She’s gotta come back to me – come what may! I loved Charlene with my heart and soul, Just took a little longer to say it to her. Okay, so long that she decided to move out of my life. She was pregnant with my baby, And that too did not influence her decision. I guess I screwed up really bad. But now, I’ll make it up to her. I’ll stop at nothing but winning her back, And getting together with the … it up to her.
I’ll stop at nothing but winning her back,
And getting together with the woman of my dreams.
Charlene, I’m coming.
And this time don’t say ‘NO’, please.
After all, our baby deserves to know who his father is!
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Joey and Charlene were college sweethearts, and both focused on their careers, with Charlene to become a lawyer, and Joey who is a college football player, and wants to go pro. Charlene wants Joey to concentrate more on her, so things do not work out well. Can Joey redeem himself before it is too late? This story is filled with emotions, drama, angst, suspense, trust, and love. This is a good story overall, but I struggled to engage with the characters, however, this is just my opinion. I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.
A bit laborious…
Not my favourite by this author. Too much angst & neediness & even the sex scenes weren’t great, too many old fashioned words, that to me, made it rather dull. The story itself is a common theme for many authors & like MC bikers I will be avoiding sports jocks for a while. I received an arc & this is my honest & voluntary review.
Finding balance while going after your goals
I originally read the Indiana Panthers series in a box set back in 2019. So now that the books are being made available individually I was interested in reading them again as I had enjoyed them before. I cannot remember all of the story details so I am not sure if there are any changes to the story-lines with the re-release version. Redemption is the third book in the series and is about Joey, a running back with the Indiana Panthers and Charlene is his live-in girlfriend. These two have been together for a year but that does not mean that everything is stable. Joey is may be going to get his degree from Purdue University but he is determined, and has been since junior high school, to get a pro contract with the NFL, after all he is the best running back in the league. So his main focus is always on football. Charlene has dealt with this and is supportive of his goal. Joey is questioning if he wants a long term relationship, so marriage, with Charlene as once he makes it he may become a different person. Plus they were getting ready to graduate together so he was not sure about taking the next step at all with anyone. Charlene is pursuing her law degree at Purdue University. She is serious about Joey and has been hinting about taking the next step. She knows she loves him and wants to get married and have kids, not immediately but at least going towards that together. As Charlene puts a bit more pressure on Joey to spend more time with her Joey continues to not recognize what she really needs. The main thing between these two is a lack of real and authentic communication. Then add in a break-up, an unexpected pregnancy, finally some realizations and more drama. This is a young love story that is nicely written and has good characters, even if you want to shake Joey a lot of the time for being some self centered. Overall it was an enjoyable read.
I received a copy of this book and am leaving my honest review. My opinions are all my own.