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The McKenzies #1
Second Chances
She was looking for a fresh start, but she didn't realize she would find true love. Two years after becoming a widow, Naomi Tisdale is determined to make a new life for herself in Oregon. She is not interested in marriage. In fact, she really just wants to be left alone. But when she meets her new neighbor, she is no longer interested in solitude, and she's determined to gain more than just his friendship.
Aidan McKenzie knows immediately that Naomi is the woman he wants for a wife. With her beauty, charm, intelligence and willingness to work hard, she embodies everything he has been searching for. But scars from her first marriage remain, and Aidan wonders whether he can convince her to take a second chance on love.
Publisher's Note: This historical western romance contains steamy, graphic scenes and a theme of power exchange.
Aidan McKenzie knows immediately that Naomi is the woman he wants for a wife. With her beauty, charm, intelligence and willingness to work hard, she embodies everything he has been searching for. But scars from her first marriage remain, and Aidan wonders whether he can convince her to take a second chance on love.
Publisher's Note: This historical western romance contains steamy, graphic scenes and a theme of power exchange.
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Published July 4, 2020
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August 10, 2020
I enjoyed all three McKenzie stories but I have to confess that Aidan and Naomi were my favorite!
Each story features a different brother and the woman that completes them. There is nothing cliché between these pages. The stories were all unique, had their own spin on things and had characters that left an impression :)
Aidan is the oldest of three and used to being the calm more approachable brother. Since he and his two younger brothers settled down, they’ve been the center of all the female attention in town. While the younger McKenzies don’t mind too much, Aidan can’t see himself even entertaining the idea of settling for one of the younger simpering girls always batting their lashes at him. So it’s a complete surprise to him that he instantly falls for their new neighbor, a widow from the city that isn't looking for marriage.
Their story is definitely sweet, heated and angsty. But Aidan isn't a quitter and Naomi soon learns that one marriage is definitely not like another, especially one based on love, trust and affection. Their HEA was hard fought and won :)
Memorable Moments:
There’s a few little moments throughout the story but I loved when Aidan brought home the puppy for Naomi, it was sweet :)
Would I recommend?
Yes, this is a historical romance but definitely with a strong erotic vibe. Think highly descriptive and X rated!
* * * ARC provided for an honest review * * *
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
SAFETY INFO:
Each story features a different brother and the woman that completes them. There is nothing cliché between these pages. The stories were all unique, had their own spin on things and had characters that left an impression :)
Aidan is the oldest of three and used to being the calm more approachable brother. Since he and his two younger brothers settled down, they’ve been the center of all the female attention in town. While the younger McKenzies don’t mind too much, Aidan can’t see himself even entertaining the idea of settling for one of the younger simpering girls always batting their lashes at him. So it’s a complete surprise to him that he instantly falls for their new neighbor, a widow from the city that isn't looking for marriage.
Their story is definitely sweet, heated and angsty. But Aidan isn't a quitter and Naomi soon learns that one marriage is definitely not like another, especially one based on love, trust and affection. Their HEA was hard fought and won :)
Memorable Moments:
There’s a few little moments throughout the story but I loved when Aidan brought home the puppy for Naomi, it was sweet :)
Would I recommend?
Yes, this is a historical romance but definitely with a strong erotic vibe. Think highly descriptive and X rated!
* * * ARC provided for an honest review * * *
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
SAFETY INFO:
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This is one of those “Oh, my stars and garters” books. Argh…!
At the 17% mark, I had to look at the reviews for this book because I felt so sorry for the writer. I thought she was going to be lambasted and was rethinking my own upcoming review, not wanting to pour kerosene into a firepit. I was totally, completely, 100% surprised…no, make that shocked…to find an aggregate review rating of 4.22 stars. Knock me over with an inconsequential feather. Huh….
First of all, let’s look at what this book isn’t. It is not historical, nor is it historical romance. It is a western only because it has horses in it and the writer tells us it’s the Willamette Valley in 1852 Oregon. That’s pre-civil war, right? You’d never, ever know it.
