Donovan needs a distraction and Charlie needs a reason to believe in love again – will these two ever figure out that the best recipe for romance begins with two people and a little faith?Charlie Walsh is running from her toxic past and desperate for a new start in Belfast, Maine. Following Riley’s example of reaching for the stars, Charlie wants to open her own Bed & Breakfast. One problem: … One problem: Riley and Mac break up, leaving Charlie holding the bag on her fixer upper. She has to figure out how to get those two back together, but in the meantime . . . Donovan Fitzpatrick is turning out to be quite the distraction!
Will Crystal break up this new love before it even has a chance to get started? Or will Charlie and Donovan let go of their pasts, and hang on to what matters most? Each other.
A full length romance novel with a Happily Ever After that’ll make your mouth water.
Book 2 in the Belfast Series continues the story of Riley and Mac and their story from Love and Karma, Book 1.
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3.5 Stars
All her life, Charlie Walsh has been beaten down and pushed aside. Her family had no problem letting her know that she was not wanted. After years of therapy, she finally realizes that enough is enough and it’s time to take her life back. Moving to Belfast, Maine and opening up a B&B is just the change she needs.
Donovan Fitzpatrick has been in love with Crystal most of his life. She’s an extremely toxic person and someone who is completely wrong for him. When his sister, Avery, tells him he needs a distraction from Crystal, he decides who better than the cute new B&B owner.
Charlie and Donovan decide to team up and help each other out. And if they happen to fall in love, all the better. But they should’ve known that life wouldn’t be that easy. With all the odds stacked against them, they’ll have to decide if a HEA is worth all the heartache they’ll have to go through in order to get it.
I’m going to start out by saying I’m definitely in the minority here when it comes to Love and Second Chances. Don’t get me wrong, I really did like this book. But I’m spoiled. The books I read always focus on one couple and one couple only. I’m not a fan of multiple love stories in one book. How can you really get to know a couple and their story when only 1/3 of the book is focused on them? I wanted more of Charlie and Donovan and a lot less of Riley and Mac. I won’t go into detail but, Riley was not a favorite of mine.
All in all, it was cute. I loved the small town setting. I think that setting is becoming a favorite of mine. After I finish the books, I always want to pack up and move to a small town just so I can experience it.
From the moment I open one of her books, I can always count on Ms. Guymon to hold me captive, make me feel all the feels and not let me go until the very end. I can’t wait to see what she has in store for us next!
Yay! I love when there is a new Shannon Guymon book out. I’m really enjoying this new Belfast series, such a fun setting. This book takes place in the winter and the author did a good job of having the cold weather play a character in the story. I’ve lived in some really cold places (North Dakota for one) so I could totally relate!
I really enjoyed this one, I couldn’t put it down. Luckily, I was on a road trip yesterday and was able to sit and read without too many interruptions. Charlie, our heroine, was a likable lead. She’s come from a rough upbrining, but has overcome so much and has such a positive outlook on life. Donovan, who I loved in book one, is ready to move on from his unrequited love and thinks Charlie is just the one to help him do that. They have instant chemistry, but an underlying friendship that was fun to watch. It’s not an easy road for them, lots of forces trying to keep them apart, so I was glued to the pages wanting to see just how things would work out.
This is the second book in the series, I think it stands well on its own, but you’d probably want to read the first book to really understand the side stories that take place in this one. Overall, a fun read with a lot of depth and character development.
Content: Clean romance, no language, no violence, talk of abusive childhoods (nothing detailed)
Rating: PG