He shattered her heart when he raced out of town 12 years ago. Can she forgive him now that he’s back? Fun-loving Whitney Brennan has been running the presses at the Nestled Hollow Gazette while running from love. She’s part of every town gathering, but is terrified of making any real or deep connection with anyone because she knows that if she does, they’ll end up leaving like her mother did. … her mother did. Like the man who taught her everything about the paper did. Like her high school best-friend-turned-boyfriend did on graduation night.
Eli Treanor skipped out of Nestled Hollow twelve years ago and created a new life and a thriving team-building business he thoroughly enjoys in Sacramento. When his parents beg him to come back and run the family outdoor rentals business while his dad has surgery, Eli isn’t happy about returning to the town that didn’t love him, the dad he could never please, and the girl he left behind all those years ago.
When Whitney and Eli are paired together to create the decorations for the Main Street Fall Market, many of their old feelings resurface. But it also opens past wounds. Can Whitney and Eli overcome the fears that are stopping them from giving their love the second chance it deserves?
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This was a perfect second chance romance. I cannot think of a single thing I didn’t like about this book. It included: a prayerful heroine, a romantic hero, a small-town in the mountains, and a sweet HEA, Not sure if Brooke got a story of her own yet, but if she did, I’m going to have to check out her story because she was quite a character.
A fun story complete with great characters and fantastic setting. Whitney has never been in a better place: doing what she loves in a place that she loves.
Eli is successful in his own right with a business to prove it. When he returns to Nestled Hollow his plan is simply to keep his dad’s store going while he recovers and then head back to California. However running into Whitney and spending time planning the Fall Market with her makes Eli wonder about his past and his future in Nestled Hollow.
Whitney is a vivacious and caring character. Easton uses the character’s past to shape the adult she has become and makes her loveable for readers.
Eli is serious, self-doubting and fun even though he feels out of place in his hometown. Together with background characters, these two make for an engaging story, one you won’t want to miss.
I enjoyed this sweet clean read! I love the Nestled Hollow community and can’t wait to see what the rest of the series will bring!
Second chance romances are one of my favorites. Nestled Hollow is always a wonderful setting, with the wonderful characters and small town life. Like every story set there, this one makes you wish you could be there experiencing all the wonderful town events and people!
4.75 star story; 5 star narration!
This story was sweet and enjoyable.
There isn’t (probably)a romance trope that I haven’t enjoyed when written by the hand of a skilled author. I do have favorite tropes though, and second-chance isn’t in my top few tropes (excluding Persuasion, of course). I give this preface to say that this is probably the only reasonable that I would give this story a 4.75/5. I find this trope unlikely, without some great barrier between the two lovers,… a little unbelievable. Therefore, I struggle to buy into the tale.
Meg Easton wrote a sweet story, making the best of a weak trope.
Courtney Lucien did a lovely job of narrating this story!
I related to the characters’ misinterpretations of others feelings. This happens so often in life! Her depiction of couples seemed spot on. We all have ups and downs, some of them pretty intense. I appreciate how everything wasn’t viewed through rose-colored glasses, but that she managed to concoct a plot that still left me feeling good and in love with life. I’m a big fan of fall, so much of the scenery was like candy for me :). The kisses were sweet enough to be joyful but didn’t really leave me feeling steamy and for sure weren’t too over-the-top. On a scale of 1 to 5 for steamy, where 5 is explicit, I’d say this was a 1.5.
The character development was great and each had a distinct voice. The dialogue was natural and added wit but seemed real. The texts were fun and corny but the characters knew it and joked about it (that was a fun touch). The minor characters added a lot to the story and helped create the ups and downs of the conflicts and resolutions. The romance was integral to the story, I wanted the two main characters to end up together, and the resolution of the conflict was satisfying. The pace was great and I wanted to keep reading, but could set it down if I needed to go get something done. I looked forward to picking it back up again.
Thanks for a good read!
Loved Eli and Whitney’s story!! They both had a lot to learn about themselves, even though they’re both successful business owners, and older than usual, which I also loved. We’re never too old to learn and figure out why we do some of the things we do and change. Loved that they figured it out and got their HEA!
What a sweet, fun story. Love Eli and Whitney. Loved their autumn vision for main street. I want to live in their town . I was given a free copy by the author. My review is freely and honestly given
Rating: 4.5 stars
I will not summarize this story because it was already given in the description of this book and I do not want to give any of the plot away. The purpose of this review was to give potential readers information to make an informed decision about reading/listening to this book.
What I enjoyed:
• This story caught my attention immediately.
• I liked that Whitney had a career as a newspaper owner and Eli was a team building business owner. This gave uniqueness to this story.
• I loved the fun and witty banter between Eli and Whitney.
• The very innovative Fall Market decorating ideas given in this story added to the storyline. It was fun to see how Eli and Whitney came up with their creative ideas.
• The descriptions of locations and emotions were well done, easy to visualize, and to feel. I felt a part of the scenes.
