An emotional second chance love story. He broke her heart. Now this FBI agent is down on his knees to win her back.Nick Walker found his one and only when he was just nineteen.Found her.Loved her.Lost her.It’s been ten years since Nick watched Mia walk out of his life. Ten years of pain and regret. Now this FBI special agent will do anything to win her back.But it won’t be easy… anything to win her back.
But it won’t be easy…
Mia’s heart was shattered by Nick. They’ll have to face their painful past if they want a future, including Mia’s own secret about that day it all fell apart.
“WORTH THE WAIT is a gut wrenching, second chance love story that will bring tears to your eyes and a smile to your face.” — JB SALSBURY, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
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*4.5 stars*
All the feels, and the tears…
Mia and Nick brought all the emotions – and the tears – to this heartfelt and drama-packed romance. It started with tragedy and that melancholy feeling never quite left me. Through the many ups and downs – as the Walkers faced sibling strife and another tragedy, Nick and Mia fought. They fought to be together, to live up to their responsibilities and to just be… Unfortunately, that wasn’t going to happen quickly. And not without a lot of pain. And regret. And wishing that things could have been different…
Hands down, this story had me from the beginning and never let go. I was sad and anxious, but like the characters themselves, hopeful as well. Love was worth everything and they proved it, over and over. They never gave up hope, so neither did I…
If I felt a little lost it was because I thought it was the first in a series. Instead it was a continuation/spin-off. After I realized that, all I could think of was ‘yippee, more stories!’ I could go back and find out about Hannah and her full story – as well as the other Walkers. And man, that made me put away the tissues quickly and grab the kindle once again!
*I happily (with some tears) reviewed this story
**Thank you to NetGalley
This was a beautiful and emotional love story. The narrator was wonderful. This was another great story in this series. I definitely recommend this book, this series and this author.
Worth the Wait was an emotional read,I absolutely adored it.
Nick and Mia’s love was immense,it was love at first sight,they were each other rock until their regrets were too much to share and they drifted away. But life gave them a second chance and their journey will keep you glued to your book hoping they will finally have their well deserved happily ever after.
“Be happy,” she whispered against his ear. “It’s time.”
This book is heavily interwined with the second in the McKinney’s Brothers series.I was so glad to learn more about Hannah’s past and to see more of her and Stephen.
I love Claudia Connor writing and I can’t wait to read more of her works.
Mia and Nick were each other’s “one”. This is an insta love turned second chance romance. A study in how the trauma in a family effects everyone. I suspect that theme is going to continue as each of the Walker brothers stories are explored. Romantic, sentimental, angsts. I loved watching Nick’s walls fall. Hannah’s role in pushing her brother past her own trauma was well played. And of course there’s are McKinneys here. I swear I get a little light headed over
Matt McKinney…..(fans self)
So let me start by saying that I love Claudia Connor. I loved, loved, loved her McKinney Brothers series. When I finished Worth the Risk (Hannah and Stephen’s book) I was so madly in love with Hannah’s overprotective, broody, sexy FBI agent brother Nick and I couldn’t wait to get his book. So when I got this book from Netgalley I was so excited I did a happy dance. I just knew I would love Nick and Mia’s story! Just knew it. But now after finished it I just feel disappointed and sad. Here is yet another book all my friends loved and I didn’t. I waited for and dreamed of this book and it just didn’t live up to my hopes.
Before I say what disappointed me about this book, let me start by saying what I did like about it. It was well written. I love Claudia Connor’s writing style. I loved all the characters in this book. I loved Nick. I loved Mia. I ate up all the cuteness that was Nick with toddler Hannah. Every time 2 year old Hannah would say ” I bite” I melted a little. I even liked some of Mia and Nick’s backstory. Just some like the very start. I loved getting more of Hannah, and Stephen, Abby, and Matt, Luke, and Zach. I also loved getting little tidbits of Dallas who was again not in this book other than being talked about but still managed to intrigue me. All that being said as much as I loved Mia and Nick I hated their love story.
I know that sounds stupid when I just said I loved both of the main couple but It’s their love story that left me wanting. For one the book goes through tons of flashbacks. I’m okay with flashbacks but there was so many that around 50% of the book is in the past. And it flipped between the past and present so much I got whiplash. Then almost all of their love story was just painful. There was no balance of good times to bad. It was a few minutes of them falling in love then tons and tons of bad. Tons and tons of Nick pushing Mia away. Tons of Nick taking his pain and guilt out on Mia. I could have handled that if when they got back together in the present it would have been good, but instead I got more sad and bad. The first time Mia and Nick come together it was Mia that went to Nick. Which I didn’t like. He was the one that pushed her away so I felt he should have been the one to make the first move. I also had a big problem with the fact that Mia hasn’t slept with anyone else in the 10 years her and Nick were apart, but Nick has been sleeping around. Normally that doesn’t bother me when the main couple has been apart for years, but again I felt this unfairness to their relationship. I felt like Mia always got the short end of the stick.
Then what follows is Mia and Nick pretty much just ignoring each other for weeks and months at a time. The few times they are together they hurt each other. It was just so sad and damn depressing. I was expecting this great love that ended and then they meet up years later and the great love was still there making for a powerful second chance love story. I don’t feel like I got that at all. The only time in the book I felt I got some romance was the epilogue. The epilogue was very sweet. The rest of their love story just made me sad. Even not liking their love story I still felt it was an okay read just not great. The sweetness at the end went a long way to soothing my butthurt. I still love Claudia Connor and I am still looking forward to Zach, Luke, and Dallas’s stories.
Claudia Connor writes some awesome characters! Character development is one of the most important things for me when I’m reading a book, and Connor has never let me down. Her characters are gritty, deep, and have survived. They are so well-written that they seem like real people. I have loved all of her books, and Worth the Wait does not disappoint!
That being said, I felt like the plot was missing something. I absolutely love Nick (I mean, really- a hot, sexy man who steps up to take care of his brothers and baby sister after his parents die?!? Swoon!!) and Mia (wow- she falls for said man and steps in to be a surrogate mother for Nick’s little sister, all while still working to achieve her dreams). However, with everything that goes on throughout their 24+ year relationship, I felt like there were holes with important that would have made the plot more smooth (especially if it has been a while since someone read Worth the Risk).
Still, this book was phenomenal! I loved getting to revisit Hannah and Stephen and the McKinney clan! I will most definitely reread this one, and look forward to more from the Walker boys!
I’ve enjoyed all of the previous stories in this series, but for me this one was the most emotional. Reliving Hannah’s story through Nick and Mia and seeing the impact that the events had on them completely broke my heart!
“…but regret… that was harder because there were always choices, every minute of every day. Every step and turn led to an outcome that might have been different. And when your choices led to tragedy? Then you’d cut off a limb to change even one of those steps.”
Worth The Wait is an amazing second chance for two characters who are the most deserving of their HEA.
I loved listening to most of this story on audiobook in the car. It made my commute seem to go by so quickly!