From Author Billie Dale comes a story of friendship spanning two decades. A life of loyalty, family, and love tested by decisions made with the best intentions, combined with Dale’s signature wit and a cast of characters you can’t help but adore. Wannabe More, book one in Love in Seven Mile Forge, will prove second chances do exist.After years of friendship, that summer he was mine.With our … mine.
With our futures waiting to take us down separate paths after graduation, we made a pact.
To explore being more than friends.
To indulge in all we’d been holding back.
We couldn’t have possibly known it would change everything.
One unexpected night in the barn, seeking refuge from the rain, altered our destiny but I refuse to let our actions undo all his hard work.
I’ll sacrifice everything for him to live out his dream in the NBA.
But when he finds out the truth, will he hate me for it?
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Wannabe More: A Second Chance Romance (Love in Seven Mile Forge Book 1) by Billie Dale is a wonderful story that I have read. This is book number one in this wonderful start to a brand new series and I recommend this story.
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True love triumphs…
Will true love triumph in the end? This story tells Samantha and Mazric’s story from their childhood meeting until their HEA. There is plenty of drama as well as highs and lows along the way. I suggest you have a nice drink, plenty of chocolate and tissues nearby as you read this story.
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The first book in the Love in Seven Mile Forge series a well written second chance story. This is Samantha Gentry and Mazric Vortex’s story of a woman who has been in love with a man for a long time. He has only seen her as a friend until his world starts falling apart, so nine years after he walked away he wants her back. But Sam has been keeping something from him for the last nine years. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is the 1st book in a new series from this author and what an amazing introduction this is. This is a beautifully written story which is a heart-breaking friends / lover, 2nd chance romance, which has secrets, off the chart’s chemistry, and a surprise twist, which all had me hooked and intrigued throughout this wonderful story. I recommend for all readers.
This was an awesome book that I really enjoyed. The story and characters grabbed me from the beginning and I couldn’t stop reading. I loved the characters and watching them grow together, they were well written and went well together. I found this book amazing with great word building making me feel apart of the story and watching it unfold in front of me. A definite must read for any fan and I can’t wait to read more from this author!!!
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Some things are not worth second or more chances.
A man who does not want what he left behind unless and until it boosts his ego in my book? Probably not worth the hassle.
In hers? She loved him since they were kids. Some part of her will never let go of that.
Will the man reclaim brain cells and honor and finally get and keep it together?
Read on to see if he hangs onto what he really doesn’t deserve, but wants anyway.
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Friends to lovers, first love, and second chances are the backdrop for this wonderful story, with a twist-of-fate surprise thrown in. And my favorite part is the quirky, awkward, charming Samantha with her superior intellect, photographic memory, love of math and lack of verbal filter or social awareness. Give me an endearing, idiosyncratic character and I’m in reader heaven!
And while I’m so tickled with my reading choices lately, let me tell you, I’ve ben trying a lot of new-to-me writers recently, and this one easily earns a top spot on my list of must reads with Sam and Mazric’s story. It’s sweet and tender, inelegant and discomforting, secretive and heartbreaking, and ultimately, euphoric and satisfying. And it’s just so darn much fun!
I dare you to read this book and not fall in love with Sam. She’s smart enough that she could easily finish high school before ever making it out of elementary school, so she’s a few years younger than the other kids in her class. She really does know it all, but it’s nearly impossible to keep her thoughts to herself, which doesn’t help endear her to her peers. She loves math, and the geometry of basketball, and she’s unequally qualified to give professional players some tips. Just imagine what her children will be like!
Mazric now, bless his heart, is a different story. He’s the typical, egocentric teenager who desperately needs to buy a clue. Focused only on his professional basketball career, there is a lot he and Sam go through as young adults that, if he had applied himself and questioned a few things, would have been very different. But then Sam did her part in enlisting the family to keep things from him so, while I understand her reasoning, she isn’t blameless. While I didn’t love that aspect of the story, the things it leads to are some of the best, sweetest and most heartfelt parts of their story.