What this is, is a contemporary story with an 1852 label. There are so many anachronisms (the non-creative kind) that if the horses were replaced with fast cars, the story would fit in today’s world easily. We have a widow, Naomi Tisdale, who comes from San Francisco money where she had servants and a well-off husband, now gone. All by her lonesome she rides her horse north to Oregon. We’re told it took her weeks of travel to get to a farm she bought sight unseen. How? You might ask…but who knows? Logistics and knowledge of the historical era she writes about are not in Ms. Coppersmith’s wheelhouse.
Naomi made this long and arduous journey (again, it’s supposed to be 1852, no roads, no superhighways) riding her horse. No wagon, no supplies, just her and her horse, keeping away from other travelers because, like Greta Garbo, she wants to be alone. She dresses herself as a man, but not successfully because the first man to see her (McKenzie brother #1) looks down her shirt and lusts after her breasts and nipples and finds her heart-shaped derriere oh, so mountable when she turns her backside to him. Apparently, she’s not all that scared of strangers.
As implausible as this is, a woman alone in the 1852 northwest wilderness traveling on horseback, keeping away from civilization, one must wonder how on earth did she survive? This was new to her. She had no guide. There were no roads, no roadmaps. How did she find her way? What did she eat? Twigs and berries? How did she find potable water? Yes, the Willamette River runs through the valley, but how did she get there without supplies?
When she arrives, she’s not the least bit tired...after weeks of bone-weary 1852 travel. She jumps in and starts cleaning house, heating water on the stove. How? The house has been vacant for two years. Is there a supply of logs and kindling? Are there pots, pans, a bucket for hauling water? Again, who knows?
Enter the hero, Aiden McKenzie, aka McKenzie brother #1. He’s at the general store and, bless his heart, he’s overwhelmed by the local chicklets who fawn all over him, acting for all the world like women from the current era…not 1852. Not a one can turn his head. We soon find out he’s horny as all get-out, but not a single local woman interests him, not even a blonde number who gives him a nice, long look down her bodice. Hmmm. He thinks she is a “blonde tart” who is “seeking men’s attentions.” Apparently, he’s above all this. Mmmm, beg to differ. He goes on to think that the blonde is beddable, but “he would soon tire of her and there was no way he wanted to spend his life with her or one of her friends.” [Nice thoughts from a hero.] In this 1852 setting, the writer has shown us that the unmarried women in this Oregon town are wanton. Aiden goes on with his thoughts. He believes the woman in town are “all pampered and spoiled.” Oh? What kind of revenue is found in this little Oregon farming town where all the (presumably unmarried) women do not have to work within a family unit? Again…1852.
On his way home from the general store he passes by the land he and his brothers had wanted, the farm that Naomi has bought for $1000, money he and his brothers didn’t have. This is another reminder of a modern problem: California money buying land out from under established folk in neighboring states. This could have been a very interesting development in the Naomi-Aiden relationship.
Aiden decides to stop and meet the new neighbor and what a view he gets! The writer tells us “his mouth watered as he took in the sight” of Naomi. He even imagines “his hands gripping those hips as he plunged into her from behind” while he sits on his wagon watching her. At this point he believes she is a married woman because he introduces himself as her neighbor, stating, “…I thought I would stop and introduce myself to you and your husband.” So, our hero is ready to plunge into her – and adultery. He has a lot of nerve lambasting the women in town. We know Naomi is a widow because the writer tells us so, but Aiden didn’t know. Nor did he care. Naomi wastes no time telling him she’s a widow and…obviously…very available, because she’s as filled with lust as he is.
The writer has Aiden comparing the “blonde tart” to Naomi and he thinks Naomi’s “…clothes were much less revealing” than the blonde’s. Uh…no, they weren’t. We read several paragraphs about how Naomi’s shirt and trousers revealed her soft contours, particularly her tight britches.
