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Watercress Falls #2
Deserving You
He promised to marry
me
—have children with
me
—but he broke that promise when he married someone else.
♥ ♥ ♥
All I ever wanted was to run my family’s vineyard. But that dream died when my childhood love broke my heart.
After the loss of my parents, I swore I’d never return to northern Montana. Abandoning my home was the only way I could guarantee I’d stay clear of him and his new wife and child.
But with the passing of my uncle, I have no choice but to come home. As one of the last remaining members of my family, it’s up to me to settle the family estate.
Coming home means seeing Matthew. I’ll do whatever it takes to avoid him, but those plans turn to dust when I discover that my uncle was in the process of selling my childhood home to the one man who has the power to destroy me.
To make matters worse, he’s living there with his daughter, and I have nowhere else to go.
♥ ♥ ♥
In the middle of tourist season, I’m left with no choice but to live with Matthew in my house —the man who broke my heart when he married someone else. He’s single and more mature now, but I don’t know if I can forgive his betrayal, let alone trust him again. Despite that, I’m not convinced I can walk away from reconciliation with my one true love.
Deserving You is a dual POV steamy full-length STANDALONE romance filled with lots of sexy times in the bedroom (or outdoors by a lake), profanity, and love with a HEA ending!
♥ ♥ ♥
Author This is Jessica’s and Matthew’s story. A story about reuniting after heartbreak with NO CHEATING. A sexy, wounded orphan who never thought he deserved her and his heartbroken first love reunite in this story about forgiveness and trust. A second chance, childhood sweethearts, enemies to lovers, force proximity, single dad romance about two soulmates struggling to come together and find their own happily-ever-after. This one just might leave you in tears but with enough heat and heart to make you forgive me. This fictional small town and all the families that built it will steal your heart and keep you coming back for more. Get ready to stay up all night laughing, crying, and swooning because this series has it all.
The books in the Watercress Falls series are all standalone novels and can be read in any order. But if you love family drama and the subtle build of future romances, I suggest you read them in order, starting with Restoring You.
Buy today!
Previously published as Trusting Hearts with no change to the book interior. Same great story, new great look!
♥ ♥ ♥
All I ever wanted was to run my family’s vineyard. But that dream died when my childhood love broke my heart.
After the loss of my parents, I swore I’d never return to northern Montana. Abandoning my home was the only way I could guarantee I’d stay clear of him and his new wife and child.
But with the passing of my uncle, I have no choice but to come home. As one of the last remaining members of my family, it’s up to me to settle the family estate.
Coming home means seeing Matthew. I’ll do whatever it takes to avoid him, but those plans turn to dust when I discover that my uncle was in the process of selling my childhood home to the one man who has the power to destroy me.
To make matters worse, he’s living there with his daughter, and I have nowhere else to go.
♥ ♥ ♥
In the middle of tourist season, I’m left with no choice but to live with Matthew in my house —the man who broke my heart when he married someone else. He’s single and more mature now, but I don’t know if I can forgive his betrayal, let alone trust him again. Despite that, I’m not convinced I can walk away from reconciliation with my one true love.
Deserving You is a dual POV steamy full-length STANDALONE romance filled with lots of sexy times in the bedroom (or outdoors by a lake), profanity, and love with a HEA ending!
♥ ♥ ♥
Author This is Jessica’s and Matthew’s story. A story about reuniting after heartbreak with NO CHEATING. A sexy, wounded orphan who never thought he deserved her and his heartbroken first love reunite in this story about forgiveness and trust. A second chance, childhood sweethearts, enemies to lovers, force proximity, single dad romance about two soulmates struggling to come together and find their own happily-ever-after. This one just might leave you in tears but with enough heat and heart to make you forgive me. This fictional small town and all the families that built it will steal your heart and keep you coming back for more. Get ready to stay up all night laughing, crying, and swooning because this series has it all.
The books in the Watercress Falls series are all standalone novels and can be read in any order. But if you love family drama and the subtle build of future romances, I suggest you read them in order, starting with Restoring You.
Buy today!
Previously published as Trusting Hearts with no change to the book interior. Same great story, new great look!
289 pages, ebook
Published May 16, 2023
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January 24, 2023
Matthew was a weak, whiny crybaby who kept breaking up with and pushing away Jessica, the love of his life, because he had "issues". Then, he cheated on her because he saw another man kiss her on the cheek. He got the OW pregnant and married her without even telling Jessica.
Some other things that bothered me:
1. "I'll always love Jessica. She's my soulmate." If that was true, why did you cheat on her, you dumba$$?
2. How could both Ryan (Jessica's brother) and their uncle have stayed such close friends with Matthew after the way he betrayed Jessica?
3. If you're going to have a four year old character in your book, research how a four year old talks and acts. Emmie acted WAY older than a four year old child.
4. Another book where the h's friends try to push her into forgiving the guy that broke her heart instead of supporting her decisions that way that true friends should.
DNF
Some other things that bothered me:
1. "I'll always love Jessica. She's my soulmate." If that was true, why did you cheat on her, you dumba$$?
2. How could both Ryan (Jessica's brother) and their uncle have stayed such close friends with Matthew after the way he betrayed Jessica?
3. If you're going to have a four year old character in your book, research how a four year old talks and acts. Emmie acted WAY older than a four year old child.
4. Another book where the h's friends try to push her into forgiving the guy that broke her heart instead of supporting her decisions that way that true friends should.
DNF
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 28, 2026
This is a Cowboy Second Chance Romance, and this is the second book in the Hearts of Watercress Falls series. I have read the first book in this series before picking up this book. I have to say I loved the characters of this book so much, but my favorite character of this book was Matthew's little girl. That little girl put so much life into this book, and she also helped Jessica and her Dad give each other another chance. I also love the setting in this book, and the flashbacks in this book was done so well. If you love second chance romance set in a small town then this is the book for you. I loved it so much. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.
avoid
October 21, 2022avoid.
MCs are high school sweethearts.
H cheats and gets ow preg and marries her during college.
Beeg has all the spoilers.
MCs are high school sweethearts.
H cheats and gets ow preg and marries her during college.
Beeg has all the spoilers.
October 21, 2022
🙄How is it that 20-odd year old heroes can’t fight for / wait for / go after their heroines, but they can MARRY the pregnant ow that they slept with when the heroine turns her back for one goddamn second????
🙄If this ow didn’t die (at childbirth), they’d STILL be married cos his whiny ass STILL didn’t go to the h when he became a widower.
🔷 Emily:
- the ow
- his deceased wife
- collateral damage
🔷 Emmie:
- H and ow’s daughter
- light of his life
🔷 Jessica:
- the h
- convenient twofer
🔷 the hero:
- I forget his name
- bleh
- not a bad guy but don’t expect to be the love of his life
🔷Plot:
Before:
- high school sweethearts and neighbours
- he cheats, gets ow pregnant and marries her
- h leaves town
Now:
- he wants to buy her family home cos his daughter wants to live in it
- he wants h to live in it with them
- it’s the h’s last link to her family and she doesn’t want to sell it nor live in it with him
🔷The Hxh, since childhood, had a beautiful bond (truly very well written; I loved the unfiltered intensity and adoration; all dark and light and everything in in between) before he buggered it up. In his defense, he was a very very broken boy. He had an awful childhood and never felt deserving of her. He knew she was going to leave his ass in the dust after college because she had big goals for the future. (That in itself is a red flag because she always planned to take over her family’s business after college and after starting her own company. He knew her intention was to come back) So he messed up spectacularly and she hightailed it out of their town and didn’t return until years later. The standard small town second chance romance trope.
