Boone Hatcher.He’s the very definition of ‘the bane of my existence’. He’s also the main attraction in all my dreams.I’m the girl from the wrong side of the tracks. I’m not here to impress, so I don’t care what anyone thinks of me. That’s before Boone. And Reed Thornton.Rich, popular, and chiseled jaws make all the girls weak in the knees.By the end of summer when they leave for college, I’m … leave for college, I’m fully invested, or at least, that’s what my heart tells me.
That was ten years ago.
Now, they’re back, and with them comes whispers of tall tales and hard facts.
Will I know the truth when I hear it, or will I lose the man who’s owned my heart forever?
Rumor has it, I’m about to find out.
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What an emotional roller coaster this was ! Ever a dull moment. Shows you love is worth fighting for and it’s not all easy as 1,2,3.
Great friends and family support I loved in the story. Great characters had you laughing and crying !
This was a really great story. It had everything from love, angst to love and all the downfalls of it. This book was kinda emotional for me but I enjoyed it a lot.
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The book is a good small town romance read. The story has a good story line. The characters are good, and they have good chemistry. The story is an enjoyable, emotional roller coaster ride, and second chance romance read.
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Captivating, romantic friendship journey story with twists, and turns. Intriguing strong well-developed characters. The well-written book kept my attention throughout, enjoyed reading. I have voluntarily chosen to read and review this book.
All right, so I like the plot. It’s great. That said, there is so much anger and yelling and everything just goes in circles it’s unrealistic. So much distrust and people talking past each other and not listening to or believing the other. I think if those issues between the two mains were toned down to a reasonable level then it would all be great (and if the sex scenes were eliminated). I understand wanting to have conflict but so much drama and everything always in a heightened state is too much. So, 3 stars for the plot.
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This was a nice and short read. The story moved by quickly and I had it read in one sitting. I liked all of the characters and would recommend this book.
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This thrilling emotional roller coaster will leave you mesmerized. Boone and Mackenzie are teenage lovers who lack communication skills and because of their lack of it they find themselves breaking away from each other. Mackenzie leaves their small town but returns years later to clean up the mess she made years earlier. Will she be able to leave all of the negativity behind her and forge a real relationship with Boone that can lead to a happily ever after? Leaona is a master storyteller that draws you into her stories giving you and experience that stays with you.
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TheIf you’re a fan of angst, indecision, young love, second chances, misunderstandings & 2 people who made stupid mistakes that make you want to bang their heads together, then this is for you!
Mackenzie is the decent good girl but not as privileged as Boone. Bullied by his friends & a subject of local gossip. Childhood sweethearts so to speak. I liked that the families accepted the couple but they didn’t do that themselves.
A lot is going on too much to summarise & it would spoil the experience for the reader. So dig in & enjoy the ride!
Previous books by this author were tear jerkers but this wasnt in that category.
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I liked Boone and Mackenzie’s story it was a good well written second chance romance and another super read from Leaona. These two were friends turned teenage sweethearts but others managed to push them apart now years have past and now Mackenzie is back in town wanting to make things right. This was a super read it made me laugh had me close to tears and kept me hooked until the very end
I loved this book!! I couldn’t put it down. I was captivated by these characters.
Another emotional read from Leaona Luxx! Bone and Mack have a second chance at live but have to go through a lot of ups and downs to get their happily ever after. Loved it!
Such a beautiful and emotional story. I literally feel to my knees. Mackenzie has a young love for her best friend Boone. They have been through so much. He’s the rich good looking guy and she is a mechanic who isn’t rich.
She might be good with her hands but her feelings she becomes a clam. Boone is just as bad. Young love doesn’t appreciate how time doesn’t wait.
She hears so much negativity from kids at school and it definitely messes with her. She doubts Boone could really like her so she makes an impulsive decision that takes their journey two steps back.