Naomi invites Aiden in for coffee because she has coffee and sugar in her supplies. Again, what supplies? She arrived on horseback and didn’t even have to unpack anything her horse might have been carrying. Aiden accepts, of course. And again…1852. Strange men did not walk into a lone woman’s house without a chaperone or attendant. Even in small town Oregon. And with good reason…Aiden is stuck in his head, watching her in “those figure-hugging britches.” And Naomi? She’s comparing him to “statues of Greek gods she had seen in a book once. A fleeting vision of them naked and with their private parts on prominent display.” Again (!!!) it’s 1852. What books did she see? When? Her husband, we are told, was a sexual prude from a prominent San Francisco family; he probably didn’t share books of that sort with his wife. And…most statues of Greek males wore fig leaves. Those that didn’t were…mmm…small and not prominent (e.g., Michaelangelo’s David). Later in the chapter, after all this lusting, the writer tells us Aiden “wasn’t just interested in her physically.” Well, yeah, he was. That’s all he’s been thinking about. Her looks. Her body. Her libido.
So. Naomi is “a novice to farming,” and arrives at the end of the growing season. What is she going to live on? She doesn’t know how to plant. She presumably hasn’t a care about money, so perhaps has a decent amount of it. But…where will she get her food? For that matter, where do the ingredients for the meals she’s preparing come from?
Aiden takes her to church the next day and the whole church scene is surreal to the point of silliness. Jealous women, pointed questions, invasions into privacy. This is church…where are the decent church goers? It’s 1852 (again…argh!!). Surely there are some nice folks in town? When Aiden takes her home, she invites him in for lunch – she conveniently made a stew the night before: the same day she ended her weeks-long trek from California through the wilderness, without supplies. Where did the stew ingredients come from? How did she keep it fresh/wholesome/edible without refrigeration or an icehouse? Again, the cabin lay empty for two years. She came on horseback. She can’t run down to the corner market for groceries…because…wait for it…it’s 1852…! And…she’s apologetic because she doesn’t have butter. Egad.
They make a bargain. He’ll put in a winter garden for her, and she’ll can peaches for him and his brothers. They agree to start the next day and she insists on making him breakfast. And again…where is she going to get the food for breakfast? Is she paranormal with the ability to zap up foodstuffs?
This story, at the 17% completion mark, has too many holes in it. The behavior of all characters is disconcerting for 1852. The appearance of food out of nowhere is concerning. The constant lust headed to an obvious conclusion is disturbing. There’s no love here, just a lot of lust that is going to culminate in sex that the writer will try to convince us is love. It isn’t.
And sure enough, as expected, the writer throws us into sex. Aiden arrives at seven the next morning. Naomi is waiting for him, bent over a hot stove, dressed in…you’ll never guess…her nightgown. AND on the table is a “platter of steaming bacon and eggs.” Eggs? Really? Eggs? Where did they come from? No chickens means no eggs. She didn’t carry them with her from California. Hasn’t gone shopping at the general store. Bacon? From where? After all the lusting and inappropriate behaviors (for 1852), Aiden finally thinks, “It was inappropriate for him to see her in her nightgown and robe, much less for them to be alone together when she was dressed like this.” Well, no duh. But his thoughts don’t matter much. At 19% completion, the writer could not wait a moment longer for her characters to f***. No love here. Just a lot of prurient sex, not well written.
I rated this book a well-deserved 1-star. It gets no better. There are errors that an editor or proofreader should have caught. This would be a much, much better story if placed in a contemporary setting where I believe it belongs. The best part of this book is the advertising that painted a different picture from the one we get in reading Second Chances. For me, there will be no second chance for any books in this series. I have to believe Ms. Coppersmith is a new writer who needs seasoning. I hope she continues to write, but perhaps in contemporary times. Before writing historical romances, it is critical to be well versed in the time period and to showcase the story as the jewel it should be in an appropriate time setting.