🟩THE RECEIPTS:
🟩BEFORE:
Him:
“We both leave for college tomorrow, in separate states, and I think we should take a break. Allow each other to have fun in college.”
“I’m not doing this for me. I’m doing it for you. You deserve better than me.”
Her:
“Are you breaking up with me?”
Him:
“No. Maybe. Not really.”
Her: [and here’s how we know he cheated on her]
Even after Matthew broke up with me before we left for college, I still planned on coming home and marrying him. I saw him every holiday and break. Even though he broke up with me, he still made love to me like I was his forever. And I let him. I understood his struggle with self-worth. I held onto the truth that one day he would marry me. Our time in college was nothing more than a temporary setback. I believed that with all my heart. Up until the time he married Emily.
Her: I’ve lost count of how many times that man broke up with me or told me it wasn’t our time yet. One minute he’d tell me he planned on marrying me someday, and the next he told me we couldn’t be together. He broke my heart every time he pushed me away.
🟩PRESENT:
Him:
LOOKING BACK ON THAT day now, I see how stupid my logic was. I was a scared boy who still didn’t know his place in this world. So, I hurt the one person who loved me the most.
Her:
“…When you broke up with me, I didn't just lose the love of my life. I lost my best friend. I've had to live with that loss for fourteen years.
Them:
“why did you marry her?” My voice cracks, but I get it out despite my difficulties. His hand on my neck stiffens, and he looks away from my gaze. “I didn’t have a choice. She was pregnant.”
“So you knocked up some girl and forgot all about me. Is that how it was?”
“…I did what I thought was right. Besides, at the time I thought you had moved on…I saw you walk out with David’s arm wrapped around you.”
“David is just a friend…So, after that you started dating Emily. Why? To get back at me.”
“It wasn’t like that. She was the first woman I dated since you. She was the only woman I’d been with besides you. I thought I’d lost you.”
“Did you love her?”
His eyes close and his shoulders sag. “She gave me Emmie [H and ow child]. How could I not love her?…“Jess, I wasn’t in love with her. The only person I’ll ever be in love with is you.”
🚩His first priority since ow fell pregnant, was being a good dad. I don’t blame him; I just wish he put some of that drive into his and h’s relationship. Into talking to her. Explaining. Communicating. Sharing. Making a damn effort!
🚩Almost every. single. big. decision he‘s made since ow fell pregnant was based on his determination to be there for his child.
You say that like it’s a bad thing, Beeg
I say it’s a good thing if he used even half that dedication to hang on to his relationship with the h
🚩🚩🚩🚩
1. He married the ow
2. He ghosted the h
3. Was never going to leave the ow
4. Where he worked, lived, everything chosen with his daughter in mind
4. He’s trying to buy the house the h grew up in because his daughter wants the house
3. When he does run after the h, it’s not the h he’s actually running after. He’s chasing behind/following the h cos she’s on her way to her house where his daughter is. He naturally wants to protect the child in case the h makes a scene. He’s definitely not running after the h because he’s finally fighting for her.
4. “After Emily died, I’d hoped beyond hope that Jessica would come home and give me another chance. Now that she’s here, and I see how much Emmie adores her, all I want is to keep her.“
❌Lovely.
🔷He constantly lies to himself and others when it comes to his intentions to the h. I can list MANY times where he says/thinks one thing and then doesn’t follow through. From paragraph to paragraph, scene to scene, chapter to chapter. Says he’s doing everything he can to win her back but then literally does the bear minimum to win her back. Pisses me off, cos he stuck to his guns when it came to his new family but never for the h.
🔷He constantly messes up either inadvertently or because he’s slow on the uptake or he’s just downright oblivious. But the blows keep coming.
🔷Its not that he doesn’t care about her, he does; it’s just that he allows other factors to get in the way
🚩Can a man be more disinterested:
- (the h is now back home after a long absence) “I don’t even know where she’s staying.”
🚩Don’t do me any favours, buddy:
- “Calling her to invite her to a dinner”
“Did your mom ask you to call me?” “Yes,” I answer, deciding honesty is best. “She said she invited you, but you didn’t give her an answer. She asked me to follow up. So, I am.”
🔷The heroine is feisty and ambitious. A hard worker with big plans. She’s done well for herself since their breakup. Mostly. The scenes where she gives him a hard time are thrilling to read because THAT’S how it’s done! Kudos to the author. The h’s a lady without balking at causing the occasional public scene. Bummer she doesn’t hold out longer, cos
1. SHE’s the one who has to come back; he was never going to go after her
2. she makes all the concessions
3. she will always come in second
🔷93%:
He turns on the waterworks
“For the first time since we reached adulthood, Matthew is choosing me. ”She thinks he’s crying because, while she’s now willing to sell her house to him, she not going to live it in with them.
The woman is deluded.
Woman, his aim is to please his child, no matter how you spin it.
His plan is no different today than it was when he first realized he was going to be a dad
❌Between the excerpts above, nothing that is thought or said or alluded to takes away from the fact that she’s a convenience to him. The woman he has residual feelings for. The one who got away. The one he shares an intense physical connection with. The one, who, if she leaves right now, isn’t going to make a big dent in his life at all.
He’ll be just fine without her.
But well, he does eventually try to make amends her AFTER they’re together again. At least he acknowledges that he has to.
❤️I love so much about this book.
The side characters, the writing, the intimacy, the dialogue, their interactions, the vulnerability yet determination of the h.
🚨They’re both celibate:
- h for the past 5 years since they broke up
- H since his wife died 4 years ago because obviously the H must move on but not the h
💔If only she was his beginning and end.
🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
NTS:
Neaten review
NTS 2:
Timeline is vague?
I’m tired of this week so my thought process is very slow?
Last saw each other was 5 years ago when he got married to ow and she left town
Present is almost 20 years after they
1st met (at age 12) so they should be almost 32
At age 12 - they meet and fall in love/ become friends
At age 14 - first kisses
At 18 - they lose their virginity to each other
At 18 - he sort of breaks up with her / half-half / almost but not fully just before college
+- college for what…4 years? They’re still seeing each other
Now 22? End of college?
But she says:
“When you broke up with me (age 18), I didn't just lose the love of my life. I lost my best friend…I've had to live with that loss for 14 years.”
“It hadn’t been my intention to build a life in Seattle. It was a temporary stopping point while I was in college. But when I finished school, I started a business. Once my company, Flathead Apparel, was up and running, I’d planned to move back to Watercress Falls and run it from home. It was my dream to take over the family business, Rush Creek Vineyard, while adding my own line of outdoor apparel to the mix. But that takeover never happened. Fourteen years later, I still live in Seattle.”
🙄If this ow didn’t die (at childbirth), they’d STILL be married cos his whiny ass STILL didn’t go to the h when he became a widower.
