NOW A USA TODAY BEST SELLING BOOK Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South.KallieI fell in love with him when I was seven. I scraped my knee, and he helped carry me inside.Our love story was the talk of the town until a woman told everyone she was pregnant with his baby. The only rational solution was to high tail it out of town and never come back.My best friend needed a place to hide, and … best friend needed a place to hide, and you can’t get much more covert than my family farm, so I came back. For her. It was supposed to be temporary, and I wasn’t supposed to see him, but that’s what happens when you live in a small town where everyone knows each other.
Jacob
Being the sheriff in a small town was never my dream. My father died and my older brother took off, so I had to be the one to look after my mother. I stayed. I fulfilled my duties as a son and I protected my hometown.
My life wasn’t perfect, but I was content. Until I locked eyes with a ghost from my past, Kallie. I thought it was my imagination, it couldn’t be. I loved her most of my life, but now I hated her.
The town gossip mill was going into overdrive. I kept my head down and my mind off of the woman who shattered my heart when she ran away. She didn’t give me a chance to explain, it didn’t matter to her then. I didn’t matter.
A second chance is never promised, but now that mine is right under my nose, I’m not sure I can take it.
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Can you say Angst? This book was CHOCKED FULL. I literally was all over the place while reading and I loved every single word of it. Natasha SLAYED.
This is a second chance read IN A SMALL TOWN. I know. They are the best ever. Throw them together and they are even better. This one broke you while reading. You couldn’t stop one you started and it totally brought me to my knees.
This was a story about second chances and facing the past. Can love prevail. Thats the big question. Can these two deal with their past and do they have a future. Broken. I was totally broken and I loved every second of it.
I love a good second-chance romance. My only issue with this one is that the secret that ruined them didn’t really make sense to me. Who was this person and why couldn’t they tell anyone? Obviously, looking forward in the series I saw that Savannah has a story so I’m sure all will be revealed. I just don’t understand how Jacob would agree without being able to at least tell Kallie what was happening. Why risk your future? I mean I totally understand Kallie’s feelings of betrayal and not wanting to talk to him. Would he even had told her truth? It was truly heart breaking to see how it all went down and see what happened after she left.
The road to get those two back together was not an easy one. When they finally got back together, I was a little surprised when he was like “go get your stuff.” First, you have a kid how can you just move someone in 5 minutes after you make up? Second, you haven’t seen each other in years, seems a little fast. Now, that ending. I am so glad I didn’t have to wait to read book 2 because I needed to know what happened to Olivia and Casey! Definitely a good read. I could feel the pain they both felt and really was praying they could move past it. I was glad though they didn’t make up right away. I like them having to work for it. Now on to book 2.
I love this series so much!!!! There is so much southern charm, that it oozes out for the poor of this book and warms you right up!!!
I could not wait to see what was in store for Casey and Olivia at the end of Southern Chance. So much so, that I made sure that, no matter what I had going on, I’d make time to read the next two! And boy am I glad I did! I absolutely loved seeing Olivia take in the southern farm life. There was something that I can’t put into words about how awesome it was to see her take in the lifestyle and embrace it. Now, as a city girl, I’d probably do the same thing, but I am no where near the scale of city girl that Olivia was!
We sure had a LOT of twists and turns throughout this book. It’s definitely my favorite so far because of that! I LOVE when a good romance book has action in it and we sure got a lot of that with everything going on in Olivia’s life. We also learned a LOT about Casey. He was hiding some pretty hefty things all of this time! And of course, I can not leave out the insane connection between Casey and Olivia. The tension was HOTTTTTTT. These two were absolutely on fire and boy did it make for a perfectly spicy read!
Between the southern charm, the immense danger, the twists and and the total turn of events at the end, I am soooo ready for Southern Storm! I’m going to be SO sad when this series is over because it is quickly becoming a favorite. Natasha’s writing is so amazing. I feel like I’m right at home with this family the entire time I’m reading!
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Kallie and Jacob were each other’s best friends and true loves. In him she saw her forever, but at her senior prom, she found out he had been lying to her when he promised his love and his forever. So she fled and hasn’t been home since. Until years later when her friend needs some protection, so she brings her home, the last place the danger facing her friend would ever come looking for her. She knows she’ll have to face Jacob sooner or later, hoping for later, and she’s really not looking forward to it.
