Review: A Beautiful Captivating Love Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 23, 2012
Trying again after a romance ends badly can be difficult but that was exactly whatYou're Never Too Late: A Sweet And Special Romances Collectionwas about. That's what this book was about as well, which I found while looking for something more about second chances. This book tells the story of people slightly older than the young adults you typically see in romance novels. But that doesn't make this story any less beautiful and romantic. In fact, it may actually make it even more so. After all, there's nothing like finding that special someone after you've spent so long having second thoughts about love.Shannon is a widow who was subjected to years of emotional abuse by her late husband. She's glad that he's finally gone and will never treat her that way again. But at the same time, she now has no idea what to do with her life. Her husband is gone and her child is gone away to college. As a result of some legal issues, Shannon is forced to move to a new home in Georgia where she meets Tanner. But Shannon isn't ready to have a relationship and she definitely isn't ready to trust any man.But Tanner is much different from her late husband and he's determined to help this lonely widow open up to the world again. Try as he might however, it's ultimately going to be up to Shannon if the relationship ends up getting anywhere and she's not sure about trusting in love and blind faith. In fact, her first instinct is to run far and run fast. Much like any woman who's been wronged by a man in the past, Shannon finds it very difficult to move on from what her life has been like. She refuses to see what things could be like if she lets them.Any woman who has suffered things like Shannon has would have a hard time moving on. It's difficult to trust and believe in love when someone you thought you loved and thought loved you, treated you that way. However, it's important to overcome those feelings and it's very important to give your heart and someone else, a chance. Shannon is slowly learning that lesson as she allows herself to be more than just an abused wife and mother. She is finally allowing herself to be simply a woman who wants what she wants. She's also becoming a woman who isn't afraid to give love a second chance.When someone treats you badly it's important not to let them keep you down and to get right back up on your feet. The way this book talks about love and about Shannon's journey is very realistic to how a real woman would feel and I believe that it is a great message for anyone who is going through this type of problem.