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Love isn’t always about timing.<\/p>\n
Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind and roll with it.<\/p>\n
I admit I wasn’t ready.
\nI know you don’t want to look at me, let alone talk to me, but please, let me explain.
\nLet me tell you all the ways my heart broke when you walked away.
\nLet me show you what our years apart have done to me.<\/p>\n
Give me a chance to find my way back to you . . .<\/p>\n
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Add to Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m yours. I have always been yours. I will forever be yours.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n 4 \u2018It\u2019s time\u2019 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n This is the conclusion to the angst-filled Then There Was You<\/a>, and thank God, Claire Contreras didn\u2019t make us wait too long for this book after that heartwrenching cliffy. Where the first book left me confused and annoyed over the characters\u2019 actions, with real fear about where the story was going to go, this book provides all of the healing, swoon and heartwarming moments that I was hoping for, and I really enjoyed it.<\/p>\n Just beware that this review will contain some spoilers for the first book.<\/p>\n This book picks up Rowan and Tessa\u2019s story, showing us glimpses of their lives until suddenly its four years later. Tessa is back in town and Rowan is finally in a position where he is ready to get his girl, and I was so, so ready for their journey to really begin.<\/p>\n \u201cWould you believe me if I told you that I\u2019ve spent these last few years regretting every decision I made before you left?\u201d he asked into the darkness. OMG, I love how much these characters have grown! The time they have spent apart has changed them. Their experiences and their time without each other has made them realise what is important, and what it is they want, and I love that. Rowan, in particular, has come such a long way and seeing him now as a man putting the past behind him and fighting for what he has longed for was an absolute swoon-fest!<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t take back the last four years of my life, but that doesn\u2019t mean I can\u2019t change the way things will be going forward,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m saying that I want to be in your life\u2026 Oh, it\u2019s gorgeous! Their reunion is intense, passionate and gorgeously romantic, and in a dramatic shift from the first book\u2026 functional! It shows that they have grown and matured, but that their feelings for each other have not changed, in fact may have only grown stronger, and it was so beautiful to see.<\/p>\n But as Rowan and Tessa figure themselves out, they will be put to the test dealing with issues from the past and challenges in their present, creating a bit of drama while allowing us to see their new dynamic in all of its glory.<\/p>\n \u201cI need you to know that I\u2019m not going anywhere.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And then there\u2019s the elephant in the room\u2026 or book. It\u2019s something that can absolutely kill a book for me, and unless the situation warrants it, it\u2019s insta-book hate, but in this case, I was able to deal.<\/p>\n I had a son. A smart, adorable, son names Miles. And the woman I had dreamed of every night since the day I let her go had kept him from me.<\/i><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d she whispered, blinking away tears.<\/em> Tessa had her reasons, and while I don\u2019t condone her keeping their son a secret and I wish it would have been different, I could empathise with how she came to her decision. I think it definitely helped that Rowan also understood where she was coming from as well. I also thought the way it was handled after Rowan found out was well done. He was understandably angry, she was remorseful, they had words, dealt with it, and they moved on. <\/div><\/div>\n It\u2019s not my favourite plot twist, but I thought it was handled well, so I could move past it and enjoy the rest of the story.<\/p>\n I enjoyed catching up with the characters from the last book, and the introduction of new and intriguing characters leads me to believe that there may even be a spin off in the future.<\/p>\n I was really wary going in this book. As I said, I wasn\u2019t happy with some of the elements of the first book, and I was terrified of the predicted plot twist (which actually came about). But I thought Claire did a great job with this book, giving us great character development and finishing off Rowan and Tessa\u2019s story in a way that was realistic, heartfelt and beautifully romantic, and ending with an epilogue that ties everything off really nicely.<\/p>\n And that bonus scene \u2013 gorgeous!<\/p>\n 4 stars.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Then There Was You (#1) My Way Back To You (#2) <\/p>\n She lives in Miami, Fl with her husband, two adorable boys, three bulldogs, and two stray cats that she refuses to admit are hers (even though they live on her porch, she named them, and continues to feed them). When she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s usually lost in a book.<\/p>\n Website\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Facebook\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Twitter\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Instagram\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Pinterest\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 <\/strong>Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The emotional conclusion of New York Times Bestselling Author Claire Contreras\u2019s Second Chances Duet is NOW LIVE! Amazon US\u00a0 |\u00a0 Amazon UK Free in Kindle Unlimited Blurb Love isn’t always about timing. 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\n\u201cConsidering who you married, yes.\u201d
\n\u201cI could have married any random woman and I would still feel this way because she wasn\u2019t you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n\u201cRowan,\u201d I felt the tears building in my eyes before I could stop them.
\n\u201cI love you, Tessa Monte. I bleed for you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/span>Spoiler<\/div>Yes, Tessa had Rowan\u2019s son, and didn\u2019t tell him. Their little boy is 3 when the secret is revealed, and my heart broke for Rowan and all that he had missed.<\/p>\n
\n \u201cSorry?\u201d I squeezed my eyes shut. \u201cI hurt you when I sent you away. I hurt myself that day, too, trust me. But this, Tess?\u201d I looked at her again. \u201cThis is the worst kind of pain I\u2019ve ever felt.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe Second Chances Duet<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Claire Contreras is a New York Times Best Selling Author. Her books range from romantic suspense to contemporary romance and are currently translated in seven different languages.<\/p>\n