Falling Back Together

Crashing #2

by Kristen Hope Mazzola

“I don't know if it’s fate, coincidence, or my curse, but I'm still breathing, and my breaths are for you.”

Mags McManus is far from a normal woman in her mid twenties. Being a war widow, a business professional, and a brokenhearted train wreck only skims the surface of the layers of who Margret McManus truly is. Waking up in a hospital bed, alone and confused, Mags once again has to pick up the pieces of her shattered heart. With her best friends by her side, Mags slowly starts to learn the answers she so desperately longs for. But is everything going to continue to spiral out of control? Or is there a light at the end of this dark, twisting tunnel where all the broken pieces can finally fall back together?

Note from the author: Second book in the two part Crashing Series. Crashing Back Down should be read before Falling Back Together to avoid spoilers. A portion of all royalties from Falling Back Together are donated by the author to The Marcie Mazzola Foundation.

**18+ for sexual situations, cursing, and adult content.***

Genres: Romance, New Adult, Military Fiction, Contemporary Romance

188 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 18, 2014

About the author

Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Hope Mazzola is a Florida native now happily rooted in North Carolina with her loving husband and two lazy basset hounds. After several years away from publishing, she has returned to the romance world with a renewed passion for storytelling and a bold, reimagined vision for her Shots on Goal universe. She writes every flavor of contemporary romance— from steamy rom-coms to gritty biker tales to emotional, heart-thumping sports love stories.


Reviews

[Carol (StarAngel's Reviews) Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book – Falling Back Together (Crashing #2)
Author – Kristen Hope Mazzola
Publication Date – May 20, 2014
Type – Part of Series
Genre – Romance, New Adult
Rating – 4 1/2 out of 5 Stars

Book provided by Author (Blog Tour) in exchange for an honest review.
 
After the cliffhanger that Ms. Mazzola left for us in Crashing Back Down…I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this bad boy and with the wait…I wasn’t disappointed at all. 



Mags has a ton of pieces to pick up and try to get her life back in order yet again…after the devastating news from the first book about Walker – she doesn’t know which way is up or what to think.  But our strong heroine just doesn’t help herself; she gives aid to her best friend in dealing with an abusive husband.  Through all of this, Mag learns how to forgive and how to live with happiness again.



I just loved how everything seemed to be all over the place in the beginning of the book and how each piece of the puzzle found its home.  So by the end of the book everything is wrapped up seamlessly and perfectly in my opinion.  There isn’t much more I can say about the story without giving spoilers away…my advice to you is to pick up the first book and lose yourself in the angst of Mag’s story!

It’s a complete winner!

[Jamie Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

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“I received an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review”

5 EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED STARS!

In Crashing Back Down, you are left with this massive cliffhanger. And I was just dying to know what was going to happen next between Mags and Walker. When I was asked to help beta read this sequel, I was super excited to say the least! I will say Falling Back Together does not disappoint! I think I might love the sequel even more then the first book. Falling Back Together continues right on from where Crashing Back Down abruptly stopped so I HIGHLY advise you read the first installment before diving into this book.

I think Ms. Mazzola does a very good job with involving very realistic, complex and extremely likable characters throughout the story. Although I was constantly rooting for Mags and Walker, I started to really feel emotionally attached to the sub-characters such as Buck, Cali and Mitch. They were all struggling with their own personal demons and I was rooting early on for them to find peace and happiness in their lives.

There is a special place in my heart for Walker, especially since he is a hardworking military man. Walker also comes from a very unstable upbringing and you learn a lot more about his past as you read through Falling Back Together. It’s easy to understand why he has trouble feeling worthy of being loved by another person. Because of the very unfortunate circumstances that happened between Walker and his best friend Randy, he desperately needs someone to love him in return even if he doesn’t think he does.

“Look Mags, this life up here makes me that bad person I am, that I was trying to never be again. I don’t deserve more then this, now I see it. And I definitely do not deserve you.” – Walker

Their story is one that will rip your heart out at times, maybe make you want to throw your kindle down just out of sheer frustration, but you’ll also be compelled to keep reading because you can’t help but want to see what happens next. I was rooting for Mags and Walker to make their relationship work all along.