At the 17% mark, I had to look at the reviews for this book because I felt so sorry for the writer. I thought she was going to be lambasted and was rethinking my own upcoming review, not wanting to pour kerosene into a firepit. I was totally, completely, 100% surprised…no, make that shocked…to find an aggregate review rating of 4.22 stars. Knock me over with an inconsequential feather. Huh….
First of all, let’s look at what this book isn’t. It is not historical, nor is it historical romance. It is a western only because it has horses in it and the writer tells us it’s the Willamette Valley in 1852 Oregon. That’s pre-civil war, right? You’d never, ever know it.
What this is, is a contemporary story with an 1852 label. There are so many anachronisms (the non-creative kind) that if the horses were replaced with fast cars, the story would fit in today’s world easily. We have a widow, Naomi Tisdale, who comes from San Francisco money where she had servants and a well-off husband, now gone. All by her lonesome she rides her horse north to Oregon. We’re told it took her weeks of travel to get to a farm she bought sight unseen. How? You might ask…but who knows? Logistics and knowledge of the historical era she writes about are not in Ms. Coppersmith’s wheelhouse.
Naomi made this long and arduous journey (again, it’s supposed to be 1852, no roads, no superhighways) riding her horse. No wagon, no supplies, just her and her horse, keeping away from other travelers because, like Greta Garbo, she wants to be alone. She dresses herself as a man, but not successfully because the first man to see her (McKenzie brother #1) looks down her shirt and lusts after her breasts and nipples and finds her heart-shaped derriere oh, so mountable when she turns her backside to him. Apparently, she’s not all that scared of strangers.
As implausible as this is, a woman alone in the 1852 northwest wilderness traveling on horseback, keeping away from civilization, one must wonder how on earth did she survive? This was new to her. She had no guide. There were no roads, no roadmaps. How did she find her way? What did she eat? Twigs and berries? How did she find potable water? Yes, the Willamette River runs through the valley, but how did she get there without supplies?
When she arrives, she’s not the least bit tired...after weeks of bone-weary 1852 travel. She jumps in and starts cleaning house, heating water on the stove. How? The house has been vacant for two years. Is there a supply of logs and kindling? Are there pots, pans, a bucket for hauling water? Again, who knows?
Enter the hero, Aiden McKenzie, aka McKenzie brother #1. He’s at the general store and, bless his heart, he’s overwhelmed by the local chicklets who fawn all over him, acting for all the world like women from the current era…not 1852. Not a one can turn his head. We soon find out he’s horny as all get-out, but not a single local woman interests him, not even a blonde number who gives him a nice, long look down her bodice. Hmmm. He thinks she is a “blonde tart” who is “seeking men’s attentions.” Apparently, he’s above all this. Mmmm, beg to differ. He goes on to think that the blonde is beddable, but “he would soon tire of her and there was no way he wanted to spend his life with her or one of her friends.” [Nice thoughts from a hero.] In this 1852 setting, the writer has shown us that the unmarried women in this Oregon town are wanton. Aiden goes on with his thoughts. He believes the woman in town are “all pampered and spoiled.” Oh? What kind of revenue is found in this little Oregon farming town where all the (presumably unmarried) women do not have to work within a family unit? Again…1852.
On his way home from the general store he passes by the land he and his brothers had wanted, the farm that Naomi has bought for $1000, money he and his brothers didn’t have. This is another reminder of a modern problem: California money buying land out from under established folk in neighboring states. This could have been a very interesting development in the Naomi-Aiden relationship.
Aiden decides to stop and meet the new neighbor and what a view he gets! The writer tells us “his mouth watered as he took in the sight” of Naomi. He even imagines “his hands gripping those hips as he plunged into her from behind” while he sits on his wagon watching her. At this point he believes she is a married woman because he introduces himself as her neighbor, stating, “…I thought I would stop and introduce myself to you and your husband.” So, our hero is ready to plunge into her – and adultery. He has a lot of nerve lambasting the women in town. We know Naomi is a widow because the writer tells us so, but Aiden didn’t know. Nor did he care. Naomi wastes no time telling him she’s a widow and…obviously…very available, because she’s as filled with lust as he is.
