommend this one, because the authors writing/story-telling is top notch x
I wanted to love this one so much... Rachel Blaufeld is an author I always love reading, but this one had one of my least favorite troupes and I just couldn't get over it... It's definitely a 'me' thing and not the book! But truly, I really really don't love that. BUT I did love a lot about this story. I loved the family dynamics at the end. If you love second chance romance and don't mind the troupe in the spoilers I would highly recommend this one, because the authors writing/story-telling is top notch x
July 9, 2020
I could see what the basic bones of this story were, second chance love with the person who stole your heart. It had a lot of promise but for me it under delivered what I was hoping would be an emotionally charged story. I didn’t really feel anything. Most of the important moments of this story were spoken of but there was not enough depth to them.
I did not like Aston at all, I found him arrogant and self centred. I liked him in the beginning when they first met but his character development left him completely unlikable. I could not connect with Bexley, the female lead character, years pass between the last time she sees Aston and when she sees him again. He chose his own happiness over her and I thought she was a fool to even entertain the idea of talking to him again.
I don’t want to go into any further detail about this story as I am sure that plenty of people will love it. Sadly this story was not for me this time which makes me sad because I really do love this author’s work.
I did not like Aston at all, I found him arrogant and self centred. I liked him in the beginning when they first met but his character development left him completely unlikable. I could not connect with Bexley, the female lead character, years pass between the last time she sees Aston and when she sees him again. He chose his own happiness over her and I thought she was a fool to even entertain the idea of talking to him again.
I don’t want to go into any further detail about this story as I am sure that plenty of people will love it. Sadly this story was not for me this time which makes me sad because I really do love this author’s work.
July 12, 2020
3.5 Stars / 2 Steam Fans
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July 6, 2020
2.5 Stars
I really wanted to love this book so much more than I did. I love Rachel's books and have always thoroughly enjoyed her characters. However, this one missed the mark for me.
Love Disregarded is a second-chance romance between Bexley and Aston. Bexley and Aston are from aspects in life and while they both knew it was probably impossible, they tried any way. They were forced apart fifteen years ago when Aston's father made him choose his career and family over a young love. Now Aston is doing what he can to win Bexley back into life.
I truly did love this book as it felt more real with the dialogue between everyone. However, there was a lot of other instances and happenings that I did not care for. It felt as though Bexley all too willingly let Aston back into her life. And Aston overlooked a lot of huge issues that should have made him extremely upset and mad.
I felt things were handled too quickly and easily. While the dialogue felt true to life, the actions and flow of everything were too unbelievable. I had no issues the troupes that were played out, I just didn't care for how they were handled.
Overall, it was just an ok read for me. Definitely give the book a try because I know many that have loved this one.
I really wanted to love this book so much more than I did. I love Rachel's books and have always thoroughly enjoyed her characters. However, this one missed the mark for me.
Love Disregarded is a second-chance romance between Bexley and Aston. Bexley and Aston are from aspects in life and while they both knew it was probably impossible, they tried any way. They were forced apart fifteen years ago when Aston's father made him choose his career and family over a young love. Now Aston is doing what he can to win Bexley back into life.
I truly did love this book as it felt more real with the dialogue between everyone. However, there was a lot of other instances and happenings that I did not care for. It felt as though Bexley all too willingly let Aston back into her life. And Aston overlooked a lot of huge issues that should have made him extremely upset and mad.
I felt things were handled too quickly and easily. While the dialogue felt true to life, the actions and flow of everything were too unbelievable. I had no issues the troupes that were played out, I just didn't care for how they were handled.
Overall, it was just an ok read for me. Definitely give the book a try because I know many that have loved this one.
July 9, 2020
If you are looking for a story about second chances and single parents with kids, then this is the story for you.
For me, I like both those topics in a romance story. And I definitely enjoyed Bexley and all the kids. But Aston is a whole other story. I hate him! If I was her, I wouldn’t be so quick to forgive him. Her being in love with him these past 14 years had made her accept anything he wants to give her. Too little, too late in my opinion. Because of this, I couldn’t really get into this one and I started skipping around until the end.
3.5 stars for me
For me, I like both those topics in a romance story. And I definitely enjoyed Bexley and all the kids. But Aston is a whole other story. I hate him! If I was her, I wouldn’t be so quick to forgive him. Her being in love with him these past 14 years had made her accept anything he wants to give her. Too little, too late in my opinion. Because of this, I couldn’t really get into this one and I started skipping around until the end.
3.5 stars for me
July 8, 2020
Love Disregarded is Rachel Blaufeld at her absolute best! Aston and Bexley's story was hard to put down!
No one can rouse up raw, highly emotional angst quite like Rachel. Her stories have those soul-stirring elements that pull you in and keep you invested through every page.
Second-chance romances are my jam, and this one did not disappoint.
No one can rouse up raw, highly emotional angst quite like Rachel. Her stories have those soul-stirring elements that pull you in and keep you invested through every page.
Second-chance romances are my jam, and this one did not disappoint.
July 8, 2020
3.5 stars for me
I enjoyed this one but unfortunately didn’t connect with the hero for most of the book. Aston didn’t win me over until the last few chapters and I just wish it had been sooner. I did like the backstory and I loved the kids and the part they played in the HEA of the book.
I received an arc of this book.
I enjoyed this one but unfortunately didn’t connect with the hero for most of the book. Aston didn’t win me over until the last few chapters and I just wish it had been sooner. I did like the backstory and I loved the kids and the part they played in the HEA of the book.