🔷 Emily:
- the ow
- his deceased wife
- collateral damage
🔷 Emmie:
- H and ow’s daughter
- light of his life
🔷 Jessica:
- the h
- convenient twofer
🔷 the hero:
- I forget his name
- bleh
- not a bad guy but don’t expect to be the love of his life
🔷Plot:
Before:
- high school sweethearts and neighbours
- he cheats, gets ow pregnant and marries her
- h leaves town
Now:
- he wants to buy her family home cos his daughter wants to live in it
- he wants h to live in it with them
- it’s the h’s last link to her family and she doesn’t want to sell it nor live in it with him
🔷The Hxh, since childhood, had a beautiful bond (truly very well written; I loved the unfiltered intensity and adoration; all dark and light and everything in in between) before he buggered it up. In his defense, he was a very very broken boy. He had an awful childhood and never felt deserving of her. He knew she was going to leave his ass in the dust after college because she had big goals for the future. (That in itself is a red flag because she always planned to take over her family’s business after college and after starting her own company. He knew her intention was to come back) So he messed up spectacularly and she hightailed it out of their town and didn’t return until years later. The standard small town second chance romance trope.
🟩THE RECEIPTS:
🟩BEFORE:
Him:
“We both leave for college tomorrow, in separate states, and I think we should take a break. Allow each other to have fun in college.”
“I’m not doing this for me. I’m doing it for you. You deserve better than me.”
Her:
“Are you breaking up with me?”
Him:
“No. Maybe. Not really.”
Her: [and here’s how we know he cheated on her]
Even after Matthew broke up with me before we left for college, I still planned on coming home and marrying him. I saw him every holiday and break. Even though he broke up with me, he still made love to me like I was his forever. And I let him. I understood his struggle with self-worth. I held onto the truth that one day he would marry me. Our time in college was nothing more than a temporary setback. I believed that with all my heart. Up until the time he married Emily.
Her: I’ve lost count of how many times that man broke up with me or told me it wasn’t our time yet. One minute he’d tell me he planned on marrying me someday, and the next he told me we couldn’t be together. He broke my heart every time he pushed me away.
🟩PRESENT:
Him:
LOOKING BACK ON THAT day now, I see how stupid my logic was. I was a scared boy who still didn’t know his place in this world. So, I hurt the one person who loved me the most.
Her:
“…When you broke up with me, I didn't just lose the love of my life. I lost my best friend. I've had to live with that loss for fourteen years.
Them:
“why did you marry her?” My voice cracks, but I get it out despite my difficulties. His hand on my neck stiffens, and he looks away from my gaze. “I didn’t have a choice. She was pregnant.”
“So you knocked up some girl and forgot all about me. Is that how it was?”
“…I did what I thought was right. Besides, at the time I thought you had moved on…I saw you walk out with David’s arm wrapped around you.”
“David is just a friend…So, after that you started dating Emily. Why? To get back at me.”
“It wasn’t like that. She was the first woman I dated since you. She was the only woman I’d been with besides you. I thought I’d lost you.”
“Did you love her?”
His eyes close and his shoulders sag. “She gave me Emmie [H and ow child]. How could I not love her?…“Jess, I wasn’t in love with her. The only person I’ll ever be in love with is you.”
🚩His first priority since ow fell pregnant, was being a good dad. I don’t blame him; I just wish he put some of that drive into his and h’s relationship. Into talking to her. Explaining. Communicating. Sharing. Making a damn effort!
🚩Almost every. single. big. decision he‘s made since ow fell pregnant was based on his determination to be there for his child.
You say that like it’s a bad thing, Beeg
I say it’s a good thing if he used even half that dedication to hang on to his relationship with the h
🚩🚩🚩🚩
1. He married the ow
2. He ghosted the h
3. Was never going to leave the ow
4. Where he worked, lived, everything chosen with his daughter in mind
4. He’s trying to buy the house the h grew up in because his daughter wants the house
3. When he does run after the h, it’s not the h he’s actually running after. He’s chasing behind/following the h cos she’s on her way to her house where his daughter is. He naturally wants to protect the child in case the h makes a scene. He’s definitely not running after the h because he’s finally fighting for her.
4. “After Emily died, I’d hoped beyond hope that Jessica would come home and give me another chance. Now that she’s here, and I see how much Emmie adores her, all I want is to keep her.“
❌Lovely.
🔷He constantly lies to himself and others when it comes to his intentions to the h. I can list MANY times where he says/thinks one thing and then doesn’t follow through. From paragraph to paragraph, scene to scene, chapter to chapter. Says he’s doing everything he can to win her back but then literally does the bear minimum to win her back. Pisses me off, cos he stuck to his guns when it came to his new family but never for the h.
🔷He constantly messes up either inadvertently or because he’s slow on the uptake or he’s just downright oblivious. But the blows keep coming.
🔷Its not that he doesn’t care about her, he does; it’s just that he allows other factors to get in the way
🚩Can a man be more disinterested:
- (the h is now back home after a long absence) “I don’t even know where she’s staying.”
🚩Don’t do me any favours, buddy:
- “Calling her to invite her to a dinner”
“Did your mom ask you to call me?” “Yes,” I answer, deciding honesty is best. “She said she invited you, but you didn’t give her an answer. She asked me to follow up. So, I am.”
🔷The heroine is feisty and ambitious. A hard worker with big plans. She’s done well for herself since their breakup. Mostly. The scenes where she gives him a hard time are thrilling to read because THAT’S how it’s done! Kudos to the author. The h’s a lady without balking at causing the occasional public scene. Bummer she doesn’t hold out longer, cos
1. SHE’s the one who has to come back; he was never going to go after her
2. she makes all the concessions
3. she will always come in second
🔷93%:
He turns on the waterworks
“For the first time since we reached adulthood, Matthew is choosing me. ”She thinks he’s crying because, while she’s now willing to sell her house to him, she not going to live it in with them.
The woman is deluded.
Woman, his aim is to please his child, no matter how you spin it.
His plan is no different today than it was when he first realized he was going to be a dad
❌Between the excerpts above, nothing that is thought or said or alluded to takes away from the fact that she’s a convenience to him. The woman he has residual feelings for. The one who got away. The one he shares an intense physical connection with. The one, who, if she leaves right now, isn’t going to make a big dent in his life at all.
He’ll be just fine without her.
But well, he does eventually try to make amends her AFTER they’re together again. At least he acknowledges that he has to.
❤️I love so much about this book.
The side characters, the writing, the intimacy, the dialogue, their interactions, the vulnerability yet determination of the h.
🚨They’re both celibate:
- h for the past 5 years since they broke up
- H since his wife died 4 years ago because obviously the H must move on but not the h
💔If only she was his beginning and end.
🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
NTS:
Neaten review
NTS 2:
Timeline is vague?
I’m tired of this week so my thought process is very slow?
Last saw each other was 5 years ago when he got married to ow and she left town
Present is almost 20 years after they
1st met (at age 12) so they should be almost 32
At age 12 - they meet and fall in love/ become friends
At age 14 - first kisses
At 18 - they lose their virginity to each other
At 18 - he sort of breaks up with her / half-half / almost but not fully just before college
+- college for what…4 years? They’re still seeing each other
Now 22? End of college?
But she says:
“When you broke up with me (age 18), I didn't just lose the love of my life. I lost my best friend…I've had to live with that loss for 14 years.”
“It hadn’t been my intention to build a life in Seattle. It was a temporary stopping point while I was in college. But when I finished school, I started a business. Once my company, Flathead Apparel, was up and running, I’d planned to move back to Watercress Falls and run it from home. It was my dream to take over the family business, Rush Creek Vineyard, while adding my own line of outdoor apparel to the mix. But that takeover never happened. Fourteen years later, I still live in Seattle.”
