Review: Steamy second chance love story!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 18, 2014
Complimentary copy received in exchange for an honest review.Casey is picking up the pieces after her recent divorce. She’s living back at home with her mom, finishing up with a job she’s not sure she wants to do anymore. She’s back in her hometown, looking to make changes, when a blast from the past comes through and knocks her off her feet. Little did she know ogling the hot guy installing a roof down the road would change her life so dramatically