I received an arc of this book.
July 7, 2020
I adored this book! I had to read it in one sitting because it was simply amazing! Miss Blaufeld is one of my favorite authors, her words captivate you and won't let you go until you finish her stories! it was an incredible story!
June 22, 2020
4 stars
July 8, 2020
Overall Grade: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 1/2
When I saw that Rachel Blaufeld had a book releasing, I was excited as I had enjoyed her book, Wander Love. The dark, angsty feel of that book is something I love to read with rom-coms, contemporary romances, new adult, etc. It creates a balance that imitates life, I think. So given all of that, I was excited for her newest book, Love Disregarded. For one, I love a second chance romance which is usually fraught with so much angst as either the H or h are separated for some ungodly reason. Additionally, this is also a bit “opposites attract”: rich boy and poor girl. Those stories too generally come with a parent who is disapproving and goes to great lengths to keep them apart. In a nutshell, those two tropes create the recipe for an angsty romance with the possibility of a redemptive conclusion, so I jumped into Love Disregarded.
And sadly, I was a little disappointed. I hate writing these words. I really do because I want to love everything that a writer writes. As a teacher of writing, however, I know that that notion is fiction itself. At the core, the trope qualities I listed above are present in Blaufeld’s Love Disregarded, and if you like those tropes, you should grab this book. Now, should you stop what you’re reading and pick this book up immediately? Sadly, I would say “no.”
For one, Aston, Blaufeld’s hero, is not my favorite person in the present. In my opinion, for a second chance romance to work, you have to want the perpetrator of angst in the past to be a better person in the present time, and while Aston has a few moments of kindness, he really isn’t a great guy. I actually prefer younger Aston before he makes the choice to ruin their relationship. It is his younger self where his compassion and integrity lie. I kept waiting to like him again, but I grew to appreciate his role, not his characterization, in the later parts of the story. As a character, I wouldn’t identify him as a nice guy, and he isn’t an anti-hero either, so it makes it hard for me to actually like him.
Secondly, there are holes in the story that I wanted to be filled. Typically with second chance romances, you receive the former story before you receive the present story, and the building of that former story elevates the tension and angst of the romance. There is another iteration of this where the former story is woven in the midst of the present, but you generally receive those woven bits chronologically and you have a moment of break up. It’s almost painful to read those past parts. For this reader, I find myself taking breaks to push through the difficulty of the eventual separation. Yet, Blaufeld doesn’t take that tact, which, if intentional, is both a blessing and a curse. It’s a blessing in that you don’t suffer through their break-up chronologically because she doesn’t present it that way, but it’s a curse because I think she loses the momentum of her angst level. Even more, we are fed those details in later chapters that interrupt the present, but we never get the actual moment of break up. Again, it causes a strange chronological disruption which doesn’t sometimes make sense as Aston and Bexley are trying to move forward. It also leaves you confused at times.
Thirdly, there is a bit of repetition in this story. One of my pet peeves as a reader is being reminded of the same feelings and anxieties between the couple. For me, it feels like filler. This happens over and over again in Love Disregarded. It creates a whiplash effect as these two struggle towards their happy ending. For obvious reasons, Bexley complicates their reunion, while also falling into Aston’s arms, constantly trusting and distrusting him. I want forward motion, so it felt repetitive to relive their past (especially when it’s divulged in pieces) over and over again.
Bexley, her children, and Aston’s children are the highlights of Rachel Blaufeld’s Love Disregarded, especially Piper. Honestly. Yes, I think Bexley is a little too indecisive, and she could have shown greater strength against Aston given the lessons she had learned in the future; however, she is more likable as a character over Aston or any of the ancillary characters besides the kids. I know there are many people who love Rachel Blaufeld and will read this book. I did. It’s good. It isn’t a top read for me, though, for a variety of reasons, and in the end, that makes me a little sad as I HATE being the bearer of a middlin’ to fair review.
When I saw that Rachel Blaufeld had a book releasing, I was excited as I had enjoyed her book, Wander Love. The dark, angsty feel of that book is something I love to read with rom-coms, contemporary romances, new adult, etc. It creates a balance that imitates life, I think. So given all of that, I was excited for her newest book, Love Disregarded. For one, I love a second chance romance which is usually fraught with so much angst as either the H or h are separated for some ungodly reason. Additionally, this is also a bit “opposites attract”: rich boy and poor girl. Those stories too generally come with a parent who is disapproving and goes to great lengths to keep them apart. In a nutshell, those two tropes create the recipe for an angsty romance with the possibility of a redemptive conclusion, so I jumped into Love Disregarded.
And sadly, I was a little disappointed. I hate writing these words. I really do because I want to love everything that a writer writes. As a teacher of writing, however, I know that that notion is fiction itself. At the core, the trope qualities I listed above are present in Blaufeld’s Love Disregarded, and if you like those tropes, you should grab this book. Now, should you stop what you’re reading and pick this book up immediately? Sadly, I would say “no.”
For one, Aston, Blaufeld’s hero, is not my favorite person in the present. In my opinion, for a second chance romance to work, you have to want the perpetrator of angst in the past to be a better person in the present time, and while Aston has a few moments of kindness, he really isn’t a great guy. I actually prefer younger Aston before he makes the choice to ruin their relationship. It is his younger self where his compassion and integrity lie. I kept waiting to like him again, but I grew to appreciate his role, not his characterization, in the later parts of the story. As a character, I wouldn’t identify him as a nice guy, and he isn’t an anti-hero either, so it makes it hard for me to actually like him.
