AUTHOR: Liz Willow GENRE: Romance PAGES: 61 RELEASED: 6 February 2024 SYNOPSIS: A broken heart, a new beginning, and a second chance at love. Two years. Two years since Darren ripped my heart out and left me for dust. Life finally hummed with joy again, career booming, finances stable. Then BAM! There he was, a ghost from a past I thought I'd buried. Second chance? Or just tempting another heartbreak? One wrong move, and I'm back at square one. But what if it's not a disaster waiting to happen? What if it's the happy ending I've always dreamed of? This book was kindly sent to me by Reedsy Discovery in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Sometimes all you need is a second-chance…
Two years after leaving Elle broken-hearted after he revealed he wasn’t the marrying type, Darren is back in town with a favour to ask - Elle has to pretend to be his fiance during a dinner with the Senator to help him secure a business deal. It’s a slap in the face and the last thing Elle wants to do, but with $10,000 riding on her attendance, she’s not really in the position to turn down a much-needed cash injection. Despite the two years, Elle’s heart still beats for Darren, but she knows even now his view on marriage hasn’t changed. This was a nice quick and spicy read to fill the gap between books! I hadn’t read anything by Liz before, but I quiet enjoyed her writing style and characterisations - if only this was a full-length novel! Obviously, I knew this was only 61 pages going into the book, but I desperately wanted it to be longer! There was actually so much potential for this story and these characters, and it’s a real shame it was condensed down into such a short story. Liz had to cram a lot of backstory and character development into such a short space, and it really didn’t do the overall story as favours. Yes, the spice is good, and that’s obviously the main focus of the book, but both Darren and Elle were interesting characters with intriguing backstories. Both deserved to have that explored rather than info-dumped in a such a short novella. If Liz was to ever revisit these characters, I would be VERY excited! In the meantime, I’m definitely going to check out her other stuff and hope it has a balance between the spice and the storytelling. If you’re looking for a quick steamy read, this is definitely one to check out, but if you’re looking for a bit more story substance, this probably isn’t the book for you. |
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