“I don’t know if it’s fate, coincidence or my curse but I’m still breathing and my breaths are for you.” - Walker

If you are a fan of beautifully written love stories with VERY emotional situations but have a happy ending, then you will enjoy this entire series! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Falling Back Together to any New Adult romance reader! I think Ms. Mazzola is wonderfully talented and I can’t wait to see what she brings us in the future!

I give Falling Back Together, 5 EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED STARS!

XOXO

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[Brittainy Cherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVED this one...maybe even more than the first? Full review coming soon :)

[Stefanie Minshew · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was lucky to receive a ARC of this book!

Complete 5 star fantastic read was worth every sniffle laugh smile and sigh moments it made me feel

This book may have won my heart more than crashing back down, the story of love, hate, guilt, tragedy, lies, friendship, families, abuse, drugs, sympathy, pity, strength, loyalty, true kindness, trust, loss, and raw overwhelming emotions that tells the story of mags and walker (and their family) is what had me so wrapped up in this book that I could not put it down today.
When mags finds the truth about what had caused her to end up a window in her 20's at the end of crashing back down had me so twisted that I knew I would love this book as much as CBD but I did not expect to fall deeper in sync with these characters. When tragedy affects you how you react emotionally either what feels correct or wrong will determine paths you take to find love. Sometimes you don't understand why but you have to believe in the meant to be. The love story is not always the one we choose or what is expected but when all signs are pointing to it will you allow yourself to have enough courage to face it head on, run from it, or push it away. I will read this along with book one many times because this book made me feel so many emotions
It also is near to my heart with walker being a military man and I was lucky enough to have a military father

[TAM · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very anticlimactic. One bad thing happens after another and I was wanting a big talk between the main characters about what happened with her husband that never happened. I feel like I didn't get closure.

[Staci Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the second novel in the series and it picks up where Crashing Back Down left off. I adored Crashing Back Down and all of the characters that were introduced in the story. In Falling Back Together, we get to dive deeper into all of their minds Mags McManus’ heart is broken-AGAIN. It took everything she had to let herself love Walker Eastman and now he’s gone. He dropped a bomb on her life and left her alone on a search and rescue mission to save her heart. When she tells her friends and family what has happened, everyone is glad that Walker left. Having him around was just a reminder that Randy was gone because of him.

With Walker gone, Mags is a mess. Her friends, Mitch and Cali, are once again trying to help her pick herself back up. Even with all the anger she feels a part of her misses Walker. How could she not? He saved her. He loved her. Then he ruined her life. When did her hero become the villain and why? Mags decides that she needs answers. And finding Walker is the only way to get them!
I know I’m supposed to be mad at Walker but he’s just so sexy and my heart breaks for him too. In this story, we get to find out how Walker feels as well. Will he be able to forgive himself for what he did to Randy and Mags? Can he be the man Mags deserves? You’ll have to read to find out!
Remember how mad you were at the end of Crashing Back Down? Well, be prepared. Tie a string from your arm to your Kindles because you WILL want to throw it. In this book, we get to learn more about Mags’ friends. Remember Jim, Liz, Buck, Cali and Mitch? I won’t spoil any surprises but I will say this: we get to know them A LOT better. They each have their own chaos to deal with…chaos that will ALSO tempt you to throw that Kindle. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!

Those of you that follow my reviews know that I keep them short, sweet and spoiler free. As much as I loved CBD, Falling Back Together is even better. Author Kristen Hope Mazzola knows just how to lure us in with her sexy, tempestuous stories. The characters are realistic, the plot is well developed and every word of this story leads you right into the world the characters live in. It’s as if we’re right there-mad at Walker, crying with Mags and cheering on all the couples when they face their road blocks. I give this story FIVE ENTHRALLING STARS.

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[Sakura · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story begins right where Crashing Back Down left off.

After Mags found Walker’s journal detailing every single deep and dark thought he's had including a shocking secret she panicked and fainted. After waking up in the hospital, Walker is nowhere to be found and no one has heard from him.
Arriving back home to the mess of dead daisies, she has another mini-freak out as the memory of their confrontation comes crashing back.

On top of Mags’ situation with Walker, her best friend Cali is also smack dab in the middle of a crisis with her husband Kyle. She needs to be there for her best friend all while dealing with a mess of heartache that she’s in.