Secondly, there are holes in the story that I wanted to be filled. Typically with second chance romances, you receive the former story before you receive the present story, and the building of that former story elevates the tension and angst of the romance. There is another iteration of this where the former story is woven in the midst of the present, but you generally receive those woven bits chronologically and you have a moment of break up. It’s almost painful to read those past parts. For this reader, I find myself taking breaks to push through the difficulty of the eventual separation. Yet, Blaufeld doesn’t take that tact, which, if intentional, is both a blessing and a curse. It’s a blessing in that you don’t suffer through their break-up chronologically because she doesn’t present it that way, but it’s a curse because I think she loses the momentum of her angst level. Even more, we are fed those details in later chapters that interrupt the present, but we never get the actual moment of break up. Again, it causes a strange chronological disruption which doesn’t sometimes make sense as Aston and Bexley are trying to move forward. It also leaves you confused at times.
Thirdly, there is a bit of repetition in this story. One of my pet peeves as a reader is being reminded of the same feelings and anxieties between the couple. For me, it feels like filler. This happens over and over again in Love Disregarded. It creates a whiplash effect as these two struggle towards their happy ending. For obvious reasons, Bexley complicates their reunion, while also falling into Aston’s arms, constantly trusting and distrusting him. I want forward motion, so it felt repetitive to relive their past (especially when it’s divulged in pieces) over and over again.
Bexley, her children, and Aston’s children are the highlights of Rachel Blaufeld’s Love Disregarded, especially Piper. Honestly. Yes, I think Bexley is a little too indecisive, and she could have shown greater strength against Aston given the lessons she had learned in the future; however, she is more likable as a character over Aston or any of the ancillary characters besides the kids. I know there are many people who love Rachel Blaufeld and will read this book. I did. It’s good. It isn’t a top read for me, though, for a variety of reasons, and in the end, that makes me a little sad as I HATE being the bearer of a middlin’ to fair review.
July 23, 2020
That one star rating is under duress. Up to me I'd make a different rating system - like one with anti-stars.
But you know, maybe I misread the blurb and this was actually a romantic comedy. Maybe that's it, because this shite was so ridiculous it HAD to be intended as tongue-in-cheek. I mean, why else would the plot be so bizarre? Why did it all feel so disingenuous? Was it planned all along that the H and h be caricatures? Ones that embodied the more suck-ass qualities of the human race, I should add.
Every time I think I've finally encountered THE example in a H/h that proves the merits of abortion, I am reminded to never think I've seen the worst romance writers have to offer - because it can, and does indeed, get worse.
Meet "Aston Prescott."
🤮🙄
...whom I've rechristened Arseton.
Arrogant, entitled, narcissistic, weak AND...s.t.u.p.i.d.
A truly lethal combination.
That wankstain had no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Driven by greed and selfishness and exacting someone else's revenge, incapable of putting anyone's needs before his own - including his kid's - and got everything HIS way by pushing and crossing boundaries and not listening to people. And apparently because he was so charming.
Yeah, I didn't see that.
He was a spoilt, controlling little prick with a silver tongue and a big...bank account.
Next up - heroine Bexley Rivers. The only way that dumb cow gets a pass is if the writer forgot to mention that Bex rode the short bus to school.
My review, my right to say what I want, btw.
And what I want to say is Bexley was a toxic waste of oxygen who was so stupid it's a good thing her brain stem was in good nick or she'd have forgotten to breathe.
It's a wonder she could stand, what with that whole no backbone thing. Seriously, shad NO sense of self-preservation or self-worth.
Let's just make it easier all round and say she had no sense, period. 'Kay?
She was an even worse parent than Arseton, and for that and on behalf of myself and other single mums out there putting our KIDS first, breaking our arses to provide for them and raise them with integrity and values, I despised her.
You can be a pathetic pushover and an embarrassment to women all you like, but when you can't even put your innocent child before your throbbing vagina, and you can't tell the controlling son of a bitch you're shagging to BACK OFF and mind his place when it comes to how you raise your kids, you SUCK. You fail as a human and don't deserve the title of mother.
Over the course of this nightmare of a story, Arseface forced his way back into her life after quite literally scraping her off the sole of his shoe 15 years prior. He manipulated things to his favour, he undermined her authority as a parent, he subverted their daughter and her son by buying their loyalty with things she couldn't afford - and they DIDN'T need. And it doesn't matter one bit how hard she worked for them or how well she thought she taught them values - or that their loyalty belonged with her - because she ALLOWED him to win. Every time. She just caved. She said no, he bought expensive shit anyway to make himself look good. She said to give her space, he stalked her, forced his way into her life and then used her kids to manipulate her. God, what a shitebag. Both of them! They both sucked and they deserve a long, miserable life together in marital Hell with their entitled, money-grubbing spawn.
And way to drop the ball on the whole "federal drug charges" against Arsehat.
🙄😑🙄😑🙄😑🙄😑🖕🖕🖕🖕
Definitely no research was done on THAT insipid excuse for an arc. Arsehole was being so cocky about his innocence and supposed evidence I thought for sure it would come back to bite him.
Silly me.
Of course he was going to get all the charges dropped and the feds off his back without spending a MINUTE in court. Why? Because he's Arseton feckin Prescott - god to we peons - and this is HIS universe. He just lets us live in it.
Fuck him.
Fuck yet another depiction of a woman as someone to walk behind a man and never beside him, weak and foolish and with her brains between her legs.
And fuck this book.
