Jack Hollister had been at the top of his golf game, not to mention the money list. That is until he makes the wrong decision and marries the wrong woman sending his life into one nasty slice. Five years later, Jack is back and he’s ready to not only take back his career but make amends to his mentor and the young woman whom he crushed all those years ago.Five years ago, Courtney Wade, in a … in a desperate attempt to keep Jack from making the biggest mistake of his career, threw herself at him. She declared her undying love for a man who wanted power, money and the limelight. Not something Courtney and her father couldn’t give him back then. Hurt by Jack’s decision to marry someone else, Courtney ends up in bed with his archrival, making her own mistake. One she’s still paying for.
Now, living with her father, Courtney is trying to put the pieces of her life back together. The last thing Courtney needs is the man of her dreams to walk into her and her daughter’s life, but that is exactly what happens.
Will she be able to forgive him for the way he left and will he be able to keep the past where it belongs?
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Jack Hollister has fallen…hard. Once a promising and upcoming golfer, he needs help to get back to the game he loves. He approaches Rudy Wade who was once his coach and mentor. Will Rudy help him begin the slow climb back to the golfer and man he wants to be? Courtney Wade, Rudy’s daughter, once loved Jack and thought she would be the woman in his life, but he married someone else. Now that he has returned, their relationship is strained and if her father agrees to coach him, will Jack be able to make things right between them? Courtney walks a fine line between protecting her young daughter and her feelings for Jack as threats from her past are never far away. An emotional love story between two flawed characters who find their way back to each other. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation from the author. (by paytonpuppy)
Let me start by saying I am not a fan of golf. It’s not a game I understand. It’s not a sport I can get absorbed in. However, this book entranced me. I was quickly pulled in by Jack’s desire for a second chance at a career, at a life, he loved. Wrapped up with this story is also Jack’s second chance with not just the one that got away, but the one he forced away. And I adored every angsty drama-laden moment of Jack’s reunion with Courtney. It was an emotional roller-coaster in every sense of the term and covered the full spectrum of my reactions. Now that I’m finished reading the book, I’m kind of sorry it’s over already.
I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book from the author.
Jack Hollister has made many mistakes in his life, some very public. Having lost everything he is working his way back, trying to being a better person. He starts by going to the one person who can possibly help and not only with getting his career going again.
Rudy and his daughter Courtney are the two people who were hurt the most by him. When he married for the prestige and money a stipulation was that he fire Rudy as his coach. Now Jack needs Rudy but isn’t sure that he will be willing to talk to him, let alone work with him.
Courtney is another story all together, she’s made her own mistakes and is still paying for them in some ways. Her only bright spots her daughter Brianna and her dad. She also loves playing golf but never played competitively. She’d been in love with Jack but he thought her too young and his marriage set her on a path she regretted.
Rudy has challenged Jack to win a match against Courtney and then he’ll be his coach. Courtney is not pleased. Jack’s rejection and her own choices all those years ago, left her more than a little angry. Plus her ex-husband had been Jack’s rival. Nothing good could come out of this, at least not in her eyes.
A game won, as they both seem to get in each other’s head. A new start to training and plenty of snark as Jack slowly moves forward.
For Courtney there is more than just her attraction to Jack, there is dealing with her ex and his threats.
This was an interesting journey with revelations about their pasts. Suspicions about her ex and a love that has survived the years.
Looking at the blurb, this story is so simple, but, when you read, you discover a wealth of complexity in the relationships in the book. It’s more than a reunion of Courtney and Jack and a rekindling of their feelings; the mix includes Courtney’s father, her daughter, her abusive ex-husband, and, by allusion, Jack’s ex-wife – all characters, as we expect from Jen Talty, brilliantly written and developed. The end felt slightly rushed; perhaps I was just out for vengeance, and that was a slight letdown after a book that had till then kept me on edge.
I received a free copy of this book, and my review is voluntary.
I always enjoy reading Jen Talty’s books. I’ve read almost all of her series. Jack Hollister is trying to change his life after spiraling out of control for so long. In order to get back into gold, he has to go back to his old coach and face the damage he caused when he left not only his coach, but the coach’s daughter Courtney as well. Both Jack and Courtney have made a lot of bad decisions in their lives and now have a chance to change their futures. This is the only book in this series I’ve read so now I need to go back and read the other three. I definitely recommend this book.