The supporting characters were just that, supportive. I really love Cali and Mitch and the bond they all share. They’re there for one another whenever and for whatever reason, big or small. They struggle right along with Mags after figuring out Walker’s secret. Of course Mags’s dilemma is different, they can all relate to each other. She spends the entire time sorting through her feelings and then fighting for what she wants when she figures out what that is exactly.


While I didn’t quite feel the same connection and intensity with this book like i did the first, it was still a beautiful and well-written story. This story was a roller coaster of emotions! It was truly heartbreaking to read through Mags’ conflicting thoughts. Her guilt tears at her from one side, while the other side wants Walker to hold her in his arms for the rest of their lives. She knows that she should move on, but what Walker did nags at her with force.

“I loved that I’d had Randy for the time that I’d had him and I was so thankful that I had Walker, but I knew that these circumstances were not the ones that I would have chosen. But then it hit me. Maybe Walker was the one that I was supposed to have been with the whole time.”

Despite loving Walker with all her heart and knowing he is who she needs to be with, it kills her to feel like she’s betraying Randy. This story was definitely bittersweet and moving. For those who started this series, I'd recommend to continue onto this book and watch these two come full circle.

*A complimentary copy of this book was provided by the author for an honest review. This has in no way affected my review/opinion.

[Heidi Tieman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great read by Kristen and a perfect follow-up to Crashing Back Down! My heart was torn between Mags and Walker....I was aching for both of them. Walker had to live with the unbearable guilt of accidentally killing his best friend in an attempted suicide-gone-wrong and Mags had to come to terms with the fact that she was in love with the man who inadvertently killed her husband. Talk about a twisted love story! When she finds out the dark secret Walker is hiding in Crashing Back Down, we leave off at the hospital where Mags has been admitted for a severe panic attack. Falling Back Together picks up where CBD leaves off. Mags is an emotional disaster - Walker is missing and she is further crushed by his running away. She can't understand how she can love a man and hate him at the same time. Luckily she has Cali, Mitch and Buck to help her slowly put some of the pieces back together until fate throws in a few curveballs, complicating their lives even further.

A beautiful story of friendship, forgiveness and the power of destiny.

"You have to let me go."

"How can you ask that of me? How can you ask me to let go of the one person who makes my world right-side up again? The only person who understands me, who can calm me, who can save me? How can you walk away from me?"

[Megan Christmas · Rating 5 out of 5]

You must read the first book in this series to understand this book...what can I say if you loved the first one,which I did,you'll love the this one also...it touches your emotions and it seems more reality based than a "normal" romance would be as it seems based on everyday people and their ups and downs in relationships,issues with trust,and of course family(not just by blood). It does have the happy ending which everybody wants in their life,but it also shows you all the trials a person goes through to get it. It makes you believe that there are still good guys out there mixed in with the bad,sometimes it takes the bad in someone else for us to see the good in others.

[Stephanie Erickson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Words can not express how much I love this story and group of people! These characters run into so many heartbreaks and obstacles in this book and through it all they are there to each other to support, pick each other back up and have become their own version of family. I love Mags and Walker's story and to also hear about Cali, Mitch, Buck, Liz and Jim and parts of their stories as well.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

"This was for the best. Being out of Margret McManus's life for good was something that needed to happen. Not for my sake, but for hers. I'd destroyed her. The one person I truly loved and who truly loved me back..Her pain was completely my fault....."


I'm back with the "Crashing" series. This is "Book Two" in that military romance series. As with the first book and the novella, I love this story. I love these characters. You're really best served by reading the first book in this series before this one. While you could read it alone, you'll have a better understanding of the characters and story line by starting with book one- " Crashing Back Down."

Mags is devastated again. If Randy's death wasn't hard enough, something came to light at the end of the last book that sets off this one. Heartbreaking doesn't begin to describe what Mags, Cali, and Mitch are going through. Walker is in his own kind of hell. Cali is dealing with a devastating life event. Thank goodness for friends. They're going to need each other if they're going to survive. Without them there would be nothing to hold onto.