Perhaps I'll just continue on the assumption that this was actually a rom-com and not a serious story, because I just don't want to ponder what it says about someone who creates characters such as the ones here. And make no mistake, they were all either cracked or mental.
Obviously this should be avoided. It lowers IQ levels.
Also obvious that this is another writer for me to avoid like plague. Or the IRS. Whichever is worse.
But you know, maybe I misread the blurb and this was actually a romantic comedy. Maybe that's it, because this shite was so ridiculous it HAD to be intended as tongue-in-cheek. I mean, why else would the plot be so bizarre? Why did it all feel so disingenuous? Was it planned all along that the H and h be caricatures? Ones that embodied the more suck-ass qualities of the human race, I should add.
Every time I think I've finally encountered THE example in a H/h that proves the merits of abortion, I am reminded to never think I've seen the worst romance writers have to offer - because it can, and does indeed, get worse.
Meet "Aston Prescott."
🤮🙄
...whom I've rechristened Arseton.
Arrogant, entitled, narcissistic, weak AND...s.t.u.p.i.d.
A truly lethal combination.
That wankstain had no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Driven by greed and selfishness and exacting someone else's revenge, incapable of putting anyone's needs before his own - including his kid's - and got everything HIS way by pushing and crossing boundaries and not listening to people. And apparently because he was so charming.
Yeah, I didn't see that.
He was a spoilt, controlling little prick with a silver tongue and a big...bank account.
Next up - heroine Bexley Rivers. The only way that dumb cow gets a pass is if the writer forgot to mention that Bex rode the short bus to school.
My review, my right to say what I want, btw.
And what I want to say is Bexley was a toxic waste of oxygen who was so stupid it's a good thing her brain stem was in good nick or she'd have forgotten to breathe.
It's a wonder she could stand, what with that whole no backbone thing. Seriously, shad NO sense of self-preservation or self-worth.
Let's just make it easier all round and say she had no sense, period. 'Kay?
She was an even worse parent than Arseton, and for that and on behalf of myself and other single mums out there putting our KIDS first, breaking our arses to provide for them and raise them with integrity and values, I despised her.
You can be a pathetic pushover and an embarrassment to women all you like, but when you can't even put your innocent child before your throbbing vagina, and you can't tell the controlling son of a bitch you're shagging to BACK OFF and mind his place when it comes to how you raise your kids, you SUCK. You fail as a human and don't deserve the title of mother.
Over the course of this nightmare of a story, Arseface forced his way back into her life after quite literally scraping her off the sole of his shoe 15 years prior. He manipulated things to his favour, he undermined her authority as a parent, he subverted their daughter and her son by buying their loyalty with things she couldn't afford - and they DIDN'T need. And it doesn't matter one bit how hard she worked for them or how well she thought she taught them values - or that their loyalty belonged with her - because she ALLOWED him to win. Every time. She just caved. She said no, he bought expensive shit anyway to make himself look good. She said to give her space, he stalked her, forced his way into her life and then used her kids to manipulate her. God, what a shitebag. Both of them! They both sucked and they deserve a long, miserable life together in marital Hell with their entitled, money-grubbing spawn.
And way to drop the ball on the whole "federal drug charges" against Arsehat.
🙄😑🙄😑🙄😑🙄😑🖕🖕🖕🖕
Definitely no research was done on THAT insipid excuse for an arc. Arsehole was being so cocky about his innocence and supposed evidence I thought for sure it would come back to bite him.
Silly me.
Of course he was going to get all the charges dropped and the feds off his back without spending a MINUTE in court. Why? Because he's Arseton feckin Prescott - god to we peons - and this is HIS universe. He just lets us live in it.
Fuck him.
Fuck yet another depiction of a woman as someone to walk behind a man and never beside him, weak and foolish and with her brains between her legs.
And fuck this book.
Perhaps I'll just continue on the assumption that this was actually a rom-com and not a serious story, because I just don't want to ponder what it says about someone who creates characters such as the ones here. And make no mistake, they were all either cracked or mental.
Obviously this should be avoided. It lowers IQ levels.
Also obvious that this is another writer for me to avoid like plague. Or the IRS. Whichever is worse.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 13, 2020
Two people from two different classes of society. Bex and Aston shouldn't have worked, but they loved each other. They had alot stacked against them from the beginning. They were secluded together in their relationship until they were torn apart by money, greed, expectations. Leading very unhappy lives without each other.
This is a beautiful cover. The story felt a bit chaotic in the beginning. It took me a bit to get into. What I did like was how they still have this pull to one another. None of that is gone, it seems stronger and she is struggling to tell him certain things. This second chance romance with alot at stake. These two obviously love each other but is finding it hard move on. Secrets and obstacles standing in the way of their happy ever after. 3.8 for me.
This is a beautiful cover. The story felt a bit chaotic in the beginning. It took me a bit to get into. What I did like was how they still have this pull to one another. None of that is gone, it seems stronger and she is struggling to tell him certain things. This second chance romance with alot at stake. These two obviously love each other but is finding it hard move on. Secrets and obstacles standing in the way of their happy ever after. 3.8 for me.
July 14, 2020
Thought provoking, and super ang-sty second chance romance.
Full of passion, secrets, and unfinished family dynamics, this book begged the question, can love conquer all.
Emotionally charged, this gripping story explores second chances in the midst of a monumental secret.
Maybe because of my age, I’ve seen my fair share of unusual circumstances in love, life and relationships. Therefore, for me, this second chance romance uniquely weighed in on second chances regardless of said circumstances.
