“Zach Watters has made a lot of mistakes in his life. But when he sees Shelby Calder looking more beautiful than ever standing outside her childhood home, he promises himself that letting her go won't be a mistake he ever makes again.”
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Blurb
That moment your life changes.
That moment that changes your life.
That moment you love someone more than you love yourself.
That was the moment we gave our son up for adoption and the moment I was left bare. A wide-open space that would forever be empty.
There are moments that define you as a person, moments that prove just how strong you are, moments you push yourself to keep going forward when all you really want to do is give up. It was in one of those moments when I reached out and found him waiting for me.
When Shelby Calder left home fifteen years ago, she never planned on returning to the Alaskan town she left behind. But after the death of her grandfather and a bitter divorce, she hopes going home will be a fresh start for her and her ten-year-old son.
Zach Watters has made a lot of mistakes in his life. But when he sees Shelby Calder, looking more beautiful than ever, standing outside her childhood home, he promises himself that letting her go won't be a mistake he ever makes again.
Some things never change and love is one of them.
Review
Star Rating: 5 stars
Beautiful.
Amazing.
Eye opening at times and understanding.
Finally, I have been waiting for someone to write a book with the same issues that are a constant throughout this book. Blended and broken families as well as adoption and second chances.
Shelby and Zach made a decision when they were younger that still haunts them and probably always will. It's never easy to leave a piece of you behind, a piece you won't ever get back.
This book is utterly truthful. The broken family scenario between Zach/Tina and their twins is so spot on that I knew exactly what Steven and Aubrey were feeling at times. Coming from a broken home with parents who end up not wanting to even speak to each other is hard and at times hurtful. Zach tries his hardest to make his kids comfortable and understand as best he can even though they shouldn't have too.
Shelby is in a tough spot in her life, having been married and now divorced. When she loses the only family she has left she sees an out and she takes it, only it leads her to where it all began, home to Alaska. Moving home with her son should be new start but its anything but, especially when she sees who her neighbor is.
Shelby and Zach come together when they need someone the most, Zach has loved her since they were kids and Shelby is still finding her way but gets lost in the hopeless moments. These two and the kids involved had me not wanting it to end at all.
Growing up knowing what pain goes along with coming from a broken home is hurtful and not something someone can bounce back from easily because it is a struggle and a hard one at that. Aurora gave it a good voice and also gave a voice to what happens with a decision that Shelby and Zach faced as kids that later on they needed to explain to their kids they have now.
This whole book has me wanting to reach in and hug Aubrey and Steven simply because I connected with them so much. I connected with Hunter on a different level, one that had me wishing my situation with my divorced parents was like his was and not at all what mine was. These three kids brought the life to this book in my opinion simply because in all reality it is the kids who suffer the most when the relationship between the parents gets rocky then ultimately ends and when it ends horribly they are left in the middle and hurt constantly.
Aurora I commend you for this book I can honestly say that it is in my top five all time favorites simply because you wrote it so truthful and with feelings that I hadn't felt in years so I thank you. I found this book beautiful and amazing yet so sad. I am however so glad I found you as an author and hope to some day have some of your PB in my book cabinet.
I look forward to Aubrey's book now more than ever, I was thrown for a loop at the last chapter but then I read on and now I need her book like yesterday.
If you want a book with a second chance at love but also a whole load of truth at something that isn't talked about much then this is the book for you. I tried not to do spoilers in this review so I hope you get it and see for yourself what I am talking about.
-Michele Y
Excerpt
Star Rating: 5 stars
Beautiful.
Amazing.
Eye opening at times and understanding.
Finally, I have been waiting for someone to write a book with the same issues that are a constant throughout this book. Blended and broken families as well as adoption and second chances.
Shelby and Zach made a decision when they were younger that still haunts them and probably always will. It's never easy to leave a piece of you behind, a piece you won't ever get back.
This book is utterly truthful. The broken family scenario between Zach/Tina and their twins is so spot on that I knew exactly what Steven and Aubrey were feeling at times. Coming from a broken home with parents who end up not wanting to even speak to each other is hard and at times hurtful. Zach tries his hardest to make his kids comfortable and understand as best he can even though they shouldn't have too.
