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Try Me Again
Try Me Again: A Second-Chance Lockdown Novella
What if lockdown means your ex moving back in?
Dot is still bristling over Caitlin leaving when she turns up at her door, asking to stay.
It's just until Caitlin can get a flight to New York, to the glittering new life she dumped them for.
But when the job falls through, Caitlin has to confront some home truths.
Now she knows what she really wants, can she convince Dot to try her again?
What if lockdown means your ex moving back in?
Dot is still bristling over Caitlin leaving when she turns up at her door, asking to stay.
It's just until Caitlin can get a flight to New York, to the glittering new life she dumped them for.
But when the job falls through, Caitlin has to confront some home truths.
Now she knows what she really wants, can she convince Dot to try her again?
50 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 25, 2020
About the author
Clare Lydon
43 books1,618 followersClare Lydon is a London-based writer of contemporary lesbian romance. She's a No.1 best-seller on lesbian fiction charts around the globe with five full-length novels to her name, as well as writing the All I Want series, set to continue throughout 2016. If you love romantic comedies, prepare to fall head over heels in love.
If you like books shot through with witty dialogue, 3D characters and sharp observations of modern lesbian life, why not give Clare's books a try?
More at: www.clarelydon.co.uk
Get a copy of my free Christmas novella 'It Had To Be You' by signing up to my mailing list here:
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If you like books shot through with witty dialogue, 3D characters and sharp observations of modern lesbian life, why not give Clare's books a try?
More at: www.clarelydon.co.uk
Get a copy of my free Christmas novella 'It Had To Be You' by signing up to my mailing list here:
www.clarelydon.co.uk/it-had-to-be-you
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August 23, 2020
**'Write what you as a writer want to write and not what you think you ought to write or what other people think you should write.If you enjoy your writing style then it's likely others will too..'
Nice read!
Short and enjoyable...
Nice read!
Short and enjoyable...
August 7, 2020
Sometimes it takes a pandemic to take a second chance at love. Caitlin ends up at her ex-girlfriend Dot's apartment door when her flight to Mexico is cancelled and she has few couch surfing options.
This is a short and sweet romance and my first pandemic romance read. Nicely done.
This is a short and sweet romance and my first pandemic romance read. Nicely done.
June 26, 2023
A nice short second chance romance set during the beginning of the Covid lockdown. Clare Lydon delivers again. Short and sweet.
August 29, 2020
A short second chance romance, of two women brought together again by the pandemic, and it bringing to the forefront what is truly important.
Caitlin had walked away from Dot and their 3 year relationship when she got a job offer in New York. She lost sight of her lover and life in general and what was really important and meaningful.
When flights were grounded and she realised she had burned all bridges and had nowhere to stay, she begged for a couch to stay on from her ex, Dot.
The hurt from Dot was very real and palpable, and even Caitlin became sympathetic in the end.
For a short story it packed a lot of punch in the emotions of them remembering and rekindling the good times, while also feeling the hurt and guilt of their seperation and misteps in their relationship.
Currently free on Clare Lydons website for download.
Caitlin had walked away from Dot and their 3 year relationship when she got a job offer in New York. She lost sight of her lover and life in general and what was really important and meaningful.
When flights were grounded and she realised she had burned all bridges and had nowhere to stay, she begged for a couch to stay on from her ex, Dot.
The hurt from Dot was very real and palpable, and even Caitlin became sympathetic in the end.
For a short story it packed a lot of punch in the emotions of them remembering and rekindling the good times, while also feeling the hurt and guilt of their seperation and misteps in their relationship.
Currently free on Clare Lydons website for download.
December 3, 2022
A good short story which was free - thank you for that! Enjoyable, read in one sitting. Not quite my experience of lockdown, but very much each to their own. Well written with enough story line to create a novel. Clare never let's you down.
October 20, 2020
An okay read. 3.4 stars
November 1, 2020
Cute short story!
Poor Dot, I hope Caitlin treats her right this time.
Poor Dot, I hope Caitlin treats her right this time.
August 29, 2020
Short. Sweet. Topical.
Dot and Caitlin are still hurting from a two-month-old breakup and now they're stuck together in Dot's UK flat in lockdown. What will happen?
This was a fun read, preferable by far to finding a Saturday night romcom on Netflix. I need to read more from Clare Lydon.
Available free in all eBook formats. Definitely worth grabbing.
Dot and Caitlin are still hurting from a two-month-old breakup and now they're stuck together in Dot's UK flat in lockdown. What will happen?
This was a fun read, preferable by far to finding a Saturday night romcom on Netflix. I need to read more from Clare Lydon.
Available free in all eBook formats. Definitely worth grabbing.
February 27, 2022
Cute second chance pandemic romance.
I do hope Cait treats Dot right!
I do hope Cait treats Dot right!
March 19, 2022
Nice novella with a nice second chance story-line.