Jacob has just been existing for his son since Kallie left him. The love he felt for her never died, but he is so angry at her for leaving without giving him a chance to explain. Now that she’s home again, she’ll have to face him and he can give her the explanation he wanted to give all those years ago. And maybe, just maybe, a second chance is in store for these two who never got over each other.
I cannot tell you how much I loved Southern Chance!! It’s so fraught with emotion, pain and secrets, and I was dying for these two to finally talk and clear the air so they could get back together, because it was obvious from the first page that they belonged together. I may have wanted to smack Jacob for not telling Kallie’s family the real reason for what happened, because they most certainly would have let her know, but then again teenagers are not exactly known for their bright decisions, so I gave him a big pass. In the present, he had matured into an amazing man, good thing because his first and only love is equally amazing. Kallie and Jacob are such an amazing couple and I loved every page of their story. Now I’m just waiting, very impatiently, for Kallie’s brother, Casey, and her friend Olivia’s story, Southern Comfort.
I loved this second chance romance by Natasha Madison. It everything a book could need. Tough, sweet, awesome heroine, and a sweet, well-meaning Hero, some suspense and good ol’ southern sass. This book was so well written and it took me on the roller coaster of emotions that the characters went through. You know it’s a great book when you aren’t sure if you want to love or hate some of the characters!
Take a chance on this second chance romance!
It baffles me that Natasha Madison published her first book just under 4 years ago. In that short amount of time, she has cemented herself as one of my favorite authors with automatic 1-clicks on her new releases. AUTOMATIC! You cannot go wrong with her books, and Southern Chance was no exception!
If you love second chance romance and ALL THE ANGST, this book is absolutely for you! This book’s gorgeous cover is actually very indicative of the complete adoration Jacob and Kallie had, but lost 8 years ago. When Kallie comes back to town, truths and secrets are revealed, guaranteed to break your heart before it’s pieced back together.
This book had ALL THE FEELS, and came at the perfect time for me to escape with a new cast of characters. I could not put this book down, and was the fastest I’ve flown thru a book in a long time. I cannot wait for the next book in the series, Southern Comfort, with Casey and Olivia’s page-turning story.
Jacob and Kallie had my feels exploding all over the place. Their second chance at love was an emotional rollercoaster as they waded through the heartbreak of the past.
2nd chance at love, heart pacing ! Loved it! Emotional yes I had to go break out the tissues this series ahhh can’t wait to read more!!! Who couldn’t love kallie & Jacob swoon worthy!!
What a wonderful heartwarming story! Sacrifices were made, truths revealed, heartbreaking moments and tenderness all made for a heart warming book!
This book had it all! I loved this first in a brand new series from Natasha Madison.
A wonderful second chance romance with ALL THE FEELS!
Kallie and Jacob had the most amazing chemistry yet the path certainly wasn’t easy for them. Especially in such a small town where the gossip mill works in full force.
This story, as always from Natasha’s, made me laugh, made me swoon & made me SOB!! In a couple of places I was in bits… but worth every moment of heartbreak for all the other deliciousness!
Bring on book number 2 – can not wait for that story!!
Not what I was expecting, this second chance romance is different to what I usually expect from Natasha Madison, but I devoured it. It wasn’t the usual cliche second chance romance and had a freshness to it that I enjoyed.
Oh, I loved this book and can’t wait for the rest in the series, I literally mean I can’t wait… trying to be patient though!
Kallie Barnes and Jacob McIntyre were childhood friends then sweethearts until they weren’t. Eight years pass and Kallie comes back to town with her best friend, Olivia, running from a serious problem but heading into an old one.
Blind Freddy and his deaf wife would be able to tell that the lead characters, Kallie and Jacob, were meant to be together. Their chemistry is off the charts red hot. Jacob May have done a very selfless thing for his friend but in another way it wasn’t so I was a bit annoyed with him. However, he redeemed himself with the thoughtful things he did. Kallie I really like from the beginning and felt incredibly sorry for her.
A strange cliffhanger in a way, yes it had all of the usual standards of a cliffy but it suddenly was the end of the story then there was the epilogue. Mind you I do understand why it was written this way.
I have to say Olivia is a pip of a character and I look forward to her book with Casey especially after that ending! Wow!
“I dare you to run.” His tone is fierce and menacing. “I didn’t catch you eight years ago,” he finally says, and my mouth opens at that. “But I’m not going to make that mistake again.”
Southern Chance is the first book in this standalone series and features different couple per book. This is a small town, second chance, single dad romance with a tiny hint of suspense.