The writing was smart, bold and on point. The characters well developed.
How the story evolved, and why things happened the way they did is well worth reading!
Full of passion, secrets, and unfinished family dynamics, this book begged the question, can love conquer all.
Emotionally charged, this gripping story explores second chances in the midst of a monumental secret.
Maybe because of my age, I’ve seen my fair share of unusual circumstances in love, life and relationships. Therefore, for me, this second chance romance uniquely weighed in on second chances regardless of said circumstances.
The writing was smart, bold and on point. The characters well developed.
How the story evolved, and why things happened the way they did is well worth reading!
July 9, 2020
Love Disregarded, Rachel Blaufeld
Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews
Genre: Romance|R
I've mixed feelings about this book. I loved Bex, but when it came to Aston she was a bit of a doormat. I loved Aston too, it was clear how he felt about Bex but...he let money and revenge guide him. That was OK ish when they were young, we all make mistakes, especially when young. We haven't yet had enough life to assess whats important. When they reconnected though that first time Aston did it again, without the excuse of age. Then after years he decides he wants her and now....and she really just rolls over. Yes, I got that they had a Grand Passion, but the hurts of the past were still there. They had that passion then, this time they've both got others to consider, not just themselves. If I was Bex I'd have made him work Much Much harder the third time.
I felt for Seth, he was just there. Used TBH and though Bex came to love him – sort of – it wasn't the passion she had for Aston. Poor Seth could never live up to that. Never the less he's a good guy, really steps up even when faced with unwanted surprises. He got a hard time IMO.
Milly and Mike, loved them. Hope things worked out for them.
The kids, all of them, were great. Really well balanced considering all they went through.
Aston's parents, weak mother, vicious and cruel father. It kind of excuses his actions a little IMO, but only a little and only when he was younger.
Overall its a mixed book for me. I loved the passion, the so strong feelings between Bex and Aston. I loved the angst, I can never get too much of that, and would have liked it to last a bit longer. I hated that she let him get away with so much, and even up to the end he was just steamrollering his way through, expecting everyone to fall in line with his plans. It doesn't matter if they were good plans, I felt for a solid future Bex needed to make him understand they were a partnership, she had equal say, not just let him carry on as before.
Stars: Three and a half, a good read but I had quite a few reservations about parts.
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Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews
Genre: Romance|R
I've mixed feelings about this book. I loved Bex, but when it came to Aston she was a bit of a doormat. I loved Aston too, it was clear how he felt about Bex but...he let money and revenge guide him. That was OK ish when they were young, we all make mistakes, especially when young. We haven't yet had enough life to assess whats important. When they reconnected though that first time Aston did it again, without the excuse of age. Then after years he decides he wants her and now....and she really just rolls over. Yes, I got that they had a Grand Passion, but the hurts of the past were still there. They had that passion then, this time they've both got others to consider, not just themselves. If I was Bex I'd have made him work Much Much harder the third time.
I felt for Seth, he was just there. Used TBH and though Bex came to love him – sort of – it wasn't the passion she had for Aston. Poor Seth could never live up to that. Never the less he's a good guy, really steps up even when faced with unwanted surprises. He got a hard time IMO.
Milly and Mike, loved them. Hope things worked out for them.
The kids, all of them, were great. Really well balanced considering all they went through.
Aston's parents, weak mother, vicious and cruel father. It kind of excuses his actions a little IMO, but only a little and only when he was younger.
Overall its a mixed book for me. I loved the passion, the so strong feelings between Bex and Aston. I loved the angst, I can never get too much of that, and would have liked it to last a bit longer. I hated that she let him get away with so much, and even up to the end he was just steamrollering his way through, expecting everyone to fall in line with his plans. It doesn't matter if they were good plans, I felt for a solid future Bex needed to make him understand they were a partnership, she had equal say, not just let him carry on as before.
Stars: Three and a half, a good read but I had quite a few reservations about parts.
Arc via netgalley and publishers
July 14, 2020
2.5-3 Stars!
Source: eARC for Honest Review Courtesy of Author via NetGalley
Genre: Second Chance Contemporary Romance
Standalone
My Love Disregarded Review . . .
I have read a couple of books from this author and quite liked them so I was excited for this one. The synopsis reeled me in and it started off well but there were some elements that I didn't completely compel me.
Things that I had some issues with:
1) Aston, I believe was supposed to come across as alpha type male who made decisions and took charge. But instead he came across a bit of a dick and didn't listen just plowed through and did what he wanted, consequences be damned. That trait did not do it for me, as communication is key and especially here when he dropped Bexley so drastically before.
2) I normally love when kids are part of the story but when they were part of the dialogue they came across as adults not children to me.
3) When Bexley has to come clean about her secret with her daughter that conversation was so awkward and not in its an awkward topic sense but it felt rigid and jarring and not emotional and real as it could have been since it was a heavy topic.
4) Mike and Millie story line felt a bit unnecessary or jolting. I see why it was there but their story took a wild turn out of no where and then felt a bit dropped and uncompleted. Maybe they will get their own story then it will make more sense.
Things I liked:
1) Not often to we have blended family love stories and I liked that aspect here. I think this should be done more as it is more parallel to what happens in reality.
2) I liked the idea of second chances and following your heart.
3) For the most part I did like Bexley and understood her hesitation when it came to Aston.
I liked the idea of the story more than the story in the end but that is totally a personal preference in reading. Even though this story wasn't my favorite I can't wait to read more from this author.