Such an emotional story. So realistic. The characters are written so well, you'll feel as if you know them. While the theme is not strictly military, that is the back story as part of the series. There were things in both books that were shocking and painful. Can Mags and Cali find their way through the horrors that life has thrown them? Can Mitch be there for his friends? Walker has his own issues to contend with. Can he turn it around? There are no issues here that in real life we don't go through. Things have a way of " Crashing Back Down" and then "Falling Back Together."

There are things in here that you can take away into your own life. If you're going through something, or grieving in any way, this book can show you that there is a way to find a light in that darkness. Sometimes you come out of the darkness to find a happy ending.

Thank you Kristen Hope Mazzola. You're always going to be one of my all time favorite authors.

[Samantha Kurtz of Sammy's Book Obsession · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Beautifully Heart-Wrenching Stars

TITLE~ Falling Back Together (Crashing #2)
AUTHOR~ Kristen Hope Mazzola
GENRE~ New Adult-Romance
DATE PUB./PUBLISHER~ Expected Release May 20, 2014
PURCHASED/COST~ ARC for review
MY RATING~ 5/5



MY THOUGHTS~

I chose to read this book because I really enjoyed the first book in the series and was eager to hear the rest of the story.

The first book in the Crashing series, Crashing Back Down, was heart-wrenching, to say the least. This second book, Falling Back Together, followed suit and gave us the happily ever after that we didn't get in the first one. It was a very emotional read from cover to cover. The story line dealt with deep relationships from friendships, family relationships, to romantic relationships. All of the characters were highly invested in all the relationships they were involved in and that, to me was a beautiful and important selling point for this novel.

I really don't have anything negative to add to this review. There were some typos here and there throughout, but not enough to take away from the story. The drinking issues that I initially had concerns about being ignored in the first book and regarded as "normal", were addressed in this sequel. So, what held me back from a 5-Star review (gave it a 4) in Crashing Back Down, was rectified in this book!

Kristen Hope Mazzola is a very talented author who has the ability to twist our hearts up to the point of breaking and then put it all back together again. She did an amazing job with this book. I will certainly be reading more of her work as it comes out. She left an impression on me with her Crashing series that I won't soon be forgetting.

[Eye Candy Bookstore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shew! Boy was I lucky I didn’t have to wait for this book to release to read it. I would have gone nuts. I just finished my review for Crashing Back Down and I mentioned the cliffhanger. Well, Falling Back Together picks right back up where it left off. Walker had left Mags in the hospital alone. With the news that it should have been his parachute not Randy’s to have malfunctioned.

Poor Mags. Here she is thinking things are finally going to be okay and BAM! her man has been keeping a major secret from her and then up and disappears.

This story takes us more into Walker’s past. We get to see where he grew up, the type of people his family is, and see the guilt he has been holding inside. We get to watch Mags grow stronger (and still make bad choices at times). I’m not sure that will ever change with her. I really enjoyed getting to know more about the other characters such as Mitch, Cali, and Buck. They become a very important part of the story. They are such a support system for not only Mags but for Walker as well.

I thought the first book was emotional but I wasn’t prepared for what Mazzola was going to put me through with this one. She broke me and put me back together again. Beautifully written!!

“I don’t know if it’s fate, coincidence, or my curse, but I’m still breathing and my breaths are for you.”

Reviewed by Lesly Peck

[Jennifer Bryan Yarbrough · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book as an ARC and all I have to say is that Kristen Hope Mazzola has done it AGAIN!!!! I fell in love with Mags and Walker in Crashing Back Down and it took me DAYS to recover from that book hangover!! Once again, here I am, in awe of not only her writing style but how well she handled their love story that truly had so much working against them. I wasn't sure how Mazzola was going to get Mags and Walker them back together, especially after the cliffhanger she left us all with In Crashing Back Down but she did a SUPERB JOB!! The storylines were very detailed in her descriptions and I loved all of the drama that seemed to follow Mags and Cali wherever they went. In Falling Back Together, not only are you allowed to find out why Walker is so wounded and shattered, you also get to see Mags learn how to stand up for herself and stand up for what she wants and that's Walker!!! With so many odds stacked against them at the end of CBD, I was crying happy tears at the end of this book and I promise, you will love this book just as much as I did. Bravo Kristen!!! Bravo!!!

