Childhood neighbors get a chance at love in Should’ve Been You, an achingly romantic novella in Nicole McLaughlin’s Man Enough series! National Guardsman Jase Beckford wants to live a quiet life raising cattle and taking care of his mother. His childhood friend and neighbor Hannah is still his best friend, but when he walks into the Walters house one morning and sees her twin sister Becca for … sister Becca for the first time in five years, he wonders if he missed out on something special.
Becca Walters has nursed a secret crush on Jase since childhood, but he always preferred Hannah, so she buried her feelings assuming her sister and Jase would one day turn their flirtation into a real relationship. And this Christmas, she is anticipating a proposal of her own, so Jase’s reappearance in her life doesn’t mean anything. Much. Okay, maybe more than Becca would like to admit.
However, when Becca’s sister gets engaged to someone who’s not Jase, Becca and Jase find themselves spending more together. And when secrets are revealed, suddenly those dormant feelings come back to life; but is the possibility of something between them worth risking the happiness of everyone they love?
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**I received a copy of Should’ve been You from St. Martin’s Press in exchange for a voluntary and honest review**
Should’ve been You by Nicole McLaughlin was a quick easy read. I haven’t read her previous books before but even with no background this was easy to read as a standalone story.
Becca and Jase have been dancing around each other for years first as childhood neighbors then during her Christmas visit home to see her father. But it’s her twin sister Hannah who has laid claim to him for years although they’re completely platonic. When the girls return for the holidays there will be changed for Becca, Hannah and their dad Tim, b but who will leave with a intact heart? Can Jase convince Becca it’s always been her he’s dreamed of (As well as her)
Jase is home after serving in the Army, with the help of his neighbor he buys a prize bill to bread his female cows and leases plumb from Becca’s family. Years ago Tim help save Jase from abuse by his dad. Between his National Guard duties and trying to start his own prize winning herd . Can he convince Becca that she’s the only one for him?
When an opportunity to lease Becca’s father’s pasture when he decides to move in with his lady friend there will be an addition surprise for Jase that could lead to a forever love for both of them.