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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4.5 Stars
Who doesn’t love a second chance story? This book will draw you in with characters that are real and as you read you feel like you are part of the story. There is plenty of hurt, angst and eventually some healing and a love so strong that even after all these years still burns strong.
Kallie ran at the first sight of heartbreak all those years ago. Only to have to deal with another round while she was away from her family and friends. But she has managed to find a career that she loves, great friends. There is still a whole in her heart for the love she lost all those years ago. When her bestie finds herself in trouble they pack up and head to the only place she thinks will be safe to hide out. She knows that is won’t be easy, that is why she has stayed away this long.
Jacob did everything he could do to try and explain things to Kallie before she went running away on him, but she was having none of it. As much as he misses her and he really can’t complain too much. He has made a place for himself in the centre of town as the Chief of police and is certain that he is making his father proud.
He is thrown for a loop when he see’s Kallie drive by him in town. All these years later and just seeing her gives his heart a jolt. Maybe this time he will get to explain to her what happened. When they realize that he might be needed in a professional manner, it forces them to spend some time together. Could it be possible to forgive the mistakes of the past? Was their love strong enough? Will they get their second chance?
So looking forward to more from this series.
*** Advanced copy provided in exchange for an honest review. ***
I just loved this story. It was exactly what I was craving in a book right now… Small Town, Second Chance, Angsty and Emotional!!
“I wish I could go back eight years, and things would be different, but we all made choices that day, and we all have to live with them.”
Kallie and Jacob were high school sweethearts but maybe not mature enough then to handle the extremes of their love for each other. Secrets and high emotions made for a few mistakes and possibly bad decisions. But even apart they knew they were each other’s One That Got Away.
“Everything was in front of me. Everything was right there. You were right there.”
Southern Chance delivers with all the feels. I may have wanted to throw my ereader a few times, but in the end I swooned and fell in love with all of these characters.
-5 Stars!-
Get ready for the angst! Kallie and Jacob experienced young love. They were it for each other. Enter all the angst and Savannah, supposed best friend to Jacob. She put him in a rough spot, causing his whole world implode. Fast forward eight years and Hallie and Jacob have their second chance. Will they be able to overcome the past?
This book has all the feels!! There is the humor that this author manages to infuse into her book, there’s the angst and there are some seriously heartbreaking moments. I truly enjoyed this story and can’t wait to get the stories of the secondary characters.
I wasn’t sure what I would be getting into with this book and Im honestly so blown away by how beautiful and riveting it truly was!
There were secrets, heartache, love, family and great conversations that made this book the most amazing start to this new series.
I loved everything about the characters and what they go through! I felt their turmoil, frustrations and although there were some truly heartbreaking moments that made me tear up, it was the way this second chance story was written that made my heart incredibly happy!!
Its a story that will hook your attention from the very first page and you wont want to put it down!
I loved how despite all that happened in the past forgiveness is key to truly becoming happy and when its a real true love you know it will stand the test of time!
The author has nailed the story to perfection and Im incredibly excited for more!
Again, Natasha has knocked it out of the park. This book is a bit more angsty than some of her reads but you will love it!. I’m not a person who likes a lot of angst in my stories but this book was perfection. The writing is so well done that you just fall into the story with ease. You will love, love Kallie and Jacob… well after they both tick you off to no end lol. Hometown second chance romance at its finest!
Jacob and Kallie were young, yet they looked forward to a future together. Plans were made, dreams were shared, but life stepped in and decided to derail their aspirations.
Jacob was loyal to a fault. A man true to his word, living every day with a broken heart over the one woman he thought he’d have forever. Overall, I didn’t completely understand why he made the decision he did (no spoilers here). I respect him for it, yet couldn’t there have been another way?! It seemed completely unnecessary the way things unraveled. However, he’s a good man through and through.
Kallie moves through life day by day, but isn’t really living. She was on autopilot and my heart broke for her. What she thought would be her future no longer was. I was happy when she came home again, she didn’t realize how much she needed her family. Kallie and Jacob made sense once before, can that happen again?!
There are some mysteries and twists and turns I can’t wait to get the answers to in Southern Comfort. Lots of great characters and some fun banter add to this small town series
Are you ready for angst, drama, twists, turns and a happily ever after? If so get your tissues ready (your going to need them!) and one click this book. It’s the first in this new series from the author and if you enjoy this book you’ll be like and and anxiously waiting for the others to release.
This is one of the angsty books by this author, my heart hurt for these two amazing characters that were so close to happiness but the past secrets keep them at arm’s length. Kallie and Jacob had that forever kind of love until prom night Jacob made a choice and lost Kallie. Kallie left the state and erased every part of her past. Eight years later Kallie returns home with her best friend who is in trouble, and her past is pushed right back up.
These two love story it broke me, and then I cheesy grinned for the last half of the book. I know that Jacob is definitely top book boyfriend material, but nope he is all Kallie’s these two deserve all the happiness in the world. That ending though, so ready to get the rest of this series, I am already falling so hard for so many characters.
*4,5 stars*
I always love a good book by this author and this one is the start of a new series. Really enjoyed this second chance romance story and can’t wait to see what comes next!
