Synopsis
Paisley Hull fell in love at sixteen; the forever kind of love: unexpected, passionate, consuming - her first. She never thought she could walk away from that kind of passion. Ignoring her heart, guided by her head, she never looked back.
Blindsided by the beauty of a tiny, hazel-eyed vixen, Jake Grant fell head over heels in love, vowing to keep her protected and not let his past taint her. He may have been overzealous in his attempts to show her how much he cherished her but he never thought she would walk away without a fight.
Nine years later, a now divorced Jake has a chance encounter with an engaged Paisley just a few short weeks before she is set to walk down the aisle. Wondering if they gave up too easily, the two embark on a journey through the jagged edges of their past. Can they overcome the obstacles to finally become one or is it too late for their second chance?
Review- 4.5 Stars
A story about first love. Paisley's track to happily ever
after. I loved Paisley from page 1. She is full of spunk and sass.
Her best friend Krista and she have been friends forever. Two peas in a pod.
The banter is hilarious. Krista takes Paisley to a beach house to
meet Krista's current hook up Chad and his friends. This totally took me back
to high school! I loved hanging out with older guys. I was never as fortunate
as Paisley meeting Jake! Not to mention boys didn’t look like they do
now (or in books!).
I love how Paisley is a no shit kind of girl. Her and
Jake have great chemistry and the banter is so fun between them right off the
bat. Jake has an anger issue but he is not a player like his friends appear to
be. He was very much the gentleman towards Pais. He didn’t appreciate the
danger Krista brought around Paisley too. Needless to say they didn’t
get along.
The story takes you through the ups and downs of new love and
military. Jake is in the Navy, got deployed for 3 weeks before his big
deployment of 6 months. Paisley stays strong and independent while
Jake is out on deployment making her question if he will still be around when
he returns. How can you not admire a teenager who maintains her strength and
independence? Even after her best friend has left town to get her shit
together.
As they progress through the story and their relationship you get
the highs and lows. More lows then the highs unfortunately. I felt so bad for
them when they broke up. Losing your first love is so hard on you. Neither of
them fought for the other. Paisley goes on to go to college to start
a career. She meets several guys after Jake but never had a connection with any
of them.
Now to mention her parents... Her mom is very open with her. More
of a friend then a mom and her stepfather just goes with the flow. She tries to
guide Paisley through her problems but Paisley handles things the best she
knows how. If my daughter is strong and independent like her, I would take a
few steps back from over baring...
I give this story a strong 4 stars. Go one click this book and
take the journey with Paisley. It just might take you back to your younger
days like it did me. It’s always refreshing to look back at our journeys.
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