Moments in Time by K.K. Allen is live!
A gorgeously swoony childhood friends-to-lovers romance that is sweet, sexy and functional with a beautiful second-chance love story.
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Blurb
Jamison Bexley is the one who got away.
If only I hadn’t pushed him.
Seven years ago, he was my everything.
My confidant.
My safe haven.
My best friend.
However, dating was never an option.
Not when his eyes gravitated toward every girl in town but me.
That is, until the curse of bad timing found us both… and struck.
All it took was one night.
One big mistake.
Altering everything we could ever be.
I’m still paying for my sins all these years later.
Life has been downright cruel.
I’m working countless hours trying to hold onto the pieces of my shattered dreams.
Determined that nothing will keep me from my end goal.
Until Jamison struts back into our small town and gets a firsthand glimpse of my life.
Suddenly, he wants to be my knight in shining armor.
But I don’t need a savior.
Those moments in time are long gone.
And he’s about to realize why.
Review
“I would have loved you forever, Vi … I wanted to love you forever.”
4.5 stars!
This is a gorgeously swoony childhood friends-to-lovers romance that is sweet, sexy and functional with a beautiful second-chance love story that made my heart pound and left with a blissed-out, dreamy smile on my face.
Jamison and Violet were childhood best friends, but their relationship fell apart in their early 20s. It’s now seven years later, and they see each other again in the most unexpected of circumstances – Jamison is at a client’s party when he is reluctantly dragged into a lap dance with one of the masked strippers in attendance… who just happens to be violet.
Violet is a newly divorced single mother and she’s struggling to hold her life together. She’s running her own dance business and trying to get more custody of her son, and she works as a bartender at a strip club, occasionally working private parties to get some extra money. She knows damn well who she’s dancing for, but she takes off just when Jamison recognises her but before they have a chance to actually speak to each other. So when Jamison suddenly shows up in their small home town, she knows he’s there for her.
She’s right, but Jamison is also in town to help out his family. He and his brothers grew up at a summer camp run by his parents, and it’s now been left to them. His older brother has been keeping the place going, but he can’t do it on his own, so Jamison has agreed to help out. And if it just so happens to be close to Violet, the one who got away, so be it.
Violet doesn’t belong to me. She never has, no matter the desperation I once felt to make her mine. Yet here I am, back in my old neck of the woods, chasing after the ghost of my past like there’s a chance in hell to resurrect what we once shared.
When Jami and Violet run into each other, it’s clear that they were one close. They’re not shy around each other, there’s a familiarity to their interactions, and there’s definitely a lot of emotion. Jami was so hurt when Violet seemingly walked away from their friendship and married somebody else, and she has a lot of guilt and regret about their past. She is determined to forget about it all and continue to try and get her life back on track and she doesn’t want Jami to save her, but he’s there for her just lie he always was, and when they start to spend time together once again, it’s time to finally hash out the past and admit to long-held secrets between them.
“I know what I did. I know how badly I hurt you … And I know what I lost.”
Jami and Violet have a complicated history. They grew up together and were the closest of friends, but there was definitely more to their friendship. They never acknowledged it or labelled it, but they were in a relationship, and we get to see glimpses of their past together throughout the book which show just how intimate and intense their past was.
Things are a bit murky between them in the present. I wasn’t quite convinced about the reason their relationship fell apart – it was brushed over quickly and seemed a bit weak considering the depth of the connection that they shared. But all of that was quickly swept off to the side when I saw how they were able to put it behind them and move forward into the most amazingly gorgeous second-chance-romance.
OMG, I was in a world of blissful swoon as these two finally opened up to each other about all that they were feeling – in the past, and in the present. They don’t muck around, there’s no game playing, no angst or drawn out drama, they just enjoy being back together and they embrace every single moment while revelling in all of the emotion that they have for each other.
“What we had was the most special thing to me. I was yours for so many years, and I loved you more than anything. I still do.”
I love a functional romance, there’s something so refreshing about two people being completely open and honest with each other, talking about what they want and then working to make it make it happen. The flirting and banter between these two is great, and they have such a fun and playful dynamic, and I loved watching them finally come together.
“Going a little fast there, aren’t you, Bexley?”
He shakes his head so slowly that I become mesmerized by the purposeful movement. “I happen to think the lifetime it’s taken for us to be standing right here has been excruciatingly slow.”
My heart is beating so fast. “I might have taken a little detour.”
He leans in so his mouth is a mere inch from mine. “And you’re back on track now?”
… “Without a doubt.”
The chemistry is fantastic, and the sexy time is smoking hot, and once again, they’re completely open about everything, which I loved! There’s a whole lot of sweet moments and swoony declarations, and it’s just so freaking gorgeous!
“And here I thought I’d have to work a lot harder to get you back into my bed.”
… “I don’t have the same willpower I once did. Like it or not, I’m pretty much a sure thing for you.”“I’m certain there isn’t another man alive who could love you more than I do.”
But while Jamison and Violet are finally coming together in the way they’ve always wanted, they have a lot of things they need to figure out – firstly, Jamison is only in town temporarily and has a whole other life in the city. Then there’s Violet’s ex who seems intent to make life difficult for her, and there’s things going on with Jami’s brothers. It’s not overwhelming drama, but keeps things interesting, and works really well with Jami and Violet coming back together.
I really enjoyed getting to meet Jami’s brothers. When I started this book I didn’t realise that it was the second in a series. Jami’s older brother, Anderson, has already had his story told in Weight of Regret, and there is some continuation for him and his girl, which was really sweet. There’s a complicated history for the boys, and I’m sure we get to see more of that in the first book, so between that and Anderson’s romance, I’ll definitely be going to back to read it.
This is my first book by K.K. Allen, I and I loved it. I was invested in these characters and their story, and their romance completely swept me away. I’m looking forward to the rest of the series.
4.5 stars!
Advanced Review Copy generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
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Meet K.K. Allen
K.K. Allen is the USA TODAY Bestselling and award-winning contemporary romance author of sweet, sexy, and inspiring stories that evoke emotion at every turn.
K.K.’s debut romance novel, Up in the Treehouse, was named the Best New Adult Book of the Year by RT Book Reviews, an honor beyond belief. And she continues to take reader’s emotions on an epic ride every single time with real, layered, coming of age romance stories that will make you fall in love over and over again.
Born in Hawaii, raised in Washington, and currently residing in Florida, K.K. lives for laughs with her little dude, the great outdoors, watching football, dancing the night away, and her eclectic taste in music.
K.K. also loves connecting with her readers and attends signings when she can! You can find upcoming event dates and other information at: www.kkallen.com.
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