March 14, 2021
This was a short quick read that I liked. What do you do when a pandemic hits and you have nowhere to go? Dot and Caitlin where a couple until Caitlin decides to take a job in NYC and leaves when the pandemic hits her flight is canceled and she shows up at Dot's door. This was a good read like so many of us living through the pandemic we are stuck in the house for months. Dot is hurt and not sure if she can trust Caitlin again. I really liked both of these characters Dot more because of how she took Caitlin back when she could have refused. This was my first time reading this author. This book was well written with no errors in grammar or spelling. I am looking forward to reading more from this author.
September 4, 2020
Great book
It was a nice quick read that made for a very entertaining evening. Clare has a great sense of humor and a knack for comedic timing.
It was a nice quick read that made for a very entertaining evening. Clare has a great sense of humor and a knack for comedic timing.
July 13, 2021
A short second chance romance during quarantine. It wasn’t bad, it just didn't work for me, I wasn't involved with the characters or their story; maybe it was too short for me, idk.
September 13, 2020
”Try me again”… pues va a ser que no, no volvería a darle otra oportunidad a este relato. Lo cogí gratis en Amazon y le di una oportunidad porque vi que apenas tenía 50 páginas y parecía plantear un bonito romance basado en las segundas oportunidades, pero la verdad es que no ha logrado transmitirme nada.
Tenemos como protagonistas a Dot y a Caitlin, dos chicas que rompieron su relación sentimental tras la decisión de Caitlin de mudarse a trabajar a otro país. Pues bien, a raíz del confinamiento provocado por el coronavirus, Caitlin, que se había mudado a casa de una amiga, no puede realizar un viaje que tenía planeado y acaba teniendo que ir a pedirle a Dot que la acoja hasta que consiga un vuelo. A Dot le da pena dejarla en la calle y acepta, pero esa convivencia despertará viejos sentimientos…
Caitlin es una insoportable, así de claro. No me tragué que quisiera a Dot ni que para ella hubiera sido un trauma haberla dejado. Encima, se pone con jueguitos estúpidos para “amenizar” la convivencia y se ve cómo ni a Dot le hace gracia seguirle el rollo.
Desde mi punto de vista, la narración es fría y el deseo entre las protagonistas parece provocado únicamente por el aburrimiento. De hecho, incluso cuesta creerse que alguna vez se amaran, ya que no se dice qué las enamoró (sabemos que el sexo era bueno y poco más). Se cuenta poquísimo de cómo era su relación y se da a entender que incluso la madre de Caitlin no aceptaba que su hija era lesbiana y que eso atormentaba a Caitlin, pero no se describen escenas que te ayuden a meterte de lleno en lo que Caitlin y Dot vivieron.
A lo largo de toda la lectura, lo único que vi era a Caitlin queriendo ser simpática a toda costa (en plan forzado) y disculpándose por lo que hizo (porque no le quedaba de otra, ya que cuando dejó al supuesto amor de su vida lo hizo de forma unilateral y sin muchos remordimientos). En cuanto a Dot, pues ella como que se deja llevar y ya está.
He leído otros relatos sobre el confinamiento y me han hecho sentir más cosas que éste. “Try me again” me ha parecido escrito a la prisa y creo que la autora debería haberse currado más la complicidad entre Caitlin y Dot. Si le dais una oportunidad, ojala lo disfrutéis más que yo.
Tenemos como protagonistas a Dot y a Caitlin, dos chicas que rompieron su relación sentimental tras la decisión de Caitlin de mudarse a trabajar a otro país. Pues bien, a raíz del confinamiento provocado por el coronavirus, Caitlin, que se había mudado a casa de una amiga, no puede realizar un viaje que tenía planeado y acaba teniendo que ir a pedirle a Dot que la acoja hasta que consiga un vuelo. A Dot le da pena dejarla en la calle y acepta, pero esa convivencia despertará viejos sentimientos…
Caitlin es una insoportable, así de claro. No me tragué que quisiera a Dot ni que para ella hubiera sido un trauma haberla dejado. Encima, se pone con jueguitos estúpidos para “amenizar” la convivencia y se ve cómo ni a Dot le hace gracia seguirle el rollo.
Desde mi punto de vista, la narración es fría y el deseo entre las protagonistas parece provocado únicamente por el aburrimiento. De hecho, incluso cuesta creerse que alguna vez se amaran, ya que no se dice qué las enamoró (sabemos que el sexo era bueno y poco más). Se cuenta poquísimo de cómo era su relación y se da a entender que incluso la madre de Caitlin no aceptaba que su hija era lesbiana y que eso atormentaba a Caitlin, pero no se describen escenas que te ayuden a meterte de lleno en lo que Caitlin y Dot vivieron.
A lo largo de toda la lectura, lo único que vi era a Caitlin queriendo ser simpática a toda costa (en plan forzado) y disculpándose por lo que hizo (porque no le quedaba de otra, ya que cuando dejó al supuesto amor de su vida lo hizo de forma unilateral y sin muchos remordimientos). En cuanto a Dot, pues ella como que se deja llevar y ya está.