March 30, 2022
Good
Ok so while I do love the writing style and the author writes really well and it dad keep my interest , there were do many things in this book that bothered me and were just unreal ... Spoil here so if you don't want to know what happened stop reading .... Matthew was always insecure and felt he didn't deserve or was goid enough for Jessica .. So he breaks up with her before they go to collage so she can be sure she has a good time and really wants him ..please .. Then he goes to her collage graduation intending to ask her to marry him , he sees some guys arm around her and doesn't ask .. So he was mature enough to get married but not to ask about the guy ... Then he started dating some girl right after her graduation , and he figures they are over because she didn't come to his collage graduation , HE WAS ALREADY CHEATING ON HER , what was he gonna do when she showed up .. Then he gets the girl pregnant , and because of the way his life was he decides he's not gonna abandoned his baby so he marries this girl, knowing he doesn't love her , that Jessica is his soulmate and the only person he is in love with .. How did he think trapping every one in a love less family was gonna make a good father ... Then he doesn't even have the balks to tell Jessica he got married, she shows up at his house and his wife introduces herself ... WTF .. But Jessica is the girl he has lived forever promised to marry , have kids with and he lied, cheated and broke her heart over and over again .. When Jessica has to go back home she should have kick him off of her property and never talked to or given him another chance ... But even after all he did to her she wouldn't do that to his daughter ... They got their HEA ... To many none believable plot lines
Ok so while I do love the writing style and the author writes really well and it dad keep my interest , there were do many things in this book that bothered me and were just unreal ... Spoil here so if you don't want to know what happened stop reading .... Matthew was always insecure and felt he didn't deserve or was goid enough for Jessica .. So he breaks up with her before they go to collage so she can be sure she has a good time and really wants him ..please .. Then he goes to her collage graduation intending to ask her to marry him , he sees some guys arm around her and doesn't ask .. So he was mature enough to get married but not to ask about the guy ... Then he started dating some girl right after her graduation , and he figures they are over because she didn't come to his collage graduation , HE WAS ALREADY CHEATING ON HER , what was he gonna do when she showed up .. Then he gets the girl pregnant , and because of the way his life was he decides he's not gonna abandoned his baby so he marries this girl, knowing he doesn't love her , that Jessica is his soulmate and the only person he is in love with .. How did he think trapping every one in a love less family was gonna make a good father ... Then he doesn't even have the balks to tell Jessica he got married, she shows up at his house and his wife introduces herself ... WTF .. But Jessica is the girl he has lived forever promised to marry , have kids with and he lied, cheated and broke her heart over and over again .. When Jessica has to go back home she should have kick him off of her property and never talked to or given him another chance ... But even after all he did to her she wouldn't do that to his daughter ... They got their HEA ... To many none believable plot lines
June 5, 2023
I'm blaming Shelley for me reading this book so Shelley, when you see this, just know you're entirely to blame🤣🫵
So ya, everybody sucked in this book. I felt bad for the h no one was on her side. She should have just sold everything, changed her name, disappeared, and started over. The H I'm just gonna go with that old saying, "If you have nothing nice to say, then say nothing at all😅
3 rage filled stars
So ya, everybody sucked in this book. I felt bad for the h no one was on her side. She should have just sold everything, changed her name, disappeared, and started over. The H I'm just gonna go with that old saying, "If you have nothing nice to say, then say nothing at all😅
3 rage filled stars
September 4, 2021
The bulb had me curious about this book, so I dived in. I would have been fine if this wasn't a HEA.
Matt and Jess referred to each other as their soulmate. A soulmate wouldn't have done what Matt did. A true soulmate would have fought for Jess. Not just assume the worst. They certainly wouldn't turn to another woman whom they didn't love, marry her and get her pregnant. Matt ruined Emily's life. As for Jess, she should have stuck to her guns (cute spoiled child or not) and walked away from Matt.
There was nothing redeemable about Matt. He is a squatter, shattered Jess's heart, and killed Emily. In fact, I didn't care for any of the other characters of the town or Jess's friend/ work partner. I didn't like the way everybody pressured Jess to reunite with Matt. Just no.
All this book did was trigger my pet peeve, separated supposed H soulmates that cave when they get a twitch in their pants.
I do like this author's style of writing so I'll give the first book of the series a try.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Matt and Jess referred to each other as their soulmate. A soulmate wouldn't have done what Matt did. A true soulmate would have fought for Jess. Not just assume the worst. They certainly wouldn't turn to another woman whom they didn't love, marry her and get her pregnant. Matt ruined Emily's life. As for Jess, she should have stuck to her guns (cute spoiled child or not) and walked away from Matt.
There was nothing redeemable about Matt. He is a squatter, shattered Jess's heart, and killed Emily. In fact, I didn't care for any of the other characters of the town or Jess's friend/ work partner. I didn't like the way everybody pressured Jess to reunite with Matt. Just no.
All this book did was trigger my pet peeve, separated supposed H soulmates that cave when they get a twitch in their pants.
I do like this author's style of writing so I'll give the first book of the series a try.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
May 7, 2023
Matthew is a small town animal vet who wants to buy the home he rents with his 4 year old daughter Emmie. Matthew married Emily because she was pregnant, unfortunately she died during childbirth.
Jessica is an outdoor apparel business owner in Seattle, she owns Matthews home. When her Uncle died she comes home for the funeral unaware that Matthew lives in her childhood home.
This story of love lost with its many complications and confusion will have the reader grabbing the tissues, for me mostly of joy. It’s a wonderful story about getting over what scares us the most to accept the love we all wish for or want and the steamy passion we all dream of.
Jessica is an outdoor apparel business owner in Seattle, she owns Matthews home. When her Uncle died she comes home for the funeral unaware that Matthew lives in her childhood home.
This story of love lost with its many complications and confusion will have the reader grabbing the tissues, for me mostly of joy. It’s a wonderful story about getting over what scares us the most to accept the love we all wish for or want and the steamy passion we all dream of.
June 16, 2025
DNF at 32%
The heroine Jessica keeps getting betrayed by people who claim to love her left and right. I'm fuming. If my family or boyfriend treated me this way I'd leave town and never come back too.
This is what happens only in the first 6 chapters mind you...
- her boyfriend Matt married another woman after promising to marry her. He never explained why and he broke his promises. But it's clear he got another woman pregnant since he is raising a little girl and now a widower. He even named his kid after his dead wife.
- Matt is now living in Jess' childhood home and planning to buy it from her uncle. The house and the vineyard are all she has left of her family since her parents and now her uncle have passed on.
- No one (not her Uncle or her brother) tells Jess that her ex is in negotiations to buy her parents house. The one thing she has left of them. They signed the contracts BEHIND HER BACK. If my brothers ever did this to me I would never forgive them. Who on earth betrays their sister to the man that cheated on her? Who sells their parents home without consulting their other siblings? Makes zero fucking sense.
- the lawyer has the audacity to tell Jessica at the reading of her Uncle's will that her ex is already living in her parents house with his kid. The kid he had with the woman he cheated on her with. Matt then turns up to their meeting and just expects her to agree with the sale. What logic was in his head when he ever thought she would agree to sell it to him I'll never know. He hasn't apologised for fucking and marrying another woman but sure... have my house. No sane woman would ever let him do that. how can no one in this town see how wrong this all is?