If you enjoy new/young adult romance, you’ll love this story. If that’s not your jam, I still encourage you to give it a try. When all is said and done, it lifts your heart and leaves it with a smile, making you glad you were part of this world for a few hours. Humorous, heartfelt, and oozing with charm, you won’t want to miss this fantastic read!
I love Sam and Mazric. Where does the name Mazric come from? It’s very unique. The poignancy of their story was jumping off the page and I couldn’t put the book down. I super enjoyed that Mazzy inherited her mamma’s smarts. I’m looking forward to more Seven Mile Forge stories.
This story spans the first meet of Samantha and Mazric up to their HEA, in between you will cry, laugh, snort, roll your eyes and have your heart broken and mended and broken some more.
Samantha/Sam has a genius IQ, topped off with an identic mind and a mouth that sometimes engages more than it should combine that with being younger than everyone in her class and you have the makings of a girl forever on the outside of the in crowd.
Mazric and his mother moved to Seven Mile Forge to live with his grandfather after his dad passed away and encounters the young Sam while throwing a basketball at the basketball court his Pappy made for his dad when he was young.
Young Sam is afraid Mazric will be like everyone else and shun her once she starts talking, to her surprise they strike up an unlikely friendship that grows into more as they get older.
This is one of my favorite authors, she throws in many old 80’s movie references, pop culture and the silliness that make kids, kids. We experience Sam and Mazric go from being awkward children to hormone laden teenagers to adults with a lot on their plate. We get an inside peak into their thoughts, hurts, hopes and dreams. Your heart just breaks for Sam time and time again as you see her trying to rise above the fallout from her mother leaving as a child and trying to be the son her dad wanted, to keeping a secret so big you wonder that she doesn’t crumble from the weight of it.
You want to shake Maz for being an obtuse guy that is trying his best to outrun what he knows in his heart is true that Samantha owned his heart when she was just seven. They both stumble and fall and along the way find the courage to take what was in front of them all along.
The author outdoes herself with this very endearing, heart warming and at times heart-wrenching story that will stay part of your heart a long time after the read.
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What an outstanding awesome story. It is extremely well written and has beautifully developed characters with amazing personalities. I absolutely adored Sammy. She has so much spunk and humor. She incredibly intelligent and says the most amazing things. Maz is a spectacular character especially in the beginning and how protective he is. The chemistry between the two is off the charts. This story has a fantastic flow and I loved the storyline. This is a must read!
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This story made me happy, sad, and even mad. I was overwhelm by emotions. And yes, that’s what a well written story would do to you!
Friends to lovers, first love and second chances: this story will warm your heart.
I liked this journey for Sam and Mazric, the ups and downs. I did feel that it was a bit longer than necessary, but watching friends become lovers, giving up on dreams, and finding their way back to each other was worth the reading. I loved all the characters around them, adding to their lives and being supportive. I recommend this story.
I received a copy of this story through Enticing Journey Book Promotions, and this is my unsolicited review.
When Mazric moved to his grandfather’s farm, he never imagined that he would find his best friend, and he really didn’t expect that bestie to be Sam, a girl. From childhood and through the hard teenage years, the two were pretty inseparable. Even with Sammy’s genius brain, and Maz’s love for basketball, the two stuck close and over time their feelings grew to be more than just best friends. But life waits for no one, and after an amazing summer, they both know that their dreams mean they have to separate, but with promises that they will come back together eventually. When a night from that magical summer ends with life lasting results, Sam is determined to make sure that Maz doesn’t miss out on his dream, even if it means she does.
Ok, so this has some really nice build up scenes that show us just how Maz and Sammy’s relationship grows. I really enjoyed part one, and then we get to part two, which for me was an absolute let down. I was not a fan of how this all worked out, I feel like Sammy got the short end of the stick. I give this 3.5 stars.