Kallie comes back to the one town she left behind years ago but also to the one that broke her heart into pieces. It doesn’t take long before she runs into him and it makes it even harder to ignore what she thought she left behind a long time ago. With a threat looming over her and her best friend, she tries to find some way to move forward… Jacob never thought he would see the one person again after their life changed all those years ago but seeing Kallie again shifts everything and makes him realise that his feelings are still strong. With the past still hovering over them and each day seems to bring them closer together it’ll take some time to try and move past what’s still between them… Will they find their way back to each other again?…
This is the start of a brand new series by Natasha and I can’t wait for more! Southern Chance was unlike anything she’s written before and I loved it beginning to end!
Kallie and Jacob fell in love when they were still just kids. They had the romance that as little girls with barbies we dream about but few actually achieve. Prom night everything goes wrong for the couple and all their dreams for the future are gone and both leave with broken hearts.
Years later Kallie is back in town and Jacob is determined to make the best of this second chance that he’s been given. Will there still be sparks all these years later? And will the secrets of the south really stay hidden?
This book delivers everything, witty characters, a story that captures you from the very beginning, a romance story that will give you all the feels and a little romantic suspense to keep you guessing! It’s the perfect story that you’ll fall in the love with on the very first page!
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I didn’t think this story would pull as much emotion from me as it did. I thought I knew what would come of this story. It’s not exactly a new and unique plot. I grabbed this book mainly because I’d never read the author before and she comes highly rec’d. I thought, what better way to get to know an author’s style and voice than with a story-line I’d read numerous times before. Right? Well, color me surprised and impressed because not only did she make this story fresh in my eyes, but she made me laugh and cry and swoon and really frikkin happy!
You guys, I’m in deep with this series already! I really enjoyed not only Kallie and Jacob, but everyone else as well! I’m invested in the secondary characters already and I want all their stories like yesterday! I’m invested in this small town and all its charm already. I’m just invested and I love it!
Kallie and Jacob’s story is such an epic small town read that you MUST read. I loved every part of this story even the up and downs. Natasha Madison is such an amazing story teller. I absolutely devoured this book in one day and am ready to go back and re-read again!
I just love a good country themed book. This is an emotional roller coaster sort of book. There were times I was angry, times I cried, times I laughed, and times I just sighed. Jacob and Kallie’s story kept me on my toes. I am so glad for the dual POV or I would have wanted to have punched Jacob in the nose. Ok, Natasha, you are going to have to spin some magic to make me like Savannah (I’m sure she’s gonna get a book later on) because I think her actions were mighty selfish. This is the first book in what I believe is going to be a great series. No cliffhanger for this couple, but the end will cause you to want book 2 TODAY!!!!
Well I loved this book and absolutely devoured it. It had everything I love in a story. It was engaging, emotional and had just the right amount of drama. Kallie and Jacob were great. This was a second chance romance so there was plenty of backstory for them and whilst I would have liked to have seen more from them as a couple in the present, I certainly bought into them and felt they had great chemistry. Overall, this was a fantastic read and I can’t wait for the next book.
4.5 stars
I was provided with a copy of this book from the publisher; there was no inducement or obligation and I opted to leave a review.
Wow just wow. Natasha brings us a new series in the form of southern men. Introducing Kallie and Jacob. From page one this book gives us major heartache, tears and wanting to punch multiple people. A hard hitting emotional story with great characters, a storyline that you know you aren’t going to be disappointed in and sitting in the edge of your seat just wanting to know what the next story will bring.
This was a fab read, small town, second chance, angsty and emotional, about a couple who grew up together and were childhood sweethearts, destined to be together, until they weren’t….
Kallie and Jacob were so full of love for each other and very close friends with a small tight group, always there for each other. Until Prom Night, when things go horribly wrong…. bad decisions, secrets and mistakes, so much so that Kallie left town.
8 yrs later and Kallie is back in her hometown in an effort to protect her best friend who needs a place to hide, and Kallie’s parents seemed like the best place. But she was so unprepared for seeing Jacob again, and all the feelings that this brings.
Told in a dual POV, this one delivers all the feels and a whole thwack of Southern charm and family love. A great read, well worth it.
I didn’t think I could love another series as much as Natasha Madison’s previous ones but was I wrong. She has knocked it out of the park again! The first book in her newest series has it all and I literally could not put it down until I was done! I can’t wait for the next three books to see how it all turns out! I would give more than five stars if I could. Way to go Natasha!
A second chance love story with drama, angst, and romance? Natasha Madison gives you all that and more in Southern Chance which is book one in the Southern Series.
Kallie and Jacob have a past and these two strong characters are going to have to come to terms with the way things ended between them when Kallie moves back to town. Secrets destroyed them but can they both learn that forgiveness is truly the only way to move on?
One-click this emotional rollercoaster and find out!
You will not be disappointed in this amazon second chance romance. Feel every emotion, from the ultimate heartbreak, explosive joy and some major sexy feels. Natasha created another win With Southern Chance and can’t wait for Southern Comfort.
I tried one other book by Natasha Madison and I wasn’t a fan but I didn’t give up. I’m so glad I didn’t because this book was nothing like I expected and everything I needed. I loved this from the first emotional pages to the sweetest ending.
This book was all about misunderstandings and second chances. It was about selfless acts and hidden secrets. It was a beautiful small town second chance romance with lots of undenying chemistry and a love a lifetime. This was everything you need in a romance with the perfect mix of emotion, laughter, heart and angst.
Natasha wowed me with this story as she weaved a beautiful love story. If this book is any indication of what is to follow I am looking forward to more in the Southern Series.