[A.C. Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this second book of the Crashing Series, the reader gets to pick up where Crashing Back Down left off. Mags is still reeling from her husband's untimely death, the betrayal of her friend and lover, and searching for her sanity in the midst of it all. Every step that Mags takes seems to push her back two more. It's painful! As she stumbles through the unanswered questions, Mags comes in contact with some brutal characters. Her best friend's abusive husband and a friend assault her both physically and emotionall. As a reader, I really wondered how she was going to make it out of the darkness at all. Kristen did a great job answering the unanswered questions from book one. She tied up the loose ends and created a happily ever after that didn't seem possible for both Mags and Walker. I can't wait to see what comes next from Kristen Mazzola!

[Lheanne Spicer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was AMAZING!!! Kristen Hope Mazzola is a truly amazing and talented author!  Mags and Walker’s chemistry pulls you in and has you routing for them throughout the whole story.  This story picks up where Crashing Back Down ends, Mags has to pull herself together and find out what she really wants in life.  Walker is running from Mags and himself, thinking that he is no good for her.  Along with the help of each other, their friends and family these two go through a painful journery of finding themselves and possibly their way back to each other.

[Anna-marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This picks up where #1 ended.
Mags McManus wakes up in hospital, with her heart in pieces after Walker’s revelation & subsequent disappearance.
Luckily she has her wonderful friends Cali, Mitch & Buck to help her.
She really has to dig deep in this story, to learn to let go of Randy & completely trust herself & her heart.
I absolutely loved this story & could not put the book down, & I ran through a whole range of emotions whilst reading this.
I loved the characters in both books, you can really feel how much they care about each other.
I definitely recommend this.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

After I read Crashing Back Down...I was like...


And now that I have Finally finished the second book...all I can say is that this two part series is freaking brilliant! Like everyone needs to read it RIGHT NOW! I loved Walker and Mags and how their releationship wasn't clean and mushy...it was real, gripping and a struggle. AMAZING!!!

[Stephanie Marshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the first book in the series we meet Mags (Margaret) she met and married the love of her life, her college sweetheart. He joined the service and Mags became a widow in her 20s. During this book we see the struggles that Mags faces trying to come back from the dark place of losing her husband. She has a great support system of college friends, Cali, Mitch and Walker. She also lives down the street from her in-laws. Throughout the book we were able to see Mags beginning to revive her life and learn that it is ok to live even after losing a loved one. There are many tragedies that occur during this time with her therapist and Walker, but things seem to be coming together and she and Walker are growing closer. Until she finds his journal and everything comes crashing down.
This is where book two Falling back together begins. With Mags trying to except and understand exactly what happened to Randy and Walker, and why did Walker just leave her when he promised he would never hurt her again. This book is a roller coaster of emotions and tragedies that kept me on the edge of my seat. Once I started reading it I couldn’t put it down. The emotions and the draw between Mags and Walker were so undeniable but they had so many hurdles to overcome.
These books were a great emotionally charged read. Even though there was quite a bit of tragedy and loss throughout the series, it still was an amazing read. They had their happy times and Cali and Mags had their crazy girl days. But through it all the underlying theme was the importance of family and support. We learned the fact that your family does not have to be your blood; they are the people that are there for you no matter what.
We were able to see what a great family these friends created with each other, Randy’s family, Mags mom and Mitch’s dad. This book also stressed the fact that it is ok to go on living even when a love one is no longer with us and that it is ok to seek individual or group therapy to help learn to cope with the lose and learn how to go on living. I loved all the characters of this book and was sad to see it end. But it is a wonderful story of fate and how things do happen for a reason, you might know why at the time but it all comes together in the end.

[Tnt Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Falling Back Together begins where Crashing Back Down ends. I was so anxious and apprehensive about starting Falling Back Together. The way Crashing Back Down ended was just tragic. I was sure I was going to go through a whole range of emotions. I didn’t. It was a nice conclusion to the story that started in Crashing Back Down. I was kind of disappointed. I expected to feel, I don’t really know how to put it, I guess just more. The best part of the book for me was when they were dealing with conflicts. I felt like the characters spent too much time thinking about their feelings and not enough time doing anything. I also felt that they dwelled on how things would have been if they had done things differently way back in college. I did like how supportive Mags friends were. I was glad they decided to show some tough love and help her with her vices. It was also nice to get a look into Walker’s family to understand where he came from. I loved the ending, even though I kept expecting something tragic to happen. Overall, this is a well-written, easy-to-read ending to Mags and Walker.

