For Nathalie Johnson, securing a new job closer to home is a cause for celebration, and on a night out with a friend she runs into the very last person she expects to see…Jason Locksley He was her everything until he took off to university without so much as a goodbye thirteen years before.He broke her heart. Despite her attempts to evade him, Jason is persistent and manages to talk her into … and manages to talk her into coffee.
Coffee leads to dinner. And the rest, she thought, would be history.
But walking away from Jason is harder than expected and despite her trepidation, he wins his second chance.
Thirteen years is a long time, and people change.
Both have broken marriages behind them, and while much is shared there are many things left unsaid.
Will a misunderstanding cause irreparable damage?
Or will it be a jealous ex who shatters their happiness?
This is a second chance romance with strong language and adult content.
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This is the first book I’ve read by this author and is also the first of a series.
The characters are well developed and the story has a very defined beginning, middle, and end. I was smiling on page 1 when the female protagonist got new job and was getting into this thing we call life.
Although this story was predictable at times, it held my attention through the whole story.
3 ½ Stars
Things We Lost is the first book in the Loving Locksley Series by Shae Banks. This is my first book by Ms. Banks, so I really didn’t know what to expect when I started the story. The book had shown up on my recommended book feed, and I thought the synopsis sounded interesting, so I one-clicked and jumped in. This is a contemporary/second chance romance- and is a quick and easy read.
Nathalie Johnson is on a ‘girls-night-out’ with her friend, when she encounters the man who left without so much as a backward glance and a broken heart 13 years ago- Jason Locksley. Much has happened in that time, but it still stings a little and she’s still wary of him. There are unresolved issues between them. But he’s nothing but persistent and manages to convince her to have coffee with him anyway. But persistence and determination win out and as you have probably guessed by now, he gets his second chance. But do they really have a chance of making things work after all this time? Will some misunderstandings tear them apart again?
This was a sweet story. Ms. Banks used a tried and tested formula for her story, and wrote quite well- I just found it to be a little predictable- and it didn’t really WOW me like I was hoping for.
I am looking forward to exploring some of Ms. Banks other works to see what else she can do.
Thank you, Ms. Banks!
I enjoyed this second chance story. The story is creative and well written. The characters made me feel as if I was right there with them. Natalie and Jason had a thing years ago. Then one night she ran into the one person she never expected, Jason. I enjoyed Jason’s determination to convince her to have coffee with him. You would think everything is good but not. They both have pasts and they both have secrets. Will it tear them apart once again? I highly recommend this book