Source: eARC for Honest Review Courtesy of Author via NetGalley
Genre: Second Chance Contemporary Romance
Standalone
My Love Disregarded Review . . .
I have read a couple of books from this author and quite liked them so I was excited for this one. The synopsis reeled me in and it started off well but there were some elements that I didn't completely compel me.
Things that I had some issues with:
1) Aston, I believe was supposed to come across as alpha type male who made decisions and took charge. But instead he came across a bit of a dick and didn't listen just plowed through and did what he wanted, consequences be damned. That trait did not do it for me, as communication is key and especially here when he dropped Bexley so drastically before.
2) I normally love when kids are part of the story but when they were part of the dialogue they came across as adults not children to me.
3) When Bexley has to come clean about her secret with her daughter that conversation was so awkward and not in its an awkward topic sense but it felt rigid and jarring and not emotional and real as it could have been since it was a heavy topic.
4) Mike and Millie story line felt a bit unnecessary or jolting. I see why it was there but their story took a wild turn out of no where and then felt a bit dropped and uncompleted. Maybe they will get their own story then it will make more sense.
Things I liked:
1) Not often to we have blended family love stories and I liked that aspect here. I think this should be done more as it is more parallel to what happens in reality.
2) I liked the idea of second chances and following your heart.
3) For the most part I did like Bexley and understood her hesitation when it came to Aston.
I liked the idea of the story more than the story in the end but that is totally a personal preference in reading. Even though this story wasn't my favorite I can't wait to read more from this author.
July 17, 2020
Entertaining, and with the feeling of a soap opera, this book was a page-turner and a fast-paced story. A lot of things are happening in this story!
Bexley is from the poor side of town and works in the golf club’s sandwich shop. She serves the rich and the entitled. There she meets Aston Preston, college student, a richie boy, but he fell like a ton of bricks for Bexley. They had a summer full of hope, love and plans. Then he had to comply with his mother’s demands and his father’s decrees which involved going to business school. His parents are divorced and in order for him to get into his father’s company he is to be groomed as a partner. And all this includes pushing Bexley aside, breaking both their hearts.
Fifteen years later, both Bexley and Aston have been married and divorced and have two kids each. They have never been happy because the only person they loved was unavailable to them. When Aston is accused of dealing drugs in his company, he feels like his cup has run over and he decides that, at thirty-five, he deserves to have some happiness. And he goes in pursuit of the woman he loves.
There’s a lot of recrimination, sabotage, spying, collusion and adorable kids. There’s also power play and a drug charge to be dealt with. Ex-spouses with a grudge also make frequent appearances.
I found some parts of the plot to be scattered but I enjoyed the story and Aston’s persistence. He wanted his second chance and he really rode over everyone’s objections (including Bexley’s!) and he was determined to fix everything so he could at last attain the happiness that he was denied. I loved that the kids were his best accomplices!
Bexley is from the poor side of town and works in the golf club’s sandwich shop. She serves the rich and the entitled. There she meets Aston Preston, college student, a richie boy, but he fell like a ton of bricks for Bexley. They had a summer full of hope, love and plans. Then he had to comply with his mother’s demands and his father’s decrees which involved going to business school. His parents are divorced and in order for him to get into his father’s company he is to be groomed as a partner. And all this includes pushing Bexley aside, breaking both their hearts.
Fifteen years later, both Bexley and Aston have been married and divorced and have two kids each. They have never been happy because the only person they loved was unavailable to them. When Aston is accused of dealing drugs in his company, he feels like his cup has run over and he decides that, at thirty-five, he deserves to have some happiness. And he goes in pursuit of the woman he loves.
There’s a lot of recrimination, sabotage, spying, collusion and adorable kids. There’s also power play and a drug charge to be dealt with. Ex-spouses with a grudge also make frequent appearances.
I found some parts of the plot to be scattered but I enjoyed the story and Aston’s persistence. He wanted his second chance and he really rode over everyone’s objections (including Bexley’s!) and he was determined to fix everything so he could at last attain the happiness that he was denied. I loved that the kids were his best accomplices!
July 5, 2020
I can’t imagine finding your person at 18 and 21 but being so bogged down with the expectations and demands of your parents that you are willing to let the love go. Just walk away from it, not fight for it. I think this is part of my hand up on second chance romances. How can you let so many people in your ear and make so many demands on your life? I guess I do get it, sort of.
Love Disregarded does a great job of showing how those pressure and choices can affect you so deeply. This is one of the better second chance romances I have read. Sometimes in this story it is the rich girl dating the bad boy and she bends to family pressure and lets him go, only to have him return and show he was worthwhile all along. Love Disregarded was the different. Aston was the son of a wealthy businessman. He fell in love with Bexley, the girl from the wrong part of town while she worked at the Country Club he belonged to. Aston gives up Bexely allowing his mother’s expectations and his father’s demands to stand between them.
Life moves forward for them. Both Marrying and have children with other people, until a string of events makes Aston realized his life will never have meaning unless he is with Bexley. They battle through their drama to see if they can finally be together. Oh Boy is there drama! So much is against them throwing up roadblocks at every turn.
This was a 4/5 read for me. It was a great story that kept me engaged. I was rooting for them to be able to find their HEA. There was so much noise around them drowning them out. At times it was difficult to stay focused on their story.