Jacob and Kallie are childhood sweethearts. But a bad decision forever altered their lives and ruined their relationship. Eight years later, Kallie had to go back to help a friend but she didn’t think she would be ready to face her past- her hometown and the man who will always have her heart, Jacob.
This was a sweet, second chance romance with just the right amount of drama that you’d instantly connect to. The story and characters are very realistic, and made me feel at home with their family loyalty and love. I was left wishing that I’d get to live in this kind of hometown and be surrounded with these hot, charming cowboys *whew* I thoroughly enjoyed it and I can’t wait to read Casey and Olivia’s story!
How lovely to return to the written world of Natasha Madison! I love her emotional and steamy books and loved this story about second chances!
Kallie and Jacob were high school sweethearts. They have known each other and loved each other since they were babies. A betrayal on the night of their senior prom makes Kallie run away from their town and her family helped to keep Jacob from finding her.
Eight years later, Kallie’s friend and roommate Olivia is in danger and they run back home, to be under the protection of Kallie’s family. Kallie doesn’t want to see Jacob but he’s the first person she sees upon arriving in town. She left behind a boy, and now she sees a man, hotter than before, but now a single father to an seven-year old boy.
Kallie doesn’t want to have anything to do with Jacob, but Jacob feels a compulsion to be near her. Through the eight years they were separated, he thought he hated her for abandoning him, and yet, when he thought she might be in danger, he rushes to help.
I liked how the writer organized the book, you always know something but not everything. The secrets are revealed in a timely manner according to the plot, and there are a couple of doozies included. I don’t like it when authors keep hiding the secrets until the end, but this author kept throwing out crumbs so I was happy that I was getting to the whole truth.
Kallie cried a lot throughout the book because there were many emotional moments. I felt with her all the many moments when she felt her heart was breaking or some comment felt like a knife into her heart. Likewise, Jacob had many moments where he felt like a douche for all the pain he caused Kallie. I loved that he suffered and groveled and had to put his mother and Savannah in her place. Got a lot of enjoyment out of that!
I loved this angsty story with the HEA but also a connection to next story, Casey’’s story. That’s Kallie’s brother Casey, 6’3” of tanned, solid muscle. He had the look of a player, but as soon as Kallie arrived with her friend Olivia, he was gaga over her. A man who answered to nobody, he answered to her every command and it was cute to read about. Now I have to wait impatiently for their story and I hope to get Beau’s story too.
Natasha Madison at her best !
NM took my breath away with this book and I was not expecting that. She has shown with this angsty and remarkable storyline that she could write different genres and still get her readers to be captivated from the very first page.
She started this series on a bang!!
All the feels and more. Loved Kallie and Jacobs story. All the past heartache couldn’t stop the love these two shared when coming face to face. The secrets of the past are laid out. The dreams they once had together are finally given that second chance. Grab your tissues and be prepared for a rollercoaster ride full of emotions.
Not my firs read by the author, she is one of my favorites & I was excited for this new series! And boy was I excited…I wasn’t sure what to expect going in and Natasha does not disappoint!
This is a story of a second-chance romance that is do in depth, you’re not going to be able to figure out which emotion to have first. The hero is a boy turned man that only wanted to do the right thing, the selfless thing…to which he did, only at what price! The heroine is a girl turned woman that knows not to be close but also fearing that if she doesn’t lay it to rest, she will never be able to be free. It’s a beautiful and fast pace at times love story that will pull at your heartstrings! I am looking forward to more in this series so much!!
A MUST READ!
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5 Stars
What a way to start a new series! Jacob and Kallie are as sweet as a glass of sweet tea…until a bomb is dropped and their lives won’t be the same ever again. Eight years after a moment in time destroyed both of their futures, Kallie and Jacob come face to face again, what follows is a story you won’t be able to put down. With this book you will smile and laugh but also shed some tears and have your heart break. You may even utter a few “Bless his/her heart” while you are at it. In the end, you will love the HEA that finds these two amazing characters. Now I am just dying to find out what happens next to Casey and Olivia!
Cara – Alphas Do It Better Book Blog
Southern Chance starts off pulling at all the heart strings. This small town second chance romance is full of everything I love about the South and small towns. Kallie and Jacob were split apart as teens and brought back together as Kallie and her friend Olivia find themselves in trouble. Returning to her home town wasn’t easy but I loved reading about Jacob and Kallie. I cannot wait for book two as the story continues!