Review: A very good book.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
Originally Reviewed For: Tea and BookThere is just something about second chance books that speak to me. There is that promise of forever that the characters were denied once upon a time.. That spark of innocent love that grew into a bonfire. That second chance of forever. Yeah, I am a sucker for this kind of story and Cheryl Douglas offers us a wonderful one in Strike Out, book one of her Texas Titans Series.&Lauren ‘Rennie’ Alexander had her heart broken by the man of her dreams. Now it's ten years after the wedding that wasn't and Lauren is back home, running a make a wish like organization. When one of the kids asks to meet Zach Foster, professional baseball player extraordinaire, Lauren hears the past calling. Not wanting to deal with the man who broke her heart Lauren does just about everything to get out of it. That is until her assistant goes behind her back and contacts Zach. Leaving Lauren backpedaling and trying to find a way to explain the son he never knew about.< Zach Foster has loved one woman his entire life. The couple that made it.. childhood sweethearts, then on the day of their wedding, Lauren left. Leaving him a broken man standing at the alter. Ten years later, every relationship he has had is just a poor copy of Lauren. There is no one else for him, there never has been. When he discovers she is running the foundation that has contacted him Zach is stunned. Upon discovering the wedding ring on her finger and the son that wasn't his (of course he doesn't know) Zach is devastated. No second chances for him.. That is until the facts begin rearranging themselves.< Two people who made mistakes.. I like the way Ms Douglas didn't make this either person's fault. That both of them were wrong and had some growing up to do. Zach, had some righteous anger going on, and some realistic jealousy about the man Rennie married. And Rennie had to face the fact that maybe she made the wrong call. But hindsight is truly 20/20 and these two have to learn to deal with the now. Can a love that never died be renewed? Can Rennie believe in Zach? And what do they tell their son?A very good book. There were a couple of issues as a mother I disagreed upon.. but that is real life.. and this was a book with all sorts of poetic license allowed. In the end this was a book truly worth reading and I am excited about this new series and yes this new author (for me).ShauniThis review is based on the ARC of Strike Out, provided by netgalley.