• The pacing of the story was neither too slow nor too fast.
• There was a smooth, coherent flow to this book.
• This story had a fun ending.
• This was a clean read.
• The narrator did an excellent job in differentiating the various characters’ voices. She had a pleasant voice.
I requested a free audiobook from the author. My review was voluntary and my opinions were my own. I will be listening to or reading more books by this author. I will also keep a lookout for books narrated by Courtney Lucien.
This book is EXCELLENT! Definitely worthy of adding to your TBR/LISTEN to list! Such wonderful characters, a terrific storyline! This is a perfect clean, sweet romance!!!
Second Chance on the Corner of Main Street was beautiful! The narrator did an amazing job bringing all the characters’ voices to life, and both the female and male characters were believable. The story gave me all the fuzzy feelings and made me wish it was Fall again to enjoy all the perks of it (warm drinks, leaves changing colors, and sweater weather). Of course, I also loved the second chance romance between Eli and Whitney, how they got to finally clear the air between (after something that happened twelve years before), and how they worked through their issues in order to be together. I loved the theme of forgiveness throughout the story, as well as their slowly falling for each other again. Oh, and the Nestled Hollowed community was just great, so I know I’ll be following other books in this series.
A sweet second chance at love set in a small town. Whitney and Eli has been best friends and were starting to explore if there was more when Eli packed up and left. Now, 12 years later, can they try again, or are the past hurts to much to overcome?
This was my first Meg Easton Book, and I really enjoyed it. I’m excited to check out more of her work.
Courtney Lucien did a lovely job with the narration. Very entertaining.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.
This is a charming, tender romance of a rekindled love between Whitney and Eli. The author has a knack for witty banter and descriptive details. And, Whitney’s creative T-shirts provided bonus fun.
While reading the last chapter, I realized I was reading with a smile on my face and thought YES!! That’s how you should feel when you read a good book.
I love second chance books and this one was one of the best that I have read. Such a sweet story of forgiveness, reconciliation, and taking another chance at love. I also like how it wasn’t instantaneous but moved at the pace I like. Of course there was some angst but loved how it played out. The ending was awesome.
Eli Treanor ran away from his family and his girlfriend Whitney Brennan twelve years ago because he thought none of them really loved him and that he could never measure up to their expectations. People in Whitney’s life have left her: Eli, her father when he died, her fiance when he left her for a job in New York, her mother and sister Jackie when they moved away to South Carolina, and her boss and mentor when he died soon after signing over running the Nested Hollow Gazette to her. When Eli’s father is injured he goes back home to Nestled Hollow to help him and ends up on the planning committee for the Fall Market with Whitney. Neither them has ever stopped loving the other. Can they overcome past hurts and find a way back together? I loved the idea of Eli’s company TeamUp that came up with fun and creative team building exercises for companies. The festival sounded magical and it made me want to visit a town like Nestled Hollow.
Lots of missed editing errors, but the story is good.
The main characters are likable. They both have issues in their pasts and in their relationship together, but good friends help them through to their HEA.
I loved this second chance romance. Amazing characters and a solid storyline. I loved the descriptions of the town and the activities. It felt like I was there living this story.
This book had some sweet romantic moments, but I found it to be confusing. First of all, the townspeople labeled Eli and Whitney “trouble”, but no one ever said what kind of trouble they caused. Or did I miss something?
Then, Whitney somehow redeemed her reputation with the town, until she was pretty much perfect. Whitney was basically as damaged as Eli. Her sister moved while she was in high school, and her mother picked up and left her too. Her mother couldn’t have found a way to stay in town a few months so that her child could graduate from high school?
Eli’s father was unpleasant and abusive and his mother supported his father over her son. Question – they had separated. When did his parents get back together?
So we have two people pining for each other for TWELVE years, yet they NEVER try to get in touch with one another.
I guess my confusion stems from what is supposed to be a sweet, second chance romance built on a foundation of two people that could use some counseling in a town that supports one person and seems to kind of blame the other
for something that happened 12 years ago.
On top of ALL of that, this book just went on way too long for me. It was very descriptive and you got a really great picture of fall in that area, but the entire Eli and Whitney buildup took forever. And, how did they go from working on the Fall Festival together to dating? I guess I missed that transition also.
If you are looking for a sweet clean romance with a HEA and don’t want to think about the underlying issues, then this may be the book for you. It was OK.
An entertaining clean pleasant well written small town romance. This engaging storyline of anger, grief, misunderstandings and understanding, trust, forgiveness, and love had me addicted page after page. A good second chance for characters that are well developed, a little broke and have amazing chemistry backed by one big family of the small town. The narrator did and amazing job of characters and narration from one s one to another.
A fun book to read! The characters come alive and the descriptions of the people and places create an intimate view of a town that cares for their people. The story picks up with a couple who broke up right at graduation and haven’t seen each other since. It is a heartwarming story, but also has anger and grief and misunderstandings that come to light. I really enjoyed this.