He’s older, sophisticated, and harboring secrets.She’s intelligent, beautiful, and emotionally numb.On the surface, advertising executive Jack Evans has it all. Blessed with striking good looks, a thriving career, a stylish wife, and an adoring daughter, he’s still struggling with personal turmoil. And when his wife abruptly leaves, it’s up to Jack to care for his child alone while picking up the … care for his child alone while picking up the pieces of his broken past.
While doing so, Jack is drawn to the up-and-coming account executive, Kathleen Brighton. She’s stunning and intuitive—and everything he needs now that the divorce is finalized. As he falls for his sexy colleague, Jack worries that Kathleen may not be able to handle the chaos of his life. Will Jack escape the mistakes of his past to capture the future he deserves?
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I just finished Chaos and I’m a blubbering mess. I have laughed out loud, cried and savored every minute & moment while reading . I love all the characters & Jack even more . This story is brilliantly told through Jacks eyes and is heart warming. As a reader you will be blown away and your Jaw will be hanging open as you read the last word. If you have not put Chaos on your TBR list or Pre-Ordered your copy; do it ASAP. I want to thank Jennifer Locklear for letting me be apart of her ARC review team. Jennifer you are very talented & beautiful story teller; thank you for sharing you talent & friendship. I can’t wait to see what unfolds next for Jack & Kathleen.
I really loved this book from Jack’s point of view, it picks up where the last book ended but we see a flashback of how it all began and it explains so much into Jack and Kathleen’s relationship, prior to and after his divorce. I loved that it explained what was going through his mind that morning when Kathleen awoke in his bed lol. I also really liked how this book broke through his hard exterior to show Jacks more vulnerable side with his family falling apart and meeting a woman he can’t stop thinking of who isn’t his wife and a daughter he loves more than anything. Sometimes what you need is right in front of you, but what do you do when you have pushed it away unknowingly?
This is the second book in this trilogy and by all means, you need to read Constellation first. In Chaos we get Jack’s POV and it is eye opening. The characters of Jack, Kathleen and Allison are well developed. At one point someone in the story says, “there are no villains here” and this is so true. This is the story of one marriage falling apart as love unfolds. It’s realistic, heart wrenching and makes you pull for all the players to find their happily ever after. I can’t wait to see where this story goes next.
To be honest, I vaguely remember Constellation (no offense to Jennifer, my memory is just crap), but as soon as I started reading it all starting coming together.
I don’t think there was a moment that I didn’t love in this book. I love how deep and meaningful Jennifer writes. You can tell she writes it with her whole heart and soul. All of the words, thoughts, feelings and conversations are all so in depth.
I desperately love how this story is from Jack’s perspective. I also really love how we got o see what lead to their relationship and how he got started with Aurora. The back and forth between the present day and the past was done so well! It was so methodical. It’s always great to see a relationship from different perspectives; to see how different or alike a couple falls in love, it’s so interesting.
Part of why I loved this book so much, other than the writing, was how raw we got to see Jack. He’s so real and raw, we really got the full effect. We got to see how a man thinks of these things, women are so emotional that it was nice to see a mans perspective of a relationship and love. The love he feels for his daughter and Kathleen is so admirable! And his loss of Allison, it was so interesting to see their fall out and interactions after their divorce. We really didn’t know too much about them before this book. The way we got to see how he fell in love with Kathleen, and how desperately he wanted to keep his life balanced. I also loved how we got to see a different side of Kathleen, it was neat to see her as an outsider.
I cannot wait to see what comes next. There are so many questions left unanswered. It was really the perfect ending, keeping us begging for more!
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I love the concept of this story, of the heart-breaks and the trials. Jack, Allison and Kathleen – the main characters of the story will definitely tug at your emotions, will test your strength, and will give you different kinds of love.
The road to love is never easy. This is a great look at the challenges of finding love and knowing how to truly embrace and appreciate it. Jack thought he found love when he married Allison but as he has learned in his life, he didn’t really know himself. To try to save his marriage, he decides to take a job in Oregon but as he embarks on this new phase with his wife Allison and daughter, Heide, he finds that these answers are never easy. There is a true honesty in the ups and downs of life as Jack, Allison and Kathleen face hard truths, deep emotions and harsh realities. A beautiful glimpse that the road to true happiness and love has many twists and turns. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.
This is the first time in reading this author. Wish not had missed first one but such is life in the mountain of yummy books. Nice to see a different perspective on raising a child alone being I was on that train once. You get to be both and here we follow Jack with him doing that. Life is unexpected at times with him getting that then in comes Kathleen then it changes to another ride. This author gives you a good read with following these two through the thing called life.
4 STARS FOR CHAOS!! This story has all the feels and keep you turning pages. Jack and Kathleen’s story is emotional and well written. This was my first book by Jennifer Locklear and I can’t wait to read more. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.
Chaos is the second book in The Constellation Trilogy by Jennifer Locklear. If I thought that I read Constellation quickly, well, Chaos was devoured even faster. The first book was from the point of view of Kathleen and it begins with the morning after her night of passion with Jack and then continuing on from there. The reader never finds out exactly what transpired on that evening to have Kathleen so perplexed with his confounding behavior the next morning. There are also so many unanswered questions that book one purposely did not satisfy. What went wrong in Jack’s marriage? What was he hiding? What kind of life did he have on the East Coast for him to decide to make such a huge move to Oregon? Because we only hear Kathleen’s side, Jack remains a man of mystery. Until book two – Chaos…
Chaos drifts back and forth in time. In a sense, it’s a prequel, because we see Jack’s life long before that infamous night with Kathleen. Yet, the story also moves forward. This time we are in Jack’s head. He’s a man who’s made mistakes, who’s had regrets and who has loved with all his heart. I really like this man. Even with all his flaws. He owns them and he aims for self-improvement.
All the pieces of the puzzle from book one finally fit together. All my questions were answered. The reader finally learns what transpired on Jack and Kathleen’s first night together, and was that ever hot! Beautifully written, emotional and very steamy.
There is one thing I didn’t like about this book. It left me hanging and wanting for more. The third book has not been released yet and I’m aching for this conclusion.