After You Were Gone
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After You Were Gone

Paperback – February 7, 2017

Price
$12.95
Format
Paperback
Pages
256
Publisher
Montlake Romance
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1503941755
Dimensions
5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches
Weight
9.1 ounces

Description

"A well-written story about second chances, making amends, and finding forgiveness." ― Harlequin Junkie "If you like fast-paced novels with heart, and action, this contemporary novel is the right thing for you. I surely enjoyed every minute of reading it." ― Within the Pages of a Book " After You Were Gone is a gripping, emotional romance that will stay with you long after the book is over. Featuring a heartbreaking story of love, loss, and redemption, this book is perfect for any reader who enjoys a gritty contemporary romance." ― So Many Reads Alexis Harrington is the award-winning author of more than a dozen novels, including the international bestseller The Irish Bride . She spent twelve years working in civil engineering before she became a full-time novelist. When she isn't writing, she enjoys jewelry making, needlework, embroidery, cooking, and entertaining friends. Harrington lives in her native Pacific Northwest, near the Columbia River, with a variety of pets who do their best to distract her while she's working.

Features & Highlights

  • Mitchell Tucker has come back to the small Texas town of Gila Rock looking for something Julianne Boyce has no intention of giving him: forgiveness. It's been eight years since Mitch went to jail for starting a fire that claimed her husband's life―and longer still since Juli and Mitch fell into a forbidden first love that their feuding families brought to an end. She's lost too much because of his thoughtlessness to let herself fall under that familiar spell again.
  • But no matter how much she ignores him, Mitch isn't leaving. Soon he's helping out at her farm and her new store, trying to make amends, melting the cold shell Juli's built around her heart. There's a world of hurt and mistrust between them―but there's also one last chance to uncover the truths that might bring them back together once more…

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After You Were Gone

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Book Info
Paperback, 256 pages
Expected publication: February 7th 2017 by Montlake Romance
ISBN 1503941752 (ISBN13: 9781503941755)
Edition Language English
Other Editions (1)
Source:Netgalley EARC

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BOOK BLURB

Mitchell Tucker has come back to the small Texas town of Gila Rock looking for something Julianne Boyce has no intention of giving him: forgiveness. It’s been eight years since Mitch went to jail for starting a fire that claimed her husband’s life…and longer still since Juli and Mitch fell into a forbidden first love that their feuding families brought to an end. She’s lost too much because of his thoughtlessness to let herself fall under that familiar spell again.

But no matter how much she ignores him, Mitch isn’t leaving. Soon he’s helping out at her farm and her new store, trying to make amends, melting the cold shell Juli’s built around her heart. There’s a world of hurt and mistrust between them—but there’s also one last chance to uncover the truths that might bring them back together once more…

My Thoughts

Second chance romance set in a small town where everyone knows each other's business and gossip flies faster than the speed of sound.

When read the book kept in mind the information provided in the blurb, even knowing ahead of time that this would end up with Mitchell and Julianne together still was not fully prepared for them to reconnect.

For me everyone deserves a second chance, however some things are harder to overlook or forgive than others.

What Mitchell spent 7 years in prison for before returning to Gila Rock 8 years later would be hard to get past, and Julianne did have a tough time to say the least in the beginning.

My problem with the pair actually getting past that obstacle is more a personal feeling that maybe the past should have taught the couple that playing with fire literally gets one burned. Luckily they chose to ignore that lesson in favor of following their hearts.

An easy to follow and easy to read story that is not easy to process without being judgmental about the characters actions or motivations.

Despite my early reservations as to the advisability of Julianne and Mitchell getting their new beginning together when all was revealed it actually gave a new perspective on the couples love for each other.

Although if things had worked out differently years ago they probably never would have been parted in the first place but in the end love carried the day.

[EArc from Netgalley in exchange for honest review]
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