- when Jessica goes to the house... his kid is playing in the yard. He's transformed her barn into a vet clinic. Then he offers her the guest room. IT'S HER HOUSE YOU FUCKING BASTARD.
- when Jessica loses it which I'm glad for because all this betrayal behind her back had me so angry... Matt yells at her for yelling at him in front of his kid. I'm not saying she was right to do that but his kid isn't her responsibility. She has every right to be pissed.
- When Jess calls her friend and assistant David for help to find other lodgings... he counteracts that with saying she should stay there and work things out with Matt. David's reasoning. "Men do stupid shit. All. The. Time" wow I'm sure that poetic explanation would have consoled her for 5 years while she cried her eyes out at having her heart ripped out. I could not believe he said that as an excuse. Why would you want your friend to go back to a cheater? To live with a guy who had never treated her right. Constantly playing with her emotions. Breaking up with her all the time. Marrying someone else after promising to marry her. After planning to have kids with her but knocking up someone else.A friend should be calling him every name under the sun. A friend should be letting you cry it out while you console them.
- when her brother Ryan does arrive... their reunion bothered the hell out of me. Jess should have been tearing his face off. what kind of brother remains chumming with the man who broke your sister's heart? Who could do that to her? Then he says she's always angry. I wonder why? Everyone is making decisions for her. Forcing her to face Matt because she's pissed off. Maybe she wouldn't be if they weren't plotting behind her back or keeping shit from her. When Ryan says that they have to sell their parents childhood home to matt I could have screamed. He can sell his half if he doesn't need it but to make that choice for her was beyond upsetting. Maybe she wants memories of her parents you asshole. If my brother sold our parents house without my consent I would be LIVID!
I just got not get over how everyone was all for Matt and trying to get Jess to see he is a saint. I felt like everyone was holding their breakup against Jess like she did something wrong for leaving. Not what he had done to her. I get people grow up but it still doesn't undo the damage he did. I didn't like how everyone was singing his praises to high heaven while condemning Jess all the time.
- their relationship felt more lustful than love filled. It was non-stop sexual descriptions of each other. I wanted to really see them connect on a deeper level. To see true begging and grovelling from Matt. To see him really grow as a person deserving of her. And for Jess to forgive him after he proves himself to her. But it's clear the author is gonna keep things sexually charged like they can't control their bodies around each other. No depth or foundation built but just falling back into old habits and familiarity. I'm not a big fan of that because at this level of betrayal I'm going to need more than "I can't stop looking at her cleavage."
The heroine Jessica keeps getting betrayed by people who claim to love her left and right. I'm fuming. If my family or boyfriend treated me this way I'd leave town and never come back too.
This is what happens only in the first 6 chapters mind you...
- her boyfriend Matt married another woman after promising to marry her. He never explained why and he broke his promises. But it's clear he got another woman pregnant since he is raising a little girl and now a widower. He even named his kid after his dead wife.
- Matt is now living in Jess' childhood home and planning to buy it from her uncle. The house and the vineyard are all she has left of her family since her parents and now her uncle have passed on.
- No one (not her Uncle or her brother) tells Jess that her ex is in negotiations to buy her parents house. The one thing she has left of them. They signed the contracts BEHIND HER BACK. If my brothers ever did this to me I would never forgive them. Who on earth betrays their sister to the man that cheated on her? Who sells their parents home without consulting their other siblings? Makes zero fucking sense.
- the lawyer has the audacity to tell Jessica at the reading of her Uncle's will that her ex is already living in her parents house with his kid. The kid he had with the woman he cheated on her with. Matt then turns up to their meeting and just expects her to agree with the sale. What logic was in his head when he ever thought she would agree to sell it to him I'll never know. He hasn't apologised for fucking and marrying another woman but sure... have my house. No sane woman would ever let him do that. how can no one in this town see how wrong this all is?
- when Jessica goes to the house... his kid is playing in the yard. He's transformed her barn into a vet clinic. Then he offers her the guest room. IT'S HER HOUSE YOU FUCKING BASTARD.
- when Jessica loses it which I'm glad for because all this betrayal behind her back had me so angry... Matt yells at her for yelling at him in front of his kid. I'm not saying she was right to do that but his kid isn't her responsibility. She has every right to be pissed.
- When Jess calls her friend and assistant David for help to find other lodgings... he counteracts that with saying she should stay there and work things out with Matt. David's reasoning. "Men do stupid shit. All. The. Time" wow I'm sure that poetic explanation would have consoled her for 5 years while she cried her eyes out at having her heart ripped out. I could not believe he said that as an excuse. Why would you want your friend to go back to a cheater? To live with a guy who had never treated her right. Constantly playing with her emotions. Breaking up with her all the time. Marrying someone else after promising to marry her. After planning to have kids with her but knocking up someone else.A friend should be calling him every name under the sun. A friend should be letting you cry it out while you console them.
- when her brother Ryan does arrive... their reunion bothered the hell out of me. Jess should have been tearing his face off. what kind of brother remains chumming with the man who broke your sister's heart? Who could do that to her? Then he says she's always angry. I wonder why? Everyone is making decisions for her. Forcing her to face Matt because she's pissed off. Maybe she wouldn't be if they weren't plotting behind her back or keeping shit from her. When Ryan says that they have to sell their parents childhood home to matt I could have screamed. He can sell his half if he doesn't need it but to make that choice for her was beyond upsetting. Maybe she wants memories of her parents you asshole. If my brother sold our parents house without my consent I would be LIVID!
I just got not get over how everyone was all for Matt and trying to get Jess to see he is a saint. I felt like everyone was holding their breakup against Jess like she did something wrong for leaving. Not what he had done to her. I get people grow up but it still doesn't undo the damage he did. I didn't like how everyone was singing his praises to high heaven while condemning Jess all the time.
- their relationship felt more lustful than love filled. It was non-stop sexual descriptions of each other. I wanted to really see them connect on a deeper level. To see true begging and grovelling from Matt. To see him really grow as a person deserving of her. And for Jess to forgive him after he proves himself to her. But it's clear the author is gonna keep things sexually charged like they can't control their bodies around each other. No depth or foundation built but just falling back into old habits and familiarity. I'm not a big fan of that because at this level of betrayal I'm going to need more than "I can't stop looking at her cleavage."
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 9, 2025
Re-read because I didn't leave a written review last time. My review stands at three stars because it's a series of miscommunication and idiocy of young people not mature enough to be in a relationship. H in his idiocy dates and marries ow after getting her pregnant. All from him seeing some man kiss h's cheek. They weren't together necessarily at that time, but there were promises made. Emily the ow wife conveniently dies in child birth leaving an opening for the ridiculously stubborn h to come back and then play mommy. But it's frustrating and irritating before they actually reach that point. Believable HEA yes, but I will mention that if the ow Emily hadn't have died the MMCs here would have never gotten back together. He was that type of man considering his childhood. Would have never left Emily for h because she was the mother of his child.
March 5, 2025
I struggled with this one.
Matthew is an insecure, weak pansy that will never put Jessica first.
Jessica will always be second best placeholder.
Their relationship is toxic and forced due to the ridiculous and bizarre interference from everyone around them.
