One glance and it came rushing back. I’ve given up on finding “the one”. I have dreams of doing something with myself. Something more than working at the local hardware store. I might as well face it. There’s no chance of leaving this small town or my alcoholic father.
Until I see Amelia, my childhood friend and Tonya’s cousin, at a wedding. To my surprise, she’s moving into Tonya’s old room, … into Tonya’s old room, and sticking around Asheville for a while.
Friends. That’s all we can be. I’m not looking for love, and neither is she. But, can I live without her when she moves back home?
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People who believe you can’t read a great romance and it not have erotic scenes have not had the opportunity to experience true writers like this author. This was an emotional read filled with angst and regret and a whole lot of growing up. He had been holding things down since his mom left and his dad hit a tailspin and never recovered. She had learned the hard way that people are jerks and had gone to live with her relatives to recover. These two get to grow up and along the way learn some new things about themselves. It’s an emotional story brilliantly written dealing with some difficult issues. This author does it with characters that face the ugly and come out better. I love this author and her style and am always excited to see what comes out next.
This is the 7th book in this amazing series, and is Amelia and Randall’s story. Amelia is heartbroken and needs to get away from her hometown, so she goes to stay with her aunt and uncle. Randall has given up on love as he deals with his alcoholic father. These two just want somebody to love them as they are. Can they overcome past demons and heal each other? This is a well written story which is a must read. I recommend for all.
Amelia was broken by her ex who used her and continually embarrassed her in front of people in their home town. She was forced to move away and stay with her aunt and uncle, Tonya’s parents, to escape the town’s ridicule. Randall is forced to be the parent in his relationship with his drunken father. He’s taken his verbally and physical abuse for years and pushes everyone away because of it. They decide to be friends to help each other heal, but they can’t fight the attraction. I didn’t like how Randall admitted he stood up girls before. He also wasn’t very nice at times. Despite what he said if I was Amelia I would be afraid he might turn his anger against his father to her. It helped that they were friends first, but Amelia shouldn’t have rushed into a relationship after being so depressed. She needed time to figure out what she wanted in life and what would make her happy. This YA romance had plenty of back and forth, questioning lack of communication, breaking up, and getting back together.
One of my absolute favorites of this series. Randall is a character ive been wait to read for awhile now ever since Welcome to your life came out. I was so curious to his story given we knew it wasn’t easy for him. Amelia was another character i was excited to read. My heart hurt for her and what she was put through but in the end i love how she stood her ground with her past and didn’t let them get to her. Randall grew so much in this book as a character. He was already somewhat acting as a adult when we start reading but by the end he’s achieved a whole new level. Made me so proud of what he had done to further his future happiness. Can’t wait for Sophie and Adrian!
Started out slow but as to story continued the connection between the main characters got better until the hiding of emotions and what’s wrong got in their way and caused them to have problems. For me this felt more like a YA romance then adult romance.
A well written book about two people trying to grow from a past thats hurt them to be with each other. Loved it.
I LOVED RANDALL AND AMELIA SO MUCH!! These two MAY just be my favorite couple yet!!! I adored how more than anything these two just genuinely wanted someone to love and want them, and that pulled at my heart strings something fierce. I am a strong lover of emotional books and this one was so perfectly emotional. And by emotional, I don’t mean sad or sappy, I mean it has to have every emotion in the book!
These two both were going through so much when they met, they both thought they didn’t “need” a relationship. BUT I love how they started their “relationship” with this amazing friendship. The witty comments and the subtle flirting WAS SO GOOD! I LOVED that they joked around about becoming besties and how they truly cared about each other so much. It always seems that when couples start out as friends their relationship becomes that much stronger when they couple up. Because of their friendship, I almost felt like their relationship had been a little stronger than the others. Now without giving too much away, I can damn sure tell you that doesn’t always mean shit. These two were also not the best about communicating!!! It’s always so frustrating when characters don’t communicate with each other, but without that drama I don’t think the book is ever the same.
Now, drama, holy cow did we have a good bit of that! That was another great factor in this book. Not only was there drama in the lives of Amelia and Randall, but we got to see some interesting things happen with the group of friends. That being said, I WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE EVERYONE!!! I LOVE how close this group of friends are, and I adored how supportive they were of Amelia and Randall being together. The best part? They don’t mind calling each other out on their shit!! If it weren’t for these friends this book definitely would have taken a different turn. They were the best!
There isn’t much else I can say without giving too much away, but I loved every minute. I loved that Amelia and Randall dealt with some tough things in their life, that they had their insecurities, but that they let their love for each other overcome all of that!
A well written story that I enjoyed reading. This is book seven of the Taking Chances series.After a bad break-up Amelia moves in with her aunt and uncle she reconnects with Randall a childhood friend. They start to see each other but they will have their ups and downs before they get their happy ending. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Shoot Down the Stars is another sweet and beautiful story in the Taking Chances series.
Here we get Amelia, a girl who used to have a happy life and personality until she is betrayed by those she called friends. We also meet Randall, who has a hard life at home.
Together they discover is possible to trust and love again. Katrine gives us a HEA with no drama as usual, that’s why I love this stories so much.
Amelia has experienced a devastating blow from her ex and the people she thought were her friends. She moves away and comes to live with her aunt and uncle. Randall is playing nursemaid to his father after his mother exited from their lives. Can two people who have experienced their own forms of heart break come together and heal each other?
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
3,5 stars
I really liked this story but it had some problems.
The story is about Amelia who is visiting her aunt and uncle, because of some trouble she had in her hometown and Randal who is trying to come to terms with his home life and his alcoholic father! Amelia and Randal was friends as kids and hung out with a whole group of friends in the summers she visited Asheville!
They meet again and start out as friends but fall for each other along the way. Randal fails to communicate his feeling to Amelia and creates a lot of problems along the way.
I had some problems with the writing style in the first part of the book and I thought the characters were really flat and I really didn’t feel for them, but when I got further into the story the characters became more alive and I felt more of their troubles, wishes and hopes, and started to like them a little more. I am definitely intrigued to read some more of the stories in this series.
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