He leído otros relatos sobre el confinamiento y me han hecho sentir más cosas que éste. “Try me again” me ha parecido escrito a la prisa y creo que la autora debería haberse currado más la complicidad entre Caitlin y Dot. Si le dais una oportunidad, ojala lo disfrutéis más que yo.
July 21, 2020
Clare invited me to a free read for this, so I'll take it as an arc and write a review here.
As Novellas go it is a shortish read, less enjoyment than one of her full novels, but the writing is just as good as her full novels. Evidently the Lockdown had inspired her, other than it did for me, I just hated it.
It is a very straight forward second chance story, not twenty years later as some, but only a couple of months after a sad, not well handled breakup. Both ladies characters are well worked out and thoroughly believable, the setting (lockdown) seeminly only a minior inconvenience ... until it lasts and lasts ... giving our two ladies more and more time to question their actions and reactions and if the feelings ever were or possibly still are there and true?
A smoothe read with enough quirky lines to keep the corners of your mouth twitching to grin.
As Novellas go it is a shortish read, less enjoyment than one of her full novels, but the writing is just as good as her full novels. Evidently the Lockdown had inspired her, other than it did for me, I just hated it.
It is a very straight forward second chance story, not twenty years later as some, but only a couple of months after a sad, not well handled breakup. Both ladies characters are well worked out and thoroughly believable, the setting (lockdown) seeminly only a minior inconvenience ... until it lasts and lasts ... giving our two ladies more and more time to question their actions and reactions and if the feelings ever were or possibly still are there and true?
A smoothe read with enough quirky lines to keep the corners of your mouth twitching to grin.
July 26, 2020
Short story
September 1, 2020
Finding out what's most important
Very true to life story. Caitlin chose to run from a good thing without talking it through with Dot. Love is worth giving a second chance.
Very true to life story. Caitlin chose to run from a good thing without talking it through with Dot. Love is worth giving a second chance.
November 12, 2020
A quick,fun read.not a fan of the story but having big obession towards second chance stories made this one a enjoyable.
September 4, 2020
Perfect Lockdown Read
Clare never fails to tell a great tale with perfect timing and good writing. This one is no exception!
The pandemic has us all rethinking things it seems and this story capsulizes the importance of new perspectives and re-evaluating what we think we know. In lockdown we have a chance to identify what's really important......and who is really important.
Great read, I highly recommend.
Clare never fails to tell a great tale with perfect timing and good writing. This one is no exception!
The pandemic has us all rethinking things it seems and this story capsulizes the importance of new perspectives and re-evaluating what we think we know. In lockdown we have a chance to identify what's really important......and who is really important.
Great read, I highly recommend.
September 4, 2020
This is a very sweet story wherein a couple who should never have broken up get back together. Their reconciliation comes about through a chain of events precipitated by the Covid-19 pandemic. One presumes they will ultimately achieve their HEA.
October 1, 2020
I enjoyed this book. As Lydon gives us the all too dramatic romance she also addresses the pandemic that has hit planet earth in the year 2020.
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November 25, 2020
Cute, quick lesbian romance! The lockdown elements felt a wee bit weird to me but I enjoyed it nonetheless!
February 10, 2024
Caitlyn's a asshole and the story made the covid pandemic seem just a cathartic and magical moment, as if millions of people didn't die.
October 31, 2021
This was my first Lydon book and I thought it was well written, sweet, but not my cup of tea.
September 15, 2020
A short story about a couple and their second chance at love. Caitlin left Dot for a job and now comes crawling back to Dot, asking if she can sleep on her couch? Oh boy...talk about a pandemic nightmare. Then again, as Caitlin realizes she made a mistake will Dot come to the same realization? Glad to say this book has little drama and little angst. Very cute and fast read.
April 25, 2021
A nice quick read with a predictable yet satisfying ending. It really has taken a pandemic for people to slow down and evaluate what is important
August 28, 2020
As always, Clare Lydon wrote a beautiful story even if it’s a short one. I really look forward reading her novels. I gave it 4.5 stars because I wanted more of Caitlin and Dot 😅
Thank you Clare Lydon for making this pandemic bearable.
Thank you Clare Lydon for making this pandemic bearable.
October 15, 2020
A beautifully written snapshot of love, wrong choices, and second chances. Try me Again is easy to read with the flow and intrigue, while Clare Lyndon uses her humour, stunning scene setting, and insights of human nature to make you fall in love along with the characters.
November 11, 2020
Excellent!
This was a great read about getting a second chance at love. Gives me hope that people are seeing positive outcomes when faced with life altering changes such as pandemic lockdowns. This book belongs on your must read list!
This was a great read about getting a second chance at love. Gives me hope that people are seeing positive outcomes when faced with life altering changes such as pandemic lockdowns. This book belongs on your must read list!
July 26, 2020
Lockdown novella. Second chance at love
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