Love Disregarded does a great job of showing how those pressure and choices can affect you so deeply. This is one of the better second chance romances I have read. Sometimes in this story it is the rich girl dating the bad boy and she bends to family pressure and lets him go, only to have him return and show he was worthwhile all along. Love Disregarded was the different. Aston was the son of a wealthy businessman. He fell in love with Bexley, the girl from the wrong part of town while she worked at the Country Club he belonged to. Aston gives up Bexely allowing his mother’s expectations and his father’s demands to stand between them.
Life moves forward for them. Both Marrying and have children with other people, until a string of events makes Aston realized his life will never have meaning unless he is with Bexley. They battle through their drama to see if they can finally be together. Oh Boy is there drama! So much is against them throwing up roadblocks at every turn.
This was a 4/5 read for me. It was a great story that kept me engaged. I was rooting for them to be able to find their HEA. There was so much noise around them drowning them out. At times it was difficult to stay focused on their story.
July 5, 2020
Love Disregarded is a touching romance about two people from different worlds being in love but never finding the right time to be together. Aston and Bexley fell in love at a young age but everyone was against them. Rachel Blaufeld takes readers on a journey of these two starting from their young lives to adulthood in this romance.
Aston was rich and privileged. He was groomed by his father to be ruthless and ready to take over the family business. He had his whole life planned out for him but when he met Bexley on a golf course he wanted to be the person deciding his future.
Bexley is a kind, loyal, and understanding woman. She didn't grow up with things being handed to her and knows how to work hard for everything. She is living her normal life and working at a golf club. She meets Aston and knows about his playboy way. But he is so different with her.
They fall in love and it should be such a beautiful things but it seems like everyone is against them. Many things lead to them breaking up. As the story continues years later, we see that the love they have for each other hasn't gone away but their lives are different now. They have both had unsuccessful marriages and each has two kids. Even if they wanted to could they get back together or would it be too complicated?
I give Love Disregarded 4 stars. It was such a beautiful story that broke my heart. Aston and Bexley loved each other and had to go through so many hurdles. Aston and Bexley had an amazing and adorable supporting cast with their kids. I am looking forward to reading more from this author!
Aston was rich and privileged. He was groomed by his father to be ruthless and ready to take over the family business. He had his whole life planned out for him but when he met Bexley on a golf course he wanted to be the person deciding his future.
Bexley is a kind, loyal, and understanding woman. She didn't grow up with things being handed to her and knows how to work hard for everything. She is living her normal life and working at a golf club. She meets Aston and knows about his playboy way. But he is so different with her.
They fall in love and it should be such a beautiful things but it seems like everyone is against them. Many things lead to them breaking up. As the story continues years later, we see that the love they have for each other hasn't gone away but their lives are different now. They have both had unsuccessful marriages and each has two kids. Even if they wanted to could they get back together or would it be too complicated?
I give Love Disregarded 4 stars. It was such a beautiful story that broke my heart. Aston and Bexley loved each other and had to go through so many hurdles. Aston and Bexley had an amazing and adorable supporting cast with their kids. I am looking forward to reading more from this author!
July 6, 2020
"Love isn't scripted. It's not a movie or a book where there's a formula. There's no plan. In real life, it just happens."
Everyone always remembers their first love, good or bad, they will always be part of you because it was your first. For Bexley, Aston Prescott was her first love. They came from two different worlds but fell in love anyways. But as the story goes some love stories don't last as much as you want them too. Aston has to choose between something he was destined to do or the girl that he loves. To please his dad. mom. and everyone else he does what he thinks is best.
Bexley has to pick up the pieces of a broken heart and a secret. But when your bond with someone is like what Bexley and Aston had you can always forget nor can you really move on.
Certain circumstances bring these souls back together. Aston has to find a way to make things right with Bexley without hurting her again or her family. When Aston finds out Bexley's secret things get a little more complicated.
I enjoyed this book as it was my first from the author. It was a story that some love stories aren't supposed to end and maybe your first love it your last love.
I would like to thank NetGallery, Social Butterfly Pr, and Rachel Blaufeld for an ARC of this book in return for my review.
August 9, 2020
I received a complimentary copy of Love Disregarded in exchange for an honest review. This book was exactly what I was looking for, and it checked all of the boxes for a great read. It began with a teenage romance between Aston and Bexley that was doomed because of social economical differences. Aston and Bexley both went different directions, and were married, had children and divorced. More then a decade passed, before Aston was charged for a crime he allegedly did not commit, and he sought out his "true love" Bexley for support.
This was such a realistic story, that was well thought out and well written. It contained the perfect balance of sharing the teenage years and relationship building, addressing dysfunctional families and alcoholism, and ensuring that if love was meant to be no amount of distance or life experiences will change that. Aston and Bexley may have lost over tens years together, but they both needed that time to mature, and grow as individuals before they could enter a lasting, long term relationship, and to get their "happily ever after."
Overall, this was a great book that I would definitely recommend to friends and family,
This was such a realistic story, that was well thought out and well written. It contained the perfect balance of sharing the teenage years and relationship building, addressing dysfunctional families and alcoholism, and ensuring that if love was meant to be no amount of distance or life experiences will change that. Aston and Bexley may have lost over tens years together, but they both needed that time to mature, and grow as individuals before they could enter a lasting, long term relationship, and to get their "happily ever after."
Overall, this was a great book that I would definitely recommend to friends and family,
July 8, 2020
Rachel Blaufeld has become one of my go to authors for an angtsy filled romance to pull on the heart strings. This was no exception with Love Disregarded. I was captivated from that very first chapter till the amazing epilogue. I loved how Rachel weaved a little of the past in with the story so we could get the full effect of this couple and what they endured.
