Publishing Date: August 7, 2018
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 352
Contemporary Romance
The Premise from the Publisher: "Lilah isn't sure what hurt worse: the day Ethan left her to focus on his hockey career or the day he came back eight years later. He might think they can pick up just where they left off, but she's no longer that same girl and never wants to be again. Ethan wants his glory days back. And that includes having Lilah by his side. With her, he was magic. They were magic. All he has to do is make her see that. Just when Lilah might finally be ready to let Ethan in, though, she finds out their reunion might have nothing to do with love and everything to do with improving his game. But Ethan's already lost her once, and even if it costs him his career, he'll do anything to keep from losing her again" (GCP).
My overall thoughts and review: If you've been following me for a while, you will know that Helena Hunting is one of my favorite romance authors ever. I fell in love with her writing when I first read Hooking Up (Sexy Lexy is one of my book boyfriends and will be forever), and so it's no brainer that when she had a new book coming out, I had to read it. No surprise here, but I also loved this book a lot. The thing about Helena is that she is able to combine sexy moments, with laugh out loud moments, and like a perfect dash of all the angst. This book was heavier on the angst side in comparison to her Shacking Up series books. The book opens with Ethan and Lilah being reunited because Ethan's dad recently had a stroke. Lilah and Ethan were high school sweethearts, but he made the decision to end their relationship when he got drafted into the NHL. Lilah never fully got over that relationship, but she still maintained a strong relationship with Ethan's family. Ethan's dad getting sick really affected her as well. I liked that through this awful experience, they were able to really clear the air about what happened eight years ago, and find a way to fall in love again, but also learn from their past mistakes. They have this all-consuming intense love and the book also tackles how they work around work commitments and school commitments as well, which I find often not mentioned sometimes in romance stories. I'm definitely a sucker for second chance romances and Helena does a great job with this one. This had me tearing up, laughing, and also hugging my book. I'm totally holding out for a follow up that follows Lilah's sister, Carmen, and a certain Doctor ;)
My rating of the book: ✮✮✮✮✮ (5/5 stars)
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Disclaimer: I received an advanced readers copy of this book from Hachette Books Canada in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
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