What 4 year old child speaks like an adolescent? Nails. On. Chalkboard 😬🤦♀️
This is one of those books where I'm rooting for them to walk away from each other rather than get a HEA, though if they did that some other poor beggar would be lumped with them.
Matthew is an insecure, weak pansy that will never put Jessica first.
Jessica will always be second best placeholder.
Their relationship is toxic and forced due to the ridiculous and bizarre interference from everyone around them.
What 4 year old child speaks like an adolescent? Nails. On. Chalkboard 😬🤦♀️
This is one of those books where I'm rooting for them to walk away from each other rather than get a HEA, though if they did that some other poor beggar would be lumped with them.
dnr-cheating
May 14, 2024It says - A story about reuniting after heartbreak with NO CHEATING.
BS. He cheated.
If his wife hadn't died he'd still be with her.
If the h hadn't come back he wouldn't have gone after her. Ever.
The one that got away? His one true love? It was more like she was convenient.
BS. He cheated.
If his wife hadn't died he'd still be with her.
If the h hadn't come back he wouldn't have gone after her. Ever.
The one that got away? His one true love? It was more like she was convenient.
May 21, 2023
Found about this when the author posted copies on Booksirens. Immediate download when I saw it was second chance romance and single parent.
The angst was totally heartbreaking and I wanted hard core groveling which I got but in a softer way. I was in the mood for really full on groveling which is why I wasn't able to appreciate this book as much I know deep down I loved it.
Really good plot and the characters. I loved all the family and friends moments and of course the smut and tension was HOT.
Matthew was totally gone for Jessica but he did what he thought was best for his daughter whose was adorable btw, no matter how much it hurts. And it did. Jessica was absolutely in love with him and had to work through her feeling after all these years still heart broken. But I was absolutely sold on them when Matthew cried which I didn't expect but was perfect for that moment.
I'm still not completely satisfied and I desperately need strong groveling books. Maybe I'll try and reread an old one.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The angst was totally heartbreaking and I wanted hard core groveling which I got but in a softer way. I was in the mood for really full on groveling which is why I wasn't able to appreciate this book as much I know deep down I loved it.
Really good plot and the characters. I loved all the family and friends moments and of course the smut and tension was HOT.
Matthew was totally gone for Jessica but he did what he thought was best for his daughter whose was adorable btw, no matter how much it hurts. And it did. Jessica was absolutely in love with him and had to work through her feeling after all these years still heart broken. But I was absolutely sold on them when Matthew cried which I didn't expect but was perfect for that moment.
I'm still not completely satisfied and I desperately need strong groveling books. Maybe I'll try and reread an old one.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
July 13, 2023
vague timelines and he is a cheater
Very very very vague plot. They were long distance all through college. He showed up at her graduation, had asked permission to marry her, had a ring. See her hug a classmate (who turns out to be a friend and married) and decides to ghost her and IMMEDIATELY start dating a his classmate. Gets classmate pregnant marries her and NEVER tells his girlfriend?
Fast forward 5 years and yes like the other reviews say, he is living in her childhood home with his daughter.
Now there can be single dad done right. Harder to do single dad second chance right. This story just plain was bad……….
She was told not only by her own brother but the whole town, mmc mom, her business partner to “hey just give him another chance you know you love each other”….
No grovel. Just “I’ve always loved her and I want her back never loved my wife just married her cause she was pregnant and she died at childbirth”.
Soooooo he cheated, got a girl pregnant, married her even though he didn’t love her but the girl was sweet and whatever, wife dies, fmc uncle lets him live in her childhood home without telling fmc. And she is made to feel bad because she is mad????
They were together their whole lives. He cheated. Vague timeline or not, he did not end his relationship with her but dating another woman and getting her pregnant and marrying her.
Fmc parents die, she goes to mmc parents home to see him for comfort and his freaking pregnant wife is on porch. Thats how she found out.
And everyone just expects her to roll over, give him her childhood home? Oh noooo they expect her to move in with him and his kid be an instant mommy to a kid with her moms name and wow what a winning combination for for the Dbag cheater!!!
He gets to steal her property and get her back.
Does he even want her or wants to keep his house and business he has there.
Cause a guy that really loves her tight she was his soulmate would NEVER have dated another woman after buying her an engagement ring and ghosting her because of his insecurities.
Trash writing… vague timelines…. So many bad social constructs that wouldn’t happen in real life.
DNRA list!! “Do not read author “
Very very very vague plot. They were long distance all through college. He showed up at her graduation, had asked permission to marry her, had a ring. See her hug a classmate (who turns out to be a friend and married) and decides to ghost her and IMMEDIATELY start dating a his classmate. Gets classmate pregnant marries her and NEVER tells his girlfriend?
Fast forward 5 years and yes like the other reviews say, he is living in her childhood home with his daughter.
Now there can be single dad done right. Harder to do single dad second chance right. This story just plain was bad……….
She was told not only by her own brother but the whole town, mmc mom, her business partner to “hey just give him another chance you know you love each other”….
No grovel. Just “I’ve always loved her and I want her back never loved my wife just married her cause she was pregnant and she died at childbirth”.
Soooooo he cheated, got a girl pregnant, married her even though he didn’t love her but the girl was sweet and whatever, wife dies, fmc uncle lets him live in her childhood home without telling fmc. And she is made to feel bad because she is mad????
They were together their whole lives. He cheated. Vague timeline or not, he did not end his relationship with her but dating another woman and getting her pregnant and marrying her.
Fmc parents die, she goes to mmc parents home to see him for comfort and his freaking pregnant wife is on porch. Thats how she found out.
And everyone just expects her to roll over, give him her childhood home? Oh noooo they expect her to move in with him and his kid be an instant mommy to a kid with her moms name and wow what a winning combination for for the Dbag cheater!!!
He gets to steal her property and get her back.
Does he even want her or wants to keep his house and business he has there.
Cause a guy that really loves her tight she was his soulmate would NEVER have dated another woman after buying her an engagement ring and ghosting her because of his insecurities.
Trash writing… vague timelines…. So many bad social constructs that wouldn’t happen in real life.
DNRA list!! “Do not read author “
July 17, 2023
Jessica and Matthew
I keep seeing ads for this book and they kept breaking my heart. The book did that over and over!! So much heartbreak! Love Matt's determination and Jessica's spirit. Also loved the input of Matt's family. Will now read Adam and Camille's story.
I keep seeing ads for this book and they kept breaking my heart. The book did that over and over!! So much heartbreak! Love Matt's determination and Jessica's spirit. Also loved the input of Matt's family. Will now read Adam and Camille's story.
June 8, 2023
Thank you to Author Aria Bliss and BookSirens for providing me with an ARC for not only this book, but the first 5 in the Watercress Falls series. All opinions shared are my own.
I was so happy to continue this series and watch the second Langdon sibling find love. This time, it was a second chance, one true love romance between Matthew Langdon and his childhood sweetheart Jessica. I was hooked from the beginning and loved the dual POV that flipped between current day and their relationship in the past. The 🔥 was amazing and it was such a rollercoaster of emotions as we watch them find each other again.
It was also nice to catch up with the MCs from the last book, Adam Langdon and Camille and see how their relationship is developing. I'm a sucker for a series that follows family members and I've appreciated that aspect of this series in particular. We're introduced to so many characters but they're all important and it isn't overwhelming.