3.5 Bombs
Reviewed by Tracy

[Hooked On Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Falling Back Together by Kristen Hope Mazzola
Picks up after tragedy strikes once again and Mags wakes up in the hospital. Walker's secret is out. What happens to Walker and Mags now? Walker isn't the only shit storm Mags has to deal with it seems every day there is another one. This is why Mags prefers to be numb just her, Jack, & wine.

Can Mags & Walker move past his secret or is there something more out there for her now she know how to move on? Will she cope the only way she knows how become a hermit and dumb out the world? Is there really a happily ever after for this widow and her late husband's best friend or was this just what she needed to get her back to living?

Falling Back Together is book 2 of the Crashing series picking up after Walker's secret is revealed. Mag's just can't catch a break. She has a shit load of drama for a widow of a soldier at such a young age. The physical and emotional pain she endures is unreal. This series is brutal but could be someone's life at this moment. If you are looking for a book with all rainbows and unicorns this is not the book for you. If you are looking for tragic but real read the Crashing series!

[Lissette De · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Story that will tug at your heart. A story that is about fate and the pain of losing a loved one, finding love and then being betrayed by that love. How can a romance sustain that kind of pressure? Only if it is true and self sacrificing can this kind of love be as strong as the love that Mag's and Walker share.

I loved how raw this story is. Mags has many emotions that she has to overcome. still mourning the death of her husband and then finding out how and why he died is a hard pill to swallow. She also has to deal with the pain that her friends and family are suffering through as well. Mags is a strong woman and I truly enjoyed her character.

Walker is the self sacrificing, tainted hero that you will love despite his bad decisions. The one thing you will not do is doubt the love he has and has had for Mags. She is his soul mate! He just has to learn that he has to fight for her no matter what.

I give this book 5**** STARS! It was beautiful, tearful and full of drama. I mean how can you not love a book with a man in uniform that comes to your rescue?

[Amazeballs Book Addicts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Falling Back Together is an amazing second book in the Crashing Series. It is not a standalone, you must read Crashing Back Down first. Crashing Back Down leaves you with an insane cliffhanger. Falling Back Together picks up where Crashing Back Down left us.

I did not know how to feel about the information that comes out at the end of book one. In Falling Back Together we explore how Mags, Walker, Cali, and Mitch feel about the information that came out and how they all can move forward. It's really a great story.

We find out more about Walker's family. Some major things happen with Walker's family. I felt as though it was a major family issues but not a lot of attention was given to it.

Mags is an amazing character that has a big heart. She has been through a lot of rough times. In the end I think she is right where she needs to be.

[Lara Henley · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVE LOVE the conclusion of this story. I was actually sad to see it end and hoping that her best friend gets her own book.

[M.C. Cerny · Rating 5 out of 5]

CBD left me a mess and this is the story that picks up the pieces. Loved it!! You put me back together and made me love these characters again.

[Debra]

**ARC courtesy of the author in exchange for an honest review**

[Barbara "Cookie" Serfaty Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Falling Back Together: A Military Romance(Crashing Book 2)

This is the conclusion of Mags and Walker's story. Walker's secret is out and Mags hate him. Can he find away to change her mind? Cali found out her husband, Kyle was cheating and threw him out but he attack her and Mags. Better then the first.

[Anny hernandez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was provide a copy of the book by the Author for an honest review.

WOW I jut finish reading this book, and I love it, I read Crashing back down, and felt in love with it, but this one just made me fall more in love, this book had me crying, my emotions are in a roller coaster, their is so much going on in this book, their is a little of drama, romance, and fighting action, and I love every single minute of it, I am gone keep this short since I don't want to give anything away.