The writer has Aiden comparing the “blonde tart” to Naomi and he thinks Naomi’s “…clothes were much less revealing” than the blonde’s. Uh…no, they weren’t. We read several paragraphs about how Naomi’s shirt and trousers revealed her soft contours, particularly her tight britches.
Naomi invites Aiden in for coffee because she has coffee and sugar in her supplies. Again, what supplies? She arrived on horseback and didn’t even have to unpack anything her horse might have been carrying. Aiden accepts, of course. And again…1852. Strange men did not walk into a lone woman’s house without a chaperone or attendant. Even in small town Oregon. And with good reason…Aiden is stuck in his head, watching her in “those figure-hugging britches.” And Naomi? She’s comparing him to “statues of Greek gods she had seen in a book once. A fleeting vision of them naked and with their private parts on prominent display.” Again (!!!) it’s 1852. What books did she see? When? Her husband, we are told, was a sexual prude from a prominent San Francisco family; he probably didn’t share books of that sort with his wife. And…most statues of Greek males wore fig leaves. Those that didn’t were…mmm…small and not prominent (e.g., Michaelangelo’s David). Later in the chapter, after all this lusting, the writer tells us Aiden “wasn’t just interested in her physically.” Well, yeah, he was. That’s all he’s been thinking about. Her looks. Her body. Her libido.
So. Naomi is “a novice to farming,” and arrives at the end of the growing season. What is she going to live on? She doesn’t know how to plant. She presumably hasn’t a care about money, so perhaps has a decent amount of it. But…where will she get her food? For that matter, where do the ingredients for the meals she’s preparing come from?
Aiden takes her to church the next day and the whole church scene is surreal to the point of silliness. Jealous women, pointed questions, invasions into privacy. This is church…where are the decent church goers? It’s 1852 (again…argh!!). Surely there are some nice folks in town? When Aiden takes her home, she invites him in for lunch – she conveniently made a stew the night before: the same day she ended her weeks-long trek from California through the wilderness, without supplies. Where did the stew ingredients come from? How did she keep it fresh/wholesome/edible without refrigeration or an icehouse? Again, the cabin lay empty for two years. She came on horseback. She can’t run down to the corner market for groceries…because…wait for it…it’s 1852…! And…she’s apologetic because she doesn’t have butter. Egad.
They make a bargain. He’ll put in a winter garden for her, and she’ll can peaches for him and his brothers. They agree to start the next day and she insists on making him breakfast. And again…where is she going to get the food for breakfast? Is she paranormal with the ability to zap up foodstuffs?
This story, at the 17% completion mark, has too many holes in it. The behavior of all characters is disconcerting for 1852. The appearance of food out of nowhere is concerning. The constant lust headed to an obvious conclusion is disturbing. There’s no love here, just a lot of lust that is going to culminate in sex that the writer will try to convince us is love. It isn’t.
And sure enough, as expected, the writer throws us into sex. Aiden arrives at seven the next morning. Naomi is waiting for him, bent over a hot stove, dressed in…you’ll never guess…her nightgown. AND on the table is a “platter of steaming bacon and eggs.” Eggs? Really? Eggs? Where did they come from? No chickens means no eggs. She didn’t carry them with her from California. Hasn’t gone shopping at the general store. Bacon? From where? After all the lusting and inappropriate behaviors (for 1852), Aiden finally thinks, “It was inappropriate for him to see her in her nightgown and robe, much less for them to be alone together when she was dressed like this.” Well, no duh. But his thoughts don’t matter much. At 19% completion, the writer could not wait a moment longer for her characters to f***. No love here. Just a lot of prurient sex, not well written.
