Not every first love is your true love.Sometimes, the pieces have to fall in order to show your true strength.For Claire, being strong is the only option she has left. She’s showing her kids that taking things one day at a time is the best way to move forward.For Maddox, finding love is the last thing on his mind. He is happy with a quick one-night romp, until he notices the sexy new nurse, who … new nurse, who isn’t afraid to jump into any situation. He quickly finds himself getting involved in several situations, when it comes to her children.
Soon, they find themselves falling into what they both swore they would never do again.
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When Claire gets called to work on her fifteenth wedding anniversary, she never expected to see her husband there with her twin sister, or that they are having a baby.
Claire’s decided she’s done, all she wanted was to be happy, she’s getting a divorce and not going to have another relationship.
When Claire meets Maddox, he works at pulling down all the walls she’s put up to not get hurt again, so she can have the happy ever after she’s always dreamed about.
It Begins With Goodbye
This book was an emotionally rollercoaster.
Claire is in need of some good in her life. She has 2 amazing children, a great job, loving mother, town best froenda, a complete egotistical, self-centered husband and her twin sister.
You are rooting for something good to come to Claire for all the good she has done in her life. You want something to happen to make up for the idiot she married.
This story is a heartbreaking story of strength and survival. How can you take a chance in love when you have been hurt so badly before? The answer come as an unexpected attraction to a man who has his own past.
Sometimes you have to take the leap.
This is the first book I have read by R.S. James. It Begins With Goodbye starts with Claire celebrating her 15th wedding anniversary to Colton. This book starts out with a big bang and Claire proves she is one of the strongest female characters I have been introduced to in a long time. Nothing in her life seems to be easy. Every time life kicks her down – she gets back up and keeps moving forward. Claire gets her HEA with Maddox – a very special man who knows what he wants. A realistic book! I enjoyed every page.
The emotional rollercoaster ride that was this book had me at times mad, confused, sad , joyous , heartbroken and a little bit like WTF am I reading.
This story was engaging in alot of parts and at times left me feeling confused as things seem to jump to quickly and didn’t make sense. But in saying that I loved the story and it was one that I honest to god could relate to .
Claire was a mum, to twins a nurse and married to an absolute selfish egotistical nut case . On the day of her fifteenth wedding anniversary she was called into work at the hospital and unexpectedly found out that not only was her twin sister in her surgical room but her husband Colton was with her . The Train wreck that was her marriage imploded right before her eyes and picking up the pieces left her battered and bruised. Trying to move on with her life and raising two teenagers and dealing with the aftermath of complete and utter betrayal like no other was bittersweet . As women we always ALWAYS question our selves when our significant other does us wrong and the constant what ifs and maybe I didn’t do this or that or maybe I should have been more understanding etc etc etc play’s on our hearts and minds when in reality we go above and beyond and yet it’s still not good enough for them and they use that as an excuse to do the things they do to try to justify their actions by making it seem like it’s our fault when in reality they will always do what they want how they want and when they want until they are caught red handed and consequences be damed.
I would have liked for more of a back story on why Claire’s sister was so cruel and horrible being identical twins I thought there would have been some bond between them but her character was horrible even to her own nice and nephew . And Colton through out the entire book kept wanting to get back together with Claire even though he was in a relationship with Clarissa ? And what really through me for a six was them signing their parental rights away and give up the baby they had together yet Colton always wanting to see her and his other kids when he didn’t before ? There were lots of holes but I ignored those because like I said the story of building a new life and becoming a single parent was one I could relate to after such betrayal and I loved how Claire finally got a happily ever after although going through what she went through was hard enough and I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy . I would have liked to have known why and how Carly’s dad Colton blackmailed her that just didn’t make sense at all and what the story was between Molly and Morgan . I’ve never in my life known a lawyer to help anyone they just met move house with their client and her children. But these are just my thoughts . I did like this Author’s writing style and how she portrayed the characters in certain scenes I would read another book by this author again but hopefully there will be no holes and the story will blend a bit better with the characters.