I was so happy to continue this series and watch the second Langdon sibling find love. This time, it was a second chance, one true love romance between Matthew Langdon and his childhood sweetheart Jessica. I was hooked from the beginning and loved the dual POV that flipped between current day and their relationship in the past. The 🔥 was amazing and it was such a rollercoaster of emotions as we watch them find each other again.
It was also nice to catch up with the MCs from the last book, Adam Langdon and Camille and see how their relationship is developing. I'm a sucker for a series that follows family members and I've appreciated that aspect of this series in particular. We're introduced to so many characters but they're all important and it isn't overwhelming.
July 11, 2023
They deserve one another
These people are idiots who deserve one another. You know, there's a saying that when someone tells or shows you who they are, you should believe them. Matt tells Jessica from the beginning that she deserves better, and he's right, until she settles for his garbage because he's her soulmate, despite how badly he's treated her for years. He breaks up with her before they go to college, so she can "have fun" without him, but they're friends with benefits every time they're both home. Then at her graduate school graduation, he sees a guy, another graduate, hug her and kiss her on the cheek and assumes the worst. I mean, you're the one who told her to have fun, buddy. Later, though, it's somehow her fault that in her joy at her accomplishment, she doesn't realize what mopey Matt is upset more than usual. Then he goes home, gets another girl pregnant and gets married without even a word to the so called love of his life. What I don't get is why everyone in town is so gung-ho for them to get back together--they only dated as teens and broke up at 18, I would hope that in 14 years they'd both changed and matured, but no, they still act like they're in high school. There's even a scene where she thinks to herself that she doesn't want to talk things out with him after not speaking for years, because he's her soul mate, and if she finds out that he doesn't feel the same, it will br awful, so she'd rather have a soulmate that she's estranged from than have a grown up conversation and resolve things once and for all. He was whiny, and if he looked at her sadly and longingly one more time, I was ready to scream. There was too much back and forth, lack of communication and immaturity on both of their parts.
These people are idiots who deserve one another. You know, there's a saying that when someone tells or shows you who they are, you should believe them. Matt tells Jessica from the beginning that she deserves better, and he's right, until she settles for his garbage because he's her soulmate, despite how badly he's treated her for years. He breaks up with her before they go to college, so she can "have fun" without him, but they're friends with benefits every time they're both home. Then at her graduate school graduation, he sees a guy, another graduate, hug her and kiss her on the cheek and assumes the worst. I mean, you're the one who told her to have fun, buddy. Later, though, it's somehow her fault that in her joy at her accomplishment, she doesn't realize what mopey Matt is upset more than usual. Then he goes home, gets another girl pregnant and gets married without even a word to the so called love of his life. What I don't get is why everyone in town is so gung-ho for them to get back together--they only dated as teens and broke up at 18, I would hope that in 14 years they'd both changed and matured, but no, they still act like they're in high school. There's even a scene where she thinks to herself that she doesn't want to talk things out with him after not speaking for years, because he's her soul mate, and if she finds out that he doesn't feel the same, it will br awful, so she'd rather have a soulmate that she's estranged from than have a grown up conversation and resolve things once and for all. He was whiny, and if he looked at her sadly and longingly one more time, I was ready to scream. There was too much back and forth, lack of communication and immaturity on both of their parts.
January 23, 2023
2.75⭐️
I love complicated and angst stories and this book has those elements, so… what’s missing?
The story felt improvised, in a rushed way. The idea was great, but I never felt the guy really regretted his actions. His inner dialogue was how sorry he was but his excuse seemed bland and absurd. Like not enough to create so much drama and hurt.
The heroine was a bit better, but BBS was too much and that made her a bit intolerable. The kid spoke like an adult and also, how tall she was that her hugs aimed to the heroine’s waist? She was found supposedly… but the dialogue and height description belonged to an older girl.
In conclusion, the story fell short.
I love complicated and angst stories and this book has those elements, so… what’s missing?
The story felt improvised, in a rushed way. The idea was great, but I never felt the guy really regretted his actions. His inner dialogue was how sorry he was but his excuse seemed bland and absurd. Like not enough to create so much drama and hurt.
The heroine was a bit better, but BBS was too much and that made her a bit intolerable. The kid spoke like an adult and also, how tall she was that her hugs aimed to the heroine’s waist? She was found supposedly… but the dialogue and height description belonged to an older girl.
In conclusion, the story fell short.
April 19, 2024
I will literally pay an author any amount of money to not write a weakling little FMC who doesn’t cave the second they feel a tingle in their pants.
Not a single brain cell is shared between these two people. The amount that the FMC let people walk all over her is absolutely insane to me. Like I have never read a book where it’s worse. It’s so bad I’m convinced the author wrote this as a joke.
Please, this was the worst “love” story ever. And my biggest pet peeve, when every single person in her life tries to pressure her to get back with the MMC AFTER HE CHEATED ON HER??????????????? Bye
Not a single brain cell is shared between these two people. The amount that the FMC let people walk all over her is absolutely insane to me. Like I have never read a book where it’s worse. It’s so bad I’m convinced the author wrote this as a joke.
Please, this was the worst “love” story ever. And my biggest pet peeve, when every single person in her life tries to pressure her to get back with the MMC AFTER HE CHEATED ON HER??????????????? Bye
June 15, 2023
4.5 This was angsty… the MCs have a Long relationship. He breaks up with fmc before they head
Off to separate colleges but they plan to marry down the road… until he gets ow preggers. The fmc is floored and doesn’t have anything to Do With the H for 5 years despite the fact they are still
In love and his baby momma died in childbirth… he only marries her because she got pregnant. Now the h is back to inherit her family home and vineyard. The H and is little are in the midst of buying the home. Let
The fireworks begin. Hea
Off to separate colleges but they plan to marry down the road… until he gets ow preggers. The fmc is floored and doesn’t have anything to Do With the H for 5 years despite the fact they are still
In love and his baby momma died in childbirth… he only marries her because she got pregnant. Now the h is back to inherit her family home and vineyard. The H and is little are in the midst of buying the home. Let
The fireworks begin. Hea
December 9, 2022
It's taken me daaaays to finish this, even with the odd spot of skimming. Nothing wrong with it other than it's run of the mill and I'm going through a phase where I'm in a brutual mood with little tolerance for anything that requires effort. I'm looking for that read when I don't have to force myself to continue.
September 2, 2021
Aria Bliss ventures further into Watercress Falls. Trusting Hearts is the second book in the Rush Creek Ranch series.
Matthew Langdon was adopted by the Langdon family at the young age of twelve. He meet Jessica Evans when he first arrived at the Langdon's family home. Matthew grew up to be a veterinarian, but made some mistakes in his personal life along the way.
Jessica Evans grew up in Watercress Falls with a loving family. Her family ran the local winery. After her and Matthew's breakup to attend different colleges, her life changed. She lost her parents in a bad crash. The one person who had always promised to be there for her was married to someone else. Jessica threw herself into her clothing franchise.
When Jessica returns home for her uncle's funeral, she is meet with some difficult decisions. Matthew wants to reconnect, but can Jessica accept her role in the misunderstandings that took place in the past?
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Matthew Langdon was adopted by the Langdon family at the young age of twelve. He meet Jessica Evans when he first arrived at the Langdon's family home. Matthew grew up to be a veterinarian, but made some mistakes in his personal life along the way.