The secrets pile up. Feelings battle for years. A beautiful girl caught in the middle. Yet she is wise beyond her years, can teach her mom that time is precious, life and love are never easy and that Boone is the kind of man any woman with a pulse would jump for the opportunity to even breath his air. He’s what other book boyfriends strive to be.
Leaona knows how to write inspiring, heartbreaking, gripping story that makes you appreciate time, accept your mistakes, don’t judge until you’ve walked a mile in Mackenzie shoes.
Before reading, go to the store and buy all the tissues on the shelves because you’ll need all of them.
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AMAZING EMOTIONAL Read!
An Insta grabbing shake the reader up and pull the rug from under your feat emotional read. The storyline sent my heart pounding filled me with anger and had me blubbering like a baby all while riding the edge of my seat. Another great read by Leaona that pushes your boundaries and toys with your emotions.
The story with Boone and Mackenzie who have been friends for years when their friendship turns into so much more but then there is the complicated situation with Reed who is Boones cousin and is dead set on destroying him and his relationship with Kenzie. There is Kenzie who feels like she is holding Boone back and is not good enough for her and also a out of wedlock child just to make things interesting.
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As always Leaona has had me bawling like a baby, giving me all the feels.
Boone & Mackenzie haven’t had the easiest love story, but what they have is eternal…if only rumors didn’t get in the way.
Mackenzie is a hot mess doing what she thinks is best for everybody else’s sake, taking responsibilities from people who might want them. So she takes everything on on her own with a path of destruction left behind, she doesn’t realise she’s not only ripping her own heart out along the way.
When she comes to her senses will she make more bad decisions? Or will she realise what’s been under her nose and in her heart since her teenage years?
Boone had always had Mackenzie’s interests at heart, even if he didn’t always put them into words. When he does and everything seems to be on the right track, it’s all a little too late, but he never really gives up. Every part of Mackenzie owns his heart, but 10 years later will he have all the words to prove they can make it?
Can the rumor mill destroy a love always meant to be? Are second chances too late?
Boone and Mackenzie have been friends for years. He is part of an upper class family and get family is working class. But no matter what, he has fought for the friendship that they have shared. They closeness that they have shared has turned to lube, but they are both too scared to voice their feelings to each other. The rumors floating around school are being forced upon them and they are fighting a war that could be won, if they were just honest with each other. The rumors win in separating them because decisions are made that change the dynamic of their relationship. But the love is still there.
Ten years later, they have both gown a little older, but the past still has a hold on them. It can be difficult to move forward in life when you regret the choices that you made in the past. But with love, overcoming the obstacles can help you to find the peace that you have always been searching for.
Another great one by Leaona Luxx. I love reading her books because you get to see characters from her other books and it makes the books, characters, and town seem like family. Great job Leaona.
This story was everything! I laughed and cried throughout the book. I fell in love with Kenzie….she is an amazing woman, mom, friend and daughter. She’s also had to endure more than most in her lifetime. The decisions she has made affected so many lives….but she made them hoping everything would be ok.
Now Boone…..here a man who’s heart won’t quit. He has loved and lost, yet he doesn’t give up. He has one true love……
Leaona brings life to this story and the characters. I felt like I was living their lives at times.
Rumor Has It is a heartbreaking emotional story that will have you believing anything is possible.
Mack is the girl “from the wrong side of the tracks”. She falls in love with her childhood friend Boone. Boone has never thought of her that way. He’s always seen who Mackenzie was. Through a series of events orchestrated by themselves and outside sources things don’t go well for our young couple. Eventually their attraction wins out but that doesn’t last long. A situation arises and Mack does what she thinks is best for everyone involved ripping hearts out with her decision.
Ten years later she’s ready to make things right reclaim her life and her Boone. With the odds stacked against them will they get their always?
This is the best book Leaona has written
I have discovered bullying and labeling can cause a life time of hate add in revenge and you have a recipe for disaster.
Oh my Kenzie & Boone what an emotional friends to lovers journey ride! If leaona can do she can make you cry and she did darn you women this beautiful story is full of love & heartbreak and my gosh it’s just beautiful!