This book was an interesting book for me it made my heart go out to Amanda for all she has suffered and endured while thinking she was doing what was best for her kid at the time. She ends up pregnant at 15, marrying her high school boyfriend, and while she dreams of this wonderful life she knows it won’t be that way because he turns out to turn into an alcoholic. She keeps trying but the relationship is cruel and abusive yet she hangs on thinking she is doing right by her son. I was os proud of her for finally realizing she deserves so much more than what she endured and walks away trying to better herself. She carries a lot of guilt but she goes back to school takes control of her life back in order to move forward. She is strong and willing to do what she has to in order to make her life better but things change. She is older at the age of 47 and by happenstance she is reconnected with her son’s best friend, Greg. They both have feelings yet they know nothing can happen because it is wrong. Greg works hard yet when he sees Amanda again he has this urge to show her that life is made to be lived and they connect. This read was a great one about moving forward in life and going after the things that make you happy and while I enjoyed as I usually enjoy age gaps I don’t know it was strange for me. I understand age is numbers and everyone deserves their own happiness, yet going for your son’s best friend you have know since they were kids seems so strange to me. I understand 100% why David flew off the handle and isn’t ok with things going on between his mother and best friend. He is justified in being angry and I know he loves his mother wants her happy but I feel if Greg had been just a random stranger she met and happened to be younger I would have enjoyed it more but the best friend factor is weird. The storyline with finding ones own path and strength was beautiful and Greg was great showing her how to live. ( )

4 stars

This was a refreshing change to an ages gap romance. I, also, liked the fact that the heroine was older. It was nice to see myself in a character. I could relate to her because her life mirrored mine (except I'm not dating my son's friend and no Master's degree and I chose English Literature/Philosophy instead of Psychology). Her fears were legitimate and why I often put off dating.

I like how Greg saw her as a person and not on her age, her changing body, or the fact that kids were on the radar.

This was a cute story. I look forward to the other books in this interconnected series.

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This one pains me a little. Most of you know that I am a huge fan of KS and will read anything and everything she puts out. I was beyond excited for this one and the whole series.

I picked up the physical book on this one and I just could not get into it. I decided to put it down and wait for the audio in hopes that I would connect with that a little more. Sadly, I just did not connect with this story on either.

I just did not feel the emotions that I expect from reading a KS story. This deals with some series issues like domestic violence, but I still just did not feel what I wanted to feel.

This one was just not for me. ( )