Tuesday 10 August 2021

Love Me Ever After by Julie Archer

Eighteen months after taking an international secondment and leaving behind a girlfriend who didn't want to do long-distance, Mason Miles is back in the country and needs somewhere to live.

Emily Berry doesn't want the hassle of finding a new housemate, but surely that's better than having her ex move in? Unfortunately, she's not given much of a choice. Even worse, it turns out that a year and a half have done nothing to put out the sparks between them, and she still seems to have those pesky little things called feelings. But with his career taking off and hers on the line, hooking up might give them another chance at everything they ever wanted - or ruin it.

Third in a series, this second chance romance has the perfect mix of angst, steam, and happy endings. Mason and Ems have all the chemistry but must learn to navigate life together if they really want the relationship to work out this time around.

There were a few moments where I bemoaned poor decision-making and an awful lot of jumping to conclusions, but nothing egregious or unreasonable. Mason and Ems felt like real, flawed human beings trying to work out what they want out of life.

A side effect of jumping in at book three is that there's a lot of characters to keep track of and it's not immediately clear who is related or how they fit in. Despite this, I found it relatively easy to start here and I didn't feel like I'd missed out by doing so.

If you're looking for a solid second chance romance or simply want a contemporary about normal people learning how to make a relationship work, I'd definitely put this book forward.

Love Me Ever After is available now.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher via The Indie Pen PR; all opinions are my own

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