I rated this book a well-deserved 1-star. It gets no better. There are errors that an editor or proofreader should have caught. This would be a much, much better story if placed in a contemporary setting where I believe it belongs. The best part of this book is the advertising that painted a different picture from the one we get in reading Second Chances. For me, there will be no second chance for any books in this series. I have to believe Ms. Coppersmith is a new writer who needs seasoning. I hope she continues to write, but perhaps in contemporary times. Before writing historical romances, it is critical to be well versed in the time period and to showcase the story as the jewel it should be in an appropriate time setting.
August 13, 2020
Emphasis on bedding scenes, definitely not on the story
Naomi leaves San Francisco to begin a new life in an unseen farm she has bought. A widow, she has no idea what farm work entails, but luckily she bumps into neighbour Aiden McKenzie. One of three brothers he agrees to help her get started in exchange for her canning the fruit and vegetables grown on the McKenzie farm.
Things become extremely heated, but her constant refusal to marry him without explanation causes a breech. Can brothers Liam and Brian discover a way to heal it?
The pace of action after the meeting between Naomi and Aiden seemed far too fast to me, as if the author only wanted to arrive at the juicy bits without giving thought to the story as a whole. The change in Naomi's character also seemed contrived, going from a naive, innocent young widow to bedroom siren in less than a week!
Emphasis was definitely on the bedding scenes and not on the quality of the story. Naomi hadn't even met Aiden's brothers weeks after he had been visiting her. The secondary characters were practically faceless and the baddie' not even worth a mention in the story.
Naomi leaves San Francisco to begin a new life in an unseen farm she has bought. A widow, she has no idea what farm work entails, but luckily she bumps into neighbour Aiden McKenzie. One of three brothers he agrees to help her get started in exchange for her canning the fruit and vegetables grown on the McKenzie farm.
Things become extremely heated, but her constant refusal to marry him without explanation causes a breech. Can brothers Liam and Brian discover a way to heal it?
The pace of action after the meeting between Naomi and Aiden seemed far too fast to me, as if the author only wanted to arrive at the juicy bits without giving thought to the story as a whole. The change in Naomi's character also seemed contrived, going from a naive, innocent young widow to bedroom siren in less than a week!
Emphasis was definitely on the bedding scenes and not on the quality of the story. Naomi hadn't even met Aiden's brothers weeks after he had been visiting her. The secondary characters were practically faceless and the baddie' not even worth a mention in the story.
April 25, 2018
Naomi Tisdale was a young widow in San Francisco. She had married a man old enough to be her father, in part to escape the unloving home of her aunt. Her husband wanted children, and was more interested in her wifely duties then loving his wife. When his visits to her bedroom didn't produce an heir, he no longer visited her bed and turned to mistresses. He died of syphilis. His doctor embarrassing checked her for the disease, then pronounced her "clean" while offering his attention after a proper period of mourning.
Naomi wanted to escape San Francisco, gossip and men. She bought a farm in Oregon, not knowing the first thing about being a farmer.
Aidan McKenzie decided to visit his new neighbor, and fell in love at first sight with the young redhead. He planned to court and take her for his wife. He got her to let him put in her fall garden and repair the structures, by bartering services. She would canned fruits and vegetables from his farm.
Naomi was attracted to him, and by the third day seduced him into her bed. Though she had been married, it was clear to Aidan that she had never seen a nude man; didn't know more than one position of love making; and had never felt her own orgasm before.
When he asked her to marry him, she refused. He assumed it was because she loved her dead husband more. But Naomi secretly refused because she believed herself to be barren and didn't want him to hate a childless wife.
Emotional story with intense desire and love.
Naomi wanted to escape San Francisco, gossip and men. She bought a farm in Oregon, not knowing the first thing about being a farmer.
Aidan McKenzie decided to visit his new neighbor, and fell in love at first sight with the young redhead. He planned to court and take her for his wife. He got her to let him put in her fall garden and repair the structures, by bartering services. She would canned fruits and vegetables from his farm.
