All he wants is a second chance with the one that got away,But there’s not one, but two bundles of joy to meet first! SHELLEYI wanted him for weeks,And when it finally happened, I saw stars.One unforgettable night with the smart, funny bartender with the floppy blond hair.He broke my heart the very next day,When he left for San Bravado with a million dollars in his pocket, and never looked back.… million dollars in his pocket, and never looked back.
Not even when I told him I was pregnant.
Not even when I told him I was expecting twins.
When fate brought us together two years later, I knew I needed to say my piece, the words I’d be dying to say since he turned his back on me, on us.
Only now he claims he didn’t know about our babies…
MILES
She was the girl I couldn’t resist,
I couldn’t get her out of my mind.
We had one night together before I left, a cocky kid who’d just had his first taste of the good life.
But I never forgot about Shelley, her strawberry-blond hair across my navy blue pillows.
In the two years since then I’ve changed;
I’m older, wiser, and a few billion dollars richer,
But it’s lonely at the top.
I knew I had to seek her out again.
I can’t say I was surprised when she didn’t seem pleased to see me,
But the biggest surprise was still to come!
This is a steamy romance novel from best-selling authors Layla Valentine and Holly Rayner. Unlike most of Holly’s other works, it contains steamy scenes. It features a guaranteed HEA, and a tale of romance that will capture your heart.
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2.5 stars. KU. This was barely tolerable. It had some promise at the start ~ but the “reunion” fell flat and the way Miles reacted was really bizarre. Several times. He didn’t communicate and would just sort of walk off and then do some “big thing”. Shelley has no idea what he was thinking/doing which made her into a doormat/pushover.
It’s alternating POV, but 80% is from Shelley. It might have helped to hear more from Miles. There could have been more of Miles & Shelley spending time together and more of Miles really connecting with his family. Shelley has to tackle him into spending time with the kids and that was really disappointing. It felt like a few sex scenes and then, “everything is great” without really showing how they’ve come together. And since there wasn’t a whole lot invested in their “3 years ago” relationship ~ I just wasn’t feeling them as a couple.
Oh, and there’s these bizarre little things just plopped into the story that aren’t really fleshed out. Miles has his two “best friends ever” as his groomsmen in the final chapter ~ except these guys are NEVER mentioned anywhere else in the book. Shelley has a bridesmaid that we’ve also never heard of before. Miles and Shelley talk about future children at the reception and then later that night, “surprise, I’m pregnant”. What?!?! Well, I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise since birth control in ANY form is never mentioned. But after surprise twins, why wouldn’t you talk about it BEFORE getting pregnant again.
I’ve noticed that other books in the series have better reviews, so I might continue… but this book was pretty disappointing.
Shelley has wanted Miles for awhile but hasn’t felt right about making a move until she realizes that he would be gone soon. Miles really likes Shelley but has been busy working on his app to really do much of anything and then she surprises him the night before a big meeting for him. They end up having sex and then Miles disappears and Shelley tries to call him after he cancels their date but doesn’t get an answer. Then some weeks pass and she starts feeling sick and goes to an on campus clinic and learns that Miles left a little something behind with her. She was pregnant. His number is disconnected so Shelley tracks down his company to find him only being told the message would be passed on. Miles never forgot Shelley but thought too much time has passed since they talked last. His business partner kept pushing women at him but all he wanted was to settle down and have a family. When Shelley doesn’t hear from Miles other than an email saying he wanted nothing to do with them and he deposit some money into an account of she kept quiet about the baby so she was on her own. To make matter worse she finds out that’s she having twins. Left to raising the kids on her own Shelley begins to move on until two years later at a dinner with her sister she looks up at the special speaker and its Miles. Will Shelley confront Miles about what he did? What will Miles say when he sees Shelley again?
This was a amazing story about two people given a second chance at the life that they wanted. Miles is an alpha male when he learns what has been going on. Shelley is a strong woman that rolls with whatever life throws at her. The chemistry between them is sizzling hot. This was a very entertaining and well written story. Once I started I couldn’t put it down until the very end. I laughed and cried as Shelley had her experiences with her children and her mother. This is definitely a must read and I would recommend it to any of my book friends.
I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. I enjoyed it so much I bought my own copy.