Shelby is in a tough spot in her life, having been married and now divorced. When she loses the only family she has left she sees an out and she takes it, only it leads her to where it all began, home to Alaska. Moving home with her son should be new start but its anything but, especially when she sees who her neighbor is.
Shelby and Zach come together when they need someone the most, Zach has loved her since they were kids and Shelby is still finding her way but gets lost in the hopeless moments. These two and the kids involved had me not wanting it to end at all.
Growing up knowing what pain goes along with coming from a broken home is hurtful and not something someone can bounce back from easily because it is a struggle and a hard one at that. Aurora gave it a good voice and also gave a voice to what happens with a decision that Shelby and Zach faced as kids that later on they needed to explain to their kids they have now.
This whole book has me wanting to reach in and hug Aubrey and Steven simply because I connected with them so much. I connected with Hunter on a different level, one that had me wishing my situation with my divorced parents was like his was and not at all what mine was. These three kids brought the life to this book in my opinion simply because in all reality it is the kids who suffer the most when the relationship between the parents gets rocky then ultimately ends and when it ends horribly they are left in the middle and hurt constantly.
Aurora I commend you for this book I can honestly say that it is in my top five all time favorites simply because you wrote it so truthful and with feelings that I hadn't felt in years so I thank you. I found this book beautiful and amazing yet so sad. I am however so glad I found you as an author and hope to some day have some of your PB in my book cabinet.
I look forward to Aubrey's book now more than ever, I was thrown for a loop at the last chapter but then I read on and now I need her book like yesterday.
If you want a book with a second chance at love but also a whole load of truth at something that isn't talked about much then this is the book for you. I tried not to do spoilers in this review so I hope you get it and see for yourself what I am talking about.
-Michele Y
Excerpt
“Then why did you marry her?” I ask, wondering if I’m really ready to go there with him, but it’s too late to change my mind. The question is out, and as much as I don’t want to know the answer, I need to know the answer.
“I wanted my kids to have what I didn’t. I believed that, with time, we could find a way to be happy.”
“Maybe we shouldn’t talk about this,” I say, changing my mind as nausea and jealousy turn my stomach.
“You loved your ex, baby. I know you did. I didn’t have that. I wanted it but never had it with her or anyone else since you.”
“Please stop.” Feeling tears burn the back of my eyes for him, I close them tight. Max and I were happy and in love in the beginning, and I hate knowing Zach never had that… the kids didn’t see or feel that.
“I wish my past didn’t hurt you so much. I’m sorry for hurting you the way I have. If I could take your pain away, I would.” He gathers me against him and tucks my head under his chin.
“As sad as it makes me, I wish you would have had that with her or someone else,” I say, and his arms tighten so much that my lungs compress.
“I don’t,” he growls.
“What?” I wheeze, and he loosens his grip just enough for me to take a breath.
“I don’t want to think about what would have happened if I had been with her or someone else when you came back. I don’t want to face that demon inside of me that knows what I would have done.”
“Zach—”
“I’ve been in love with you for almost eighteen years. I carried your missing pieces around inside me for that long, Shelby. I know it would have made me an asshole, but there is only one you. You’re the only place I’ve ever called home.” His voice is thick with emotion, and that wound inside of me fills up a little bit more. I hate his words, but a part of me is relieved he feels that way, that he feels so deeply for me.
“There’s been a wide open space inside me since we placed Samuel and I left you behind. But, from the moment I came back, it’s slowly been filling up.”
He goes quiet at my words. Several moments pass before he speaks again. “One day, that space will be full. I swear, with everything I have in me, I will make sure it’s overflowing and that you never feel empty again.”
About the Author:
Aurora Rose Reynolds is a navy brat who's husband served in the United States Navy. She has lived all over the country but now resides in New York City with her Husband and pet fish. She's married to an alpha male that loves her as much as the men in her books love their women. He gives her over the top inspiration everyday. In her free time she reads, writes and enjoys going to the movies with her husband and cookie. She also enjoys taking mini weekend vacations to nowhere, or spends time at home with friends and family. Last but not least she appreciates everyday and admires it's beauty.
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