Naomi was attracted to him, and by the third day seduced him into her bed. Though she had been married, it was clear to Aidan that she had never seen a nude man; didn't know more than one position of love making; and had never felt her own orgasm before.
When he asked her to marry him, she refused. He assumed it was because she loved her dead husband more. But Naomi secretly refused because she believed herself to be barren and didn't want him to hate a childless wife.
Emotional story with intense desire and love.
August 8, 2020
🐊🐊ONE WILD ROLLERCOASTER 🐊🐊
Gaping gators! Lynn rushes through full throttle, forming foundations and riding roughshod, laying out all the hardship, blame and heartache, seeking a new start and finding sanctuary, fierce passion and home, wrapping this baby up sleek, shiny and tight. A multitude of surprising events and baffling circumstances, blasts those spinning emotions into play front and center, catapulting this jewel to life flawlessly. Traversing the taxing trials and challenging tribulations, alongside the stunning twists and wicked turns, drawing our characters closer than they could have ever imagined. Sparks fly as drama, turmoil, intrigue and suspense ensues, along with a boatload of intense situations, you have one thrilling adventure. Restrictions are amplified and sustained, laying out all the fervent facts, feels and fiascos, igniting a fierce protectiveness and practiced precision with such passion and zeal, blasting this jewel into a frenzy with a mind-blowing culmination. The attraction and chemistry builds as each layer is peeled back baring deep adoration and affection, binding them to one another beautifully. The characters are complex and genuine with traits and qualities that add depth and diversity, transforming into relatable personalities. The scenes are strikingly sharp with abundant details and descriptions that feel as though you were transported to ground zero with them. Fantastic job Lynn, thanks for sharing this lil' fella with us.
Gaping gators! Lynn rushes through full throttle, forming foundations and riding roughshod, laying out all the hardship, blame and heartache, seeking a new start and finding sanctuary, fierce passion and home, wrapping this baby up sleek, shiny and tight. A multitude of surprising events and baffling circumstances, blasts those spinning emotions into play front and center, catapulting this jewel to life flawlessly. Traversing the taxing trials and challenging tribulations, alongside the stunning twists and wicked turns, drawing our characters closer than they could have ever imagined. Sparks fly as drama, turmoil, intrigue and suspense ensues, along with a boatload of intense situations, you have one thrilling adventure. Restrictions are amplified and sustained, laying out all the fervent facts, feels and fiascos, igniting a fierce protectiveness and practiced precision with such passion and zeal, blasting this jewel into a frenzy with a mind-blowing culmination. The attraction and chemistry builds as each layer is peeled back baring deep adoration and affection, binding them to one another beautifully. The characters are complex and genuine with traits and qualities that add depth and diversity, transforming into relatable personalities. The scenes are strikingly sharp with abundant details and descriptions that feel as though you were transported to ground zero with them. Fantastic job Lynn, thanks for sharing this lil' fella with us.
December 6, 2020
I find myself thinking about this story and its characters days later. Set in Oregon in 1852 a young widow, seeking solitude and a fresh start, buys a farm. Naomi is a city girl, but she is determined and independent. Aidan and his 2 brothers own the neighboring farm. When he meets Naomi the atrraction is mutual. He wants to woo and wed her but Naomi has no desire to get married again. Will they reach an agreeable compromise or end up miserable? This story has realistic situations, most conflicts are resolved quickly and the cow milking lesson is the hottest scene since Dirty Dancing's pottery session! I look forward to more from this author. "Second Chances" is the perfect blend of the emotional and physical expression of love and care. 5 stars
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 10, 2020
A good story with a somewhat different twist to it. Set in Oregon in 1852, the story is about Naomi, a 24 year old widow who has come to the Willamette Valley from San Francisco to run a little farm she has purchased. She meets Aidan, one of three brothers owning an adjacent farm, and he starts helping her, since she knows nothing about farming. They quickly develop a very passionate relationship. He wants to marry her, but she has a secret reason for not doing so, and won’t tell him what it is. There are a lot of problems along the way, but both characters are energetic, interesting and passionate, and it is enjoyable to see how the issues get worked out. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 7, 2020
I might be wrong, but I have a feeling that this is a republished story, so make sure you haven't already read it. Naomi, who moved to Oregon for a fresh start after a bad marriage, meets Aidan on her first day. While both characters are drawn to each other, Aidan wants marriage while Naomi is gun shy. I found this story a very readable mix of sweet and sexy. There are sexy times aplenty but the characters themselves were very sweet natured - even big, possessive Aidan. While at times Naomi did annoy me, I liked this story enough to try the other books in the series, even though I didn't love it.