The story pick right up were CRASHING BACK DOWN left of. With Margret (Mag) in the hospital, and Walker left town, let me just say that this characters are all going through a rough time. Cali find out that her husband is cheating on her, when Mitch and Mag gets to Cali house, they find the house up side down in complete mess, and they all get in to a fight with Cali soon to be ex husband. Mitch is dealing with the anger and emotion from his step mother cheating oh his father. And of coursed Mag is still grieving for the lost of her husband, but also for everything that she is filling for Walker. And we also get to see how Mitch and Cali feels for each other.

After Mag wakes up in the hospital and find out that Walker is gone. she don't know how to deal with it, she is angry, hurt, confuse, and don't know how to deal with it, on the other hand Walker goes back to the one place that he never wanted to go, back home he is also dealing with anger and hurt, and not picking no one phone call up, when Mitch finally tell Mag the information she wanted, and a quick search for Walker family, she find out and she take off, but what she was not expecting was for after a long time driving, and the first gas station se makes a stop was to hear Walker voice asking her if she is lost. After they started talking and all those emotion to come out, Mag couldn't stand it and when back home, she was in the Love him and Hate him at the same time, after she got home and when out with a suppose friend, something was about to happened, but Walker show up to her rescue, that's when she knew she couldn't stay away from him any more. Would their love be strong enough to forgive everything, or would they let everything get in their way.

I love the way that Walker is with Mag, love it how you could see how much he love her, I love it how Mag finally started to understand that everything happened for a reason, I love the characters and love how the book turn out to. I have to say I love Walker in the first book, but I love him more in this one he is such a sweet heart, I want more.

Author Kristen Hope Mazzola, THANK YOU for this awesome wonderful series and this great characters love them and cant wait to read more of your books. :)

[Michelle Shock · Rating 5 out of 5]

I eagerly awaited Falling Back Together for many reasons. First, Kristen came up with an interesting story and I just had to know what happens with Walker! Second, Mags is a 25-year-old girl who lost her husband and is hurting, something that many of us can relate to in some form. Falling Back Together picks up right where book 1 left us, which if you haven’t read it leaves you going OMG!!! The difference between the books is book one focuses on the process of moving on after a loss. Book 2 is the aftermath and we see Mags finally began to accept her new life and understand what life is truly about.
I was constantly reminded throughout the book that it everything that does happen (which I will not spoil) is all within one week! Poor Mags and Cali go through hell!!
“The only reason why I’d even decided to shave my legs was to have an excuse to hide away in my warm solitude of despair for a little bit longer.”
Mags makes a lot of hard choices in this book. Despite her pain and confusion, Mags is a sweetheart and she has tons of compassion. However, these seem to be a great enemy for her and she must make a choice: Does she walk away or run back to him? This is where we really see Mags grow.
“I hated the man I was desperate for. I missed the haunting from a ghost that no longer coaxed my dreams. I had an impending dinner with a man I loathed. What the hell is going on?”
The biggest challenge the author had to win me over was to help me like Walker, because end of Book 1 made me hate me! I resisted the urge, like most of Mags friends did in the book, but Mags holds on to a logic that is hard to hold on to. Kristen did an awesome job of writing Mags. Being someone who experienced a similar lost around the same age, I understood most of Mags action. In book 1 we see a lot of drinking and I am glad that it is addressed in book 2. Mags owns it. She doesn’t hid behind her innocence of being young or just out of college. The world is not black and white, it is full of color and Mags really seems to embrace that despite the constant pitfalls in this book.

[Michele · Rating 5 out of 5]

While I was waiting for this book to come out:


And then when it finally did:


And now...I am blown away! I was freaking out at the end of Crashing Back Down...like seriously...



But then Falling Back Together picked up right were the pieces of my heart were left, scattered on the floor...



And the book was a freaking roller coaster. Not just with the main characters love life and drama, but with the sub characters too! It was awesome and had so much depth...half the time I was dripping my kindle in shock, not being able to turn those pages fast enough..



And by the end I was swooning and happy that there was a HEA! <3 I love love and Walker and Mags story is a real, gripping, raw tangled web that finally unravels! OMG so good!!



This is a must read! like seriously check out Crashing Back Down first though...it is a two part series and you'll be lost in Falling Back Together without the first!

Kristen Hope Mazzola has a fan in me for sure! I cannot wait to see what she comes up with next!