Jessica Evans grew up in Watercress Falls with a loving family. Her family ran the local winery. After her and Matthew's breakup to attend different colleges, her life changed. She lost her parents in a bad crash. The one person who had always promised to be there for her was married to someone else. Jessica threw herself into her clothing franchise.
When Jessica returns home for her uncle's funeral, she is meet with some difficult decisions. Matthew wants to reconnect, but can Jessica accept her role in the misunderstandings that took place in the past?
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 28, 2021
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Book Siren and I am voluntarily reviewing it.
This author is fairly new to me. The first book that I read of her's was the first one of this series. I was completely smitten with her writing style. She just has a way about her story-telling that enchants me into the world of the characters.
This book took some time to read. Why you may ask? Well there were plenty of scenes that I had to read over and over. There were times when I really wanted to despise Matt. But as this story is written in a dual POV format, I was able to see how his earlier childhood really shaped him and made him doubt his self-worth as a person.
I was taken on an emotional roller-coaster ride with this one. I felt totally invested with the characters. I really hated to see the story end. I so look forward to the next book.
While this is a part of a series, you really don't have to read the prior one to enjoy this one. I would highly recommend it though for a better enjoyment. Plus it was also a really great story.
There were some spicy scenes here but they complimented the story not over shadowed it.
This author is fairly new to me. The first book that I read of her's was the first one of this series. I was completely smitten with her writing style. She just has a way about her story-telling that enchants me into the world of the characters.
This book took some time to read. Why you may ask? Well there were plenty of scenes that I had to read over and over. There were times when I really wanted to despise Matt. But as this story is written in a dual POV format, I was able to see how his earlier childhood really shaped him and made him doubt his self-worth as a person.
I was taken on an emotional roller-coaster ride with this one. I felt totally invested with the characters. I really hated to see the story end. I so look forward to the next book.
While this is a part of a series, you really don't have to read the prior one to enjoy this one. I would highly recommend it though for a better enjoyment. Plus it was also a really great story.
There were some spicy scenes here but they complimented the story not over shadowed it.
September 2, 2021
Hoping for a Second Chance . . .
Jessica Evans’ plan had always been to run her family’s vineyard. But her plans were ruined when her childhood love and neighbor, Matthew Langdon, broke her heart by marrying someone else. So she left to avoid the pain of being around him. When her uncle died, however, she had to come home for the funeral and to do what needed to be done about the family estate. Most of the time, she was avoiding Matt, at least until it became clear he and his daughter were living in her childhood home and he had intended to buy it. Because it was tourist season and there were no other places to stay, she would have to spend that time in the same house as Matt.
Matt’s wife had died in childbirth so he and his daughter were close. He ran his veterinary practice and enjoyed the routine. Then Jessica came home. She told someone she may not sell the house but would live there. Could Matt finally have a conversation with her and the two of them clear out all the misunderstandings and incorrect assumptions they had let destroy their future together? She hadn’t known he came to her graduation with an engagement ring to start their lives as a couple. But he saw a man with his arm around her kiss her cheek. Instead of finding out who it was, he left her and married someone else. It wasn’t until the funeral that she introduced him to the man he had been so jealous of -- her business partner and his wife. Will Jessica ever forgive him for all the pain he dumped on her? Can she ever trust or depend on him again? Will the two of them finally talk and figure out if they want this second chance to make things right?
Jessica Evans’ plan had always been to run her family’s vineyard. But her plans were ruined when her childhood love and neighbor, Matthew Langdon, broke her heart by marrying someone else. So she left to avoid the pain of being around him. When her uncle died, however, she had to come home for the funeral and to do what needed to be done about the family estate. Most of the time, she was avoiding Matt, at least until it became clear he and his daughter were living in her childhood home and he had intended to buy it. Because it was tourist season and there were no other places to stay, she would have to spend that time in the same house as Matt.
Matt’s wife had died in childbirth so he and his daughter were close. He ran his veterinary practice and enjoyed the routine. Then Jessica came home. She told someone she may not sell the house but would live there. Could Matt finally have a conversation with her and the two of them clear out all the misunderstandings and incorrect assumptions they had let destroy their future together? She hadn’t known he came to her graduation with an engagement ring to start their lives as a couple. But he saw a man with his arm around her kiss her cheek. Instead of finding out who it was, he left her and married someone else. It wasn’t until the funeral that she introduced him to the man he had been so jealous of -- her business partner and his wife. Will Jessica ever forgive him for all the pain he dumped on her? Can she ever trust or depend on him again? Will the two of them finally talk and figure out if they want this second chance to make things right?
June 3, 2023
Emotional second chance romance. Matthew and Jessica dated but he broke up with her when they went off to different colleges. They went through rough times, had insecurity issues and misunderstandings. An event that changed their future together broke both their hearts. Years later she is back in their hometown because her uncle died and she has to plan his service, settle the family business and property. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
August 7, 2022
I just can’t get enough from this author.
Her stories are realistic and believable and this one contains an adorable little spitfire who can make the characters and readers smile by just walking into the room.
It also has horses, wine, and handsome cowboys! Who can resist?!
I received a review copy for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.
Her stories are realistic and believable and this one contains an adorable little spitfire who can make the characters and readers smile by just walking into the room.
It also has horses, wine, and handsome cowboys! Who can resist?!
I received a review copy for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.
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March 2, 2023Author notes: There is no cheating in this book. I don't write cheating stories but I do write emotional ones. This is a second chance romance between childhood sweethearts that breakup before they move away for college at age 18. They remained broken up until the start of this story which begins when they are both 32. They stayed in contact for several years in their early twenties, but started to drift apart and stopped talking altogether by around age 25. It was after that point that the H met the woman he married. The H is flawed with some serious childhood trauma that he's struggled to overcome his entire adult life. He makes some poor decisions due to this trauma, but those decisions do not include cheating.
February 16, 2023
I loved this book!!! It is very right spot for me! It was second chance single dad romance set in small town! It is must read!!!
August 22, 2021
What a rollercoaster! I am not big on typical review-words such as late nighter and devouring from first to last letter and such the same. But this one I devoured. From the first to the last letter. I am not fond of second chance romance either, but this one I devoured from the first to the last word. I believe you will think the same thing than me if you chose to read this book, that’s really worth the time and the money. The emotions are overflowing in Watercress Falls, so much that handkerchiefs and laughs go hand in hand. It’s so sad, so cute, so funny and sometimes so much drama…and just to not forget, so sad. Sometimes I didn’t know who to slap first, Matt or Jessie, or than perhaps Adam or Richard. Definitely Richard, I’d say…he earned it anyway anytime! Hopefully Josephs story will come soon so he can step in the light again cause I like his character very much.
Enjoy your read!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Enjoy your read!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 5, 2021
This is the second book in this series, and is about Matthew and Jessica. They were high school sweethearts. This was such a sweet book. Matthew is a single father, who has always loved Jessica. But he always felt that he wasn’t good enough for her. So he ended their relationship when they were kids. Jessica leaves their home town, and makes a career for herself, determined to get over her broken heart. These characters were relatable, in that we all have some of the same insecurities as Matt had, and people sometimes do damage to their relationship because of lack of communication and misunderstanding. I loved watching them realize their mistakes, and build a strong and better relationship. I recommend this book if you love a good second chance romance with wonderful characters.
*I received this for free in exchange for an honest review.
*I received this for free in exchange for an honest review.
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