Forgiven: A Second Chance Romance
Jan 2021 · Forgiven Book 1 · Carina Press
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High school sweethearts Mia and Luke get a second chance at love in this brand-new contemporary romance from award-winning author Garrett Leigh.
When Mia Amour returns to England to open a florist shop, all she wants to do is put her lousy ex behind her and never look back. But getting a fresh start is easier said than done when her first love, the boy who once broke her teenage heart, strolls back into her life. He’s every bit as sexy as she remembers, and the urge to melt back into his arms almost makes her forget how devastated she was when he took off without a word. Almost.
Left with no choice, Luke Daley did what he had to do, leaving town to earn enough money to save his broken family, though it just about broke him, too. But now he’s back, running his uncle’s business and trying desperately to forget about Mia, the girl he left behind all those years ago. When he runs into her in town, the shock of seeing her again brings an intense rush of emotions: love, guilt…and an overwhelming urge to find out if it’s still as amazing between them as it used to be.
It doesn’t take either of them long to give in to desire and discover the fiery passion they once shared burns hotter than ever. With each new touch, each moment of forgiveness, old hurts heal and the future they’d hoped for ten years ago becomes possible again. But their fragile connection is tested by a threat neither of them saw coming—a threat that could end their second chance before it even gets started.
Forgiven
Book 1: Forgiven
Book 2: Unforgotten
When Mia Amour returns to England to open a florist shop, all she wants to do is put her lousy ex behind her and never look back. But getting a fresh start is easier said than done when her first love, the boy who once broke her teenage heart, strolls back into her life. He’s every bit as sexy as she remembers, and the urge to melt back into his arms almost makes her forget how devastated she was when he took off without a word. Almost.
Left with no choice, Luke Daley did what he had to do, leaving town to earn enough money to save his broken family, though it just about broke him, too. But now he’s back, running his uncle’s business and trying desperately to forget about Mia, the girl he left behind all those years ago. When he runs into her in town, the shock of seeing her again brings an intense rush of emotions: love, guilt…and an overwhelming urge to find out if it’s still as amazing between them as it used to be.
It doesn’t take either of them long to give in to desire and discover the fiery passion they once shared burns hotter than ever. With each new touch, each moment of forgiveness, old hurts heal and the future they’d hoped for ten years ago becomes possible again. But their fragile connection is tested by a threat neither of them saw coming—a threat that could end their second chance before it even gets started.
Forgiven
Book 1: Forgiven
Book 2: Unforgotten
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January 25, 2021
Romantic, HOT, suspenseful, HOT!! Where do I start? I’m very familiar with Garrett Leigh’s work as an M/M romance author. I was surprised when I saw Forgiven available on NetGalley and realized that it was an M/F story. I didn’t hesitate to request a review copy, though, because I do read some M/F romance and it’s GARRETT LEIGH! Then I received a blog tour invite from Carina Press and couldn’t wait to help promote this book. I was also fortunate to receive an advanced copy of the audiobook performed by the talented Dan Calley and new-to-me Zara Hampton-Brown. So, this review will cover both versions. Second chance stories are tied with friends-to-lovers as my favorite romance trope. Forgiven is a full on second chance romance with a bit of a friends-to-lovers vibe and I loved it. This book doesn’t pull any punches. It’s gritty, it’s hot AF sexy (hate sex is HOT), it’s suspenseful and it’s romantic. Mia and Luke have a lot of history but they haven’t seen or spoken to each other in 10 years. Their parting was abrupt and painful for both of them. Now they’re back living in the same small town so meeting was inevitable. The audiobook was fantastic. I’m very familiar with Dan Calley’s audiobook performances but this was my first by Zara Hampton-Brown. I’m very picky about female narrators, mostly because, in my experience, very few of them can do a decent male voice. Zara did a great job with the chapters that she performed and the male voices she used were unique from each other. I would not hesitate to listen to more books with her as the voice actor. I loved everything about this story and it kept me up reading way into the not-so-wee hours of the morning (like 5 a.m. and I hadn’t been to bed yet). Forgiven is part of a duet (two connected books) and it’s not difficult to guess who the second book (an M/M romance) will feature. Forgiven definitely can be read as a standalone story – there is no cliffhanger – but I can’t wait to start reading my review copy of Unforgotten. A review copy of the audiobook was provided by the publisher, and the ebook via NetGalley, but this did not influence my opinion or rating of the book. ***Reviewed for Xtreme-Delusions dot com***
About the author
Garrett Leigh is an award-winning British writer, cover artist, and book designer. Her debut novel, Slide, won Best Bisexual Debut at the 2014 Rainbow Book Awards, and her polyamorous novel Misfits was a finalist in the 2016 LAMBDA awards. She was again a finalist in 2017 with Rented Heart. In 2017 she won the EPIC award in contemporary romance with her military novel Between Ghosts and the contemporary romance category in the Bisexual Book Awards with her novel What Remains.
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