
Back to You
Sunset Beach Stories, Book 2
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JD Hart
Sometimes love is sweeter the second time around.
Tested by the years of career ups and downs in New York, attempting to salvage a loveless marriage for the sake of his daughters, science fiction best-selling author Frank Borges always wonders what happened to the girl he left behind when he vacationed in Sunset Beach, Florida in order to write his next novel.
Carmen remembers the troubled man who poured over his writing like a fiend from the black lagoon. His struggle with alcoholism and neglect is a difficult enemy to overcome, yet she tries, as she begins to fall hard for this older man—who could never be hers to keep—to help bring the spark and magic back to his world. He’d been held in the vicious grips of debilitating writers’ block, but Carmen’s healing touch peels the negative layers away and uplifts him, restoring him to the power he once felt—the power he once had with his words.
But fate plays a cruel trick on them both when he is forced to return to New York to harvest the success and fame he’s garnished at Carmen’s hand.
What has made him stronger, invincible, also splits them apart.
He often wonders what ever happened to her—until he learns she has returned to where they began. Does he deserve a second chance at love?
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Second Chance
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I listened to the audiobook version of Back to You. Overall it was fine but there were a few weird things. Frank spoke with a pretty unusual cadence. It didn't bother me but it might some people. Also phone calls sounded pretty weird and the voice used for the one black character in the book seemed like a bit of a stereotype. I would honestly recommend going with the book if you are going to read this one.
I received a free copy of this book via Annie Carr's Sweet Romance & Women's Fiction Review Team and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Second chance romance with addiction
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Sweet Second Chance to Love Later in Life Romance!
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Back to You!
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A sweet 2nd chance romance with a HEA, my fave ending :)
I had a bit of a challenge connecting to the main characters at first. The more I listened, the more I grew to understand them and like them. Quite a twist in the secret revealed almost at the end. I am happy they both got their HEA, she definitely deserved it. - 4 stars
Listening to JD Hart is no chore for sure, I love listening to the voices he gives the characters and their emotions in each situation. - 5 stars
I love a HEA
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This is book two of this standalone series, told in third person POV and leaves you with a HEA. I feel like I would’ve connected with the story and characters better if it was told in first person POV instead, but still enjoyed the story.
I listened to the audiobook narrated by J.D. Hart while also reading along with the book. J.D. Hart did an amazing job at bringing this story to life and helping me to connect better with the characters. I will definitely be browsing more of his work.
This second chance story was sweet and one that pulled at my heartstrings. I was happy to see Carmen and Frank grind their way back to each other, but my heart still went out to both of them. Their history with each other was interesting and their time apart left them both with happy and sad memories. With the events of Carmen’s life, I don’t blame her for wanting to go back to her happy place.
My heart went out to Frank and everything he had to deal with in his past and present. I was shocked to see that his publishing company he wrote for didn’t take his drinking issue seriously. I didn’t really feel the connection between Carmen and Frank until he got his issues under control. I was happy to see them finally get their HEA. I received an advanced readers copy via Booksprout. These thoughts and opinions are my own.
4.75 stars
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I did not enjoy the narration. It made me feel as if the book was just being read to me instead of imparting any type of emotion. Then I had to wonder where the narrator came up with the voice for the original bookstore owner. It was not a good choice.
The first few chapters were painful. It was a struggle for me to get through them. I wanted to give up after chapter 3, but I kept pushing through hoping it would become more engaging.
I felt completely disconnected from both Frank and Carmen. I am not sure if it was the monotony of the narration, or the continuous introspection both characters seemed to embrace. I could not come up with enough of anything to care about either one. There was nothing in this book that made me feel happy, lighthearted, or give me any sense of romance.
They held secrets from each other. Ok, I thought that once revealed, I would finally feel something. I found nothing in this book to be sweet or romantic. I thought it was depressing. Even when they reconnected, it still seemed painful and depressing to me. I felt like Frank substituted one addiction for a dependence on Carmen. It seemed like holding Frank up fed a need in Carmen.
It was like they each did some damage in their previous relationship and they needed to move on. 20 years later, I had to wonder how genuine their feelings were after spending very little time together.
But, it seems as though with secrets revealed and addictions addressed, they got their HEA. I read some of the reviews AFTER I finished the book and it looked like people saw something I did not see and felt something I did not feel. Also, what happened to the squatters? Who were they? Did I miss something there?
Therefore, my suggestion would be that you read or listen and judge for yourself.
I voluntarily listened to and reviewed this audiobook received via Booksprout.
Narration and Story Were Not For Me.
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Frank meets Carmen in Florida, while he trying to keep his marriage from falling apart. They fall in love. Frank’s wife wants to try and keep there marriage. Carmen devastated but moves on and gets married. Twenty years later and Carmen’s husband has died and she decides to go back to Florida and that is when Carmen and Frank meet again. This is a story of second chances of happiness, and over coming pain.
to you
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