August 10, 2020
Naomi, a widow leaves San Francisco behind to start life over in the Oregon Territory, determined to make it on her own and carrying a secret. Aiden McKenzie is her neighbor, one of three brothers, and is attracted to his new neighbor like he's never been attracted to a women before. Naomi is willing to be his mistress but not his wife. He wants everything with her. The story is well paced, steamy, and has a twist or two. I found it a fun, light se*y read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 25, 2020
Tlhis is a spicy Western read that is full of mystery and intrigue. My favorite combination! I thoroughly enjoyed the tension and drama that built throughout the book. The author has done an excellent job of smoothly weaving all these aspects together and creating a truly engaging story. The characters are well defined and portrayed nicely. This is a wonderful start to the series and I'm looking forward to reading more.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 11, 2020
Naomi book 1 was so good.
Naomi is a young widow decides to set out and make a new life for herself in Oregon. There in a short time, she meets her neighbor Aidan. The attraction these two have for each other just jumped off the page. Things are well right up to their first disagreement. It took a while for them to get it together but it made for a fun read as they journey together. Loved the book I did receive a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.
Naomi is a young widow decides to set out and make a new life for herself in Oregon. There in a short time, she meets her neighbor Aidan. The attraction these two have for each other just jumped off the page. Things are well right up to their first disagreement. It took a while for them to get it together but it made for a fun read as they journey together. Loved the book I did receive a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.
August 12, 2020
This is the story of Naomi and Aidan. I love the way Lynn Coppersmith tells the story, the way details come out a little bit at a time. The way she describes the people in the town, the way we find out about her dead husband. The creepy doctor. Naomi had been through a lot and it was nice that she received her happy ending with Aidan.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 29, 2018
Sweetest love story I've ever read!
This book brought out so many emotions. I couldn't stop reading it! I laughed. I cried. I cheered on this sweet couple until the very end. I'll always remember these two characters and the love they found.
This book brought out so many emotions. I couldn't stop reading it! I laughed. I cried. I cheered on this sweet couple until the very end. I'll always remember these two characters and the love they found.
August 14, 2020
This is the first book in The McKenzies series a well written story with a very good storyline, I want to read the next book. This is widow, Naomi Tisdale and rancher Aidan McKenzie's story and everything they go through so that Naomi will feel safe with him.
January 15, 2021
Aiden and Naomi, true love
Naomi Tisdale is a widow; she is planning on spending her life in seclusion and vows to never marry again. Then she meets Aiden McKenzie and all bets are off.
Naomi Tisdale is a widow; she is planning on spending her life in seclusion and vows to never marry again. Then she meets Aiden McKenzie and all bets are off.
August 19, 2020
I enjoyed Aiden & Naomi's book. Good characters. This was an entertaining read. I received a free copy of the book. And am voluntarily leaving my honest opinion.
August 14, 2020
This is a long well written book with full descriptions. I found that it read long as parts of it are overly described as it leaves nothing for the reader to imagine as I have a tendency to do.. Naomi is a typical widow of her time, Aidan has a strong moral code. Their relationship becomes sexual quickly. I also find it hard that there is not a nosy neighbour! I liked the characters and the ending is enjoyable. There are plenty of sexy scenes and one disciplinary spanking. I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy of this book and I recommend it. I will read the next book in this series as I am looking forward to the brothers stories.
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