Someday by Willow Aster is live!
Oh my heart, this is the most beautiful, swoony and emotional second-chance-romance! I was blissfully sucked into Theo and Sofie’s book, and I absolutely loved their heartwrenching story.
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Blurb
From childhood best friends to high school sweethearts…to a relationship so broken it seems impossible to fix…
I’ve loved Sofie Copewell for as long as I can remember.
She was all I ever wanted.
We said someday we’d have a family together and raise them on our ranch in Landmark Mountain.
She was my home. My forever.
I spent my whole life chasing her, hanging on her every word, and lighting up when she smiled at me.
And I never had a single doubt that she felt the same way.
Until she left and didn’t come back…
For eight years.
Now she’s returned, and I’m resentful and want answers.
Answers to why she left without a goodbye, taking all our dreams with her.
But as angry as I am and as much as I fight it, the electricity between us is still as strong as it was before.
And when I get the answers I’m looking for, I realize that she never stopped loving me either.
I want to believe our someday is now, but can I trust her not to leave again?
Someday is book two in the Landmark Mountain series, but each book can be read as a standalone.
The content warnings for Someday are the discussion of child and domestic abuse, and the death of a parent.
Review
5 beautiful second-chance stars!
Oh my heart, this is the most beautiful, swoony and emotional second-chance-romance! I was blissfully sucked into Theo and Sofie’s book, and I absolutely loved their heartwrenching story.
Note – This is the second book in the Landmark Mountain series, featuring Theo and his siblings, but it can easily be read as a standalone.
Theo and Sofie grew up together and were the best of friends. Their childhood friendship became teenaged sweethearts and they fell in mad, wild, all-consuming love. They were each other’s whole worlds, planning a life together with marriage and kids, knowing that they’d be together forever. And then suddenly it was over. Sofie left town, leaving just a note behind, and there’s been no word from her since. Now, eight years later, the death of her father has brought her back to Landmark and back into Theo’s orbit.
The feels are intense from the very beginning. Sofie is happy to finally be back in Landmark, but she’s wrestling some huge demons. She knows that Theo won’t be happy to see her, but she’s desperate to reconnect with him and make amends for leaving him the way that she did. Theo’s world fell apart when Sofie left, and it rocks him to his core when she suddenly reappears. He’s angry and hurt, and sad at all that they’ve lost, but he can’t avoid her forever in such a small town, and he needs answers.
I cannot put into words, the emotion I felt watching Theo and Sofie come back together. First, there’s the epic anticipation that comes with the longing stares and blatant heartache every time they are together, wondering what tore them apart, then excitedly watching them confront each other with all of the heartache, anger and confusion that they’re feeling. The emotion is intense, every interaction between them is intense, but there’s also an easiness to it. They know each other so well, they are soulmates, and the closeness that was always between them is still there, as is the love for each other, and I loved seeing glimpses of the connection that they still so clearly share.
When Sofie’s secrets are revealed, my heart ached for her, and my heart ached for Theo as they finally talked about it and dealt with it all. It opens the way for Sofie to pour her heart out, and that’s when the feelings really start to come!
“My love for you was everything,” I tell him. “It kept me moving forward, kept me from falling apart…” I clear my throat and lift my shoulders, gaining a little bit of courage. “My love for you is what made me think I could make Landmark my home again.”
The romance in this book is beautiful. There’s so much emotion, so much intensity, it’s swoony and heartfelt and honest, and I was completely swept up in it all.
“You love me?”
“You really think I ever stopped?”
Neither Theo nor Sofie have been able to move on from each other. They are soulmates in every way, and I loved watching them fall back together so easily and so completely. But there is still that element of fear there as they rebuild trust, Theo wants it so badly, and Sofie is once again all in as she works for his heart. It’s a beautifully honest journey.
“I know I haven’t given you a reason to trust me in a long time,” she whispers, “but I promise I won’t give you a reason to regret letting me back in…if you decide you can.”
And oh holy damn, they are so freaking hot together! Insatiable, and only all too eager to make up for lost time, this book is as spicy as it is heartfelt, and it’s all win for romance junkies like me.
“We’re the exception, Firefly,” he said, pulling me closer to him again. “We’re this good because it’s true. And it’s easy and wonderful because the feelings between us have already lasted forever and they always will.”
Along with the romance is a wonderful character romance. Sofie, in particular, has a difficult road ahead of her, but she dives into her past, desperate to deal with it once and for all, and the courage she shows in sharing her secrets and working to move past it and build a better life is so gorgeous to see. Theo is right there with her through all of it – sharing her pain, supporting and encouraging her, and loving her through it all, and I just adored them both. We get to see a lot of Theo’s family, which I loved, the inhabitants of Landmark are fantastic as they eagerly welcome Sofie home and support the young couple, And we’re introduced to the heroine of the next book, which will be Wyatt’s story, and is sure to be a good one!
I devoured this book, completely caught up in the characters and their story, and unable to put it down. There is drama, but very little angst, and I loved watching Theo and Sofie get the happy ending they so desperately deserved.
Absolutely beautiful – 5 stars!
An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
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About the Author
Willow Aster is a USA Today Bestselling author and lover of anything book-related. She lives in St. Paul, MN with her husband, kids, and rescue dog.
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