{"id":66173,"date":"2022-08-30T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=66173"},"modified":"2022-08-30T09:15:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T13:15:40","slug":"new-release-arc-review-second-to-none-coastal-chronicles-3-by-k-a-linde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=66173","title":{"rendered":"New Release & ARC Review: Second to None (Coastal Chronicles, #3) by K.A. Linde"},"content":{"rendered":"

First love can’t come second.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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SECOND TO NONE
\n<\/strong>K.A. Linde<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Release Date: August 30<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Available now!<\/strong>
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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A stand alone second chance grumpy sunshine romance about Josie & Maddox by USA Today<\/em> bestselling author K.A. Linde…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maddox Nelson is the only boy I\u2019ve ever loved.<\/p>\n

And the only one to break my heart.<\/p>\n

I thought I was over that long ago. After drowning the heartbreak in two failed marriages, I should want safe and easy, and Maddox is nothing but complicated.<\/p>\n

Now that I\u2019m back home in Savannah, I can\u2019t deny the pull toward him. He\u2019s the grumpy to my sunshine<\/strong>, the introvert to my extrovert, the uncompromising to my go with the flow. But years of friendship, love, and tangled lust binds us together in the city where it all began.<\/p>\n

When heat flies between us, he makes it clear that we already had our chance. Both of us should move on.<\/p>\n

Except I\u2019m no longer okay with that idea.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll prove to him that I come second to none.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Find\u00a0Second to None\u00a0<\/em>on GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

4 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Second to None<\/i> is Book Three in the Coastal Chronicles<\/a><\/i>\u00a0by K.A. Linde, and just like the others, it takes us on an emotional rollercoaster.<\/p>\n

Josie grew up in a broken house and didn\u2019t receive the attention a child should from her parents, ultimately shaping the person she becomes. She grew up living in Atlanta with her father but came back to Savannah to spend summers with her mother.\u00a0Even though her home life wasn\u2019t the greatest, her best friends, Lila and Marley were there to support her.<\/p>\n

Marley\u2019s twin brother, Maddox, has been in Josie\u2019s life just as long as his sister and there has always been a connection. They relaly started noticing each other the Summer Josie turned sixteen but it isn\u2019t until two years later when they finally kiss.\u00a0It\u2019s just what she dreamed of but life gets in the way and the two are pulled apart and hearts are broken.<\/p>\n

Now, Josie is back in Savannah. She is the leading actress in a movie and Maddox ends up being the visual effects guy on the set. They haven\u2019t seen each other in years but that connection they shared as teens is still very real no matter how hard they tried to move on from the heartache.<\/p>\n

I love second chance romances and Josie and Maddox have a complicated one. From teens to adults, they were meant to be together. Unfortunately, they never seem to be at the same stage in life. When one is taking off, the other seems stuck. One thing remains though: the chemistry is off the charts and their love is palpable.<\/p>\n

The story is told from Josie\u2019s POV and flips form past to present which was really well done. I loved that I got more than just flashbacks with these two. It made everything more real. The flirty banter as teens is entertaining and I was so excited when they finally made a move. But it was short lived and we experience the first time hearts break. Now, the have to see each other every day which only makes the sexual tension spike. I knew these two would combust and\u00a0sexy times as adults crank up the heat.<\/p>\n

Josie and Maddox are more than just a second chance. Instead, they come together and are pulled apart more than once giving us a lot of heartache throughout their lives. I loved the growth they go through while discovering what they truly want. The pain is worth it for these two because things work out wonderfully and the epilogue is icing on the cake!<\/p>\n

I love that we get Lila from Hold the Forever<\/a>s<\/i> and Marley from At First Hate<\/i><\/a>, and can\u2019t wait for the last book in the series. Ash has been through so much and I would love for him to find his happily ever after!<\/p>\n

*ARC generously\u00a0provided by the\u00a0author and Wildfire Marketing\u00a0Solutions*<\/i><\/p>\n

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Coastal Chronicles<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Hold the Forevers (#1) <\/strong>– (Lila, Cole, & Ash)
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At First Hate (#2)\u00a0<\/strong>– (Marley & Derek)
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Second to None (#3)\u00a0<\/strong>– (Josie & Maddox)
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Wait for Always (#4)<\/strong> – (Amelia & Ash)
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Meet K.A. Linde<\/b><\/h4>\n

K.A. Linde is the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>USA Today<\/span><\/i>\u00a0bestselling author of the Avoiding Series, Wrights, and more than thirty other novels. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Georgia, was the head campaign worker for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served as the head coach of the Duke University dance team. She loves reading fantasy novels, binge-watching<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Supernatural<\/span><\/i>, traveling, and dancing in her spare time.<\/span><\/p>\n

She currently lives in Lubbock, Texas, with her husband and two super-adorable puppies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Join her\u00a0<\/span>NEWSLETTER<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for exclusive content, free books, and giveaways every month.<\/span><\/p>\n

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