Aston is a controlling alpha through and through but underneath it all was a little boy that still wanted his parents’ recognition. Bexley was an amazing woman. She just wanted to love Aston for him to love her. My heart broke for the kids who lost so many years but rejoiced at the adults who could get a second chance.
There was lots of angst and some really hot chemistry mixed with a swoony romance for a great book.
Aston is a controlling alpha through and through but underneath it all was a little boy that still wanted his parents’ recognition. Bexley was an amazing woman. She just wanted to love Aston for him to love her. My heart broke for the kids who lost so many years but rejoiced at the adults who could get a second chance.
There was lots of angst and some really hot chemistry mixed with a swoony romance for a great book.
July 2, 2020
Second Chance romance....Bexley and Aston never really fell out of love with each other. It’s the Rich boy loves the “wrong girl” story. But, wow was this so much better. They both have family and relationship baggage that couldn’t be ignored. The side characters were entertaining in their own way. I truly enjoyed this story. I found Myself rooting for Aston and yelling at Bex to shut up and go to Aston already. This was the first book I have read by this author and would definitely read another one!
July 26, 2020
***ARC Provided by the Publisher via Netgalley***
Aston and Bexley just didn't work for me. I thought their initial meeting in the book was strange. Their initial meeting in flashbacks was a little better, but he never struck me as the hero of the story and I never cared for the characters at all. What happened to them didn't matter and it definitely wasn't enough for me to be engaged in the story in any way.
I finished, technically, but I skimmed and skipped through the title to see if it got any better for me, which it didn't.
I am not able to recommend this title.
Aston and Bexley just didn't work for me. I thought their initial meeting in the book was strange. Their initial meeting in flashbacks was a little better, but he never struck me as the hero of the story and I never cared for the characters at all. What happened to them didn't matter and it definitely wasn't enough for me to be engaged in the story in any way.
I finished, technically, but I skimmed and skipped through the title to see if it got any better for me, which it didn't.
I am not able to recommend this title.
June 30, 2020
Love Disregarded is a terrific read. You feel everything Bexley and Aston are fighting against and the emotions they both go through as they fight for their second chance. Bexley is strong and you get why she wants her independent. Aston has such a battle to fight when it comes to making up for past mistakes. I love the passion between Bexley and Aston. You don't blame Bexley for being cautious when Aston is involved. The love is still there and is felt strongly throughout this one. It is so heartwarming watching Bexley and Aston interact and enfold their kids into the mix. Emotions ran high at some points and I loved it so much. This is a book that I couldn't put down.
July 16, 2020
No surprise, but once again, Blaufeld sucks me in and makes me feel like I’m right next to these characters as I read their story. They are developed extensively, so you feel like you know them. They talk like people you know. They go through ups and downs like all of us. Every leading character is relatable. This story has you wondering and hurting as it develops and Blaufeld brought the end into focus. As always, she never leaves you wondering... with her epilogue, she wraps it all up with a bow. I didn’t want to put it down. Can’t wait for what’s next!
July 5, 2020
Love Disregarded by Rachel Blaufeld is a beautiful, heart-wrenchingly second chances story that pulled on my heartstrings.Meet Bexley and Aston. Both share a past, come from different social circles and their first relationship never stood a chance against their families. But now, years later, baoth are settled in their own families, have kids; their love never died and now the time's right to start over.
Love Disregarded is a drama filled, fast paced read, with a storyline and characters that took my breath away.
I loved everything about the book, 5 stars.
Love Disregarded is a drama filled, fast paced read, with a storyline and characters that took my breath away.
I loved everything about the book, 5 stars.
July 14, 2020
Lucky 13 for Blaufeld
Blaufeld's 13th book is a hit. I love that it focused so much more on the main couple. If you love a romance, this is for you. Five stars for the great storyline and details. If there's one disappointment, it's that there's no follow-up book to look forward to!
Blaufeld's 13th book is a hit. I love that it focused so much more on the main couple. If you love a romance, this is for you. Five stars for the great storyline and details. If there's one disappointment, it's that there's no follow-up book to look forward to!
July 6, 2020
Blaufeld makes sure you feel the burn. Aston and Bexley wound with heartache, tempt with romance and leave the heart yearning for just a little bit more. Young love delivers a powerful blow when it's driven by angst. Love Disregarded cast a haunting shadow on the canvas of emotion.
September 13, 2020
Second chance romances are one of my favorites, and this one does not disappoint. Aston and Bexley’s chemistry is off the charts and Rachel makes you feel every emotion in this book. If you love second chance romances, you will want to read this book.
July 3, 2020
ARC received via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Love Disregarded is a standalone second chance romance. Bexley and Aston originally meet and fall in love during their college years. Due to family obstacles, particularly Aston's father, they go their separate ways but never got over one another. Fifteen years later, Aston re-enters Bexley's life, determined for a second chance.
Overall, this book missed the mark for me. I found it to be predictable and unrealistic. The fact that Bex was so willing to let Aston back into her life as if the past never happened was pretty annoying to me. Also, I really didn't like Aston at all.
Love Disregarded is a standalone second chance romance. Bexley and Aston originally meet and fall in love during their college years. Due to family obstacles, particularly Aston's father, they go their separate ways but never got over one another. Fifteen years later, Aston re-enters Bexley's life, determined for a second chance.
Overall, this book missed the mark for me. I found it to be predictable and unrealistic. The fact that Bex was so willing to let Aston back into her life as if the past never happened was pretty annoying to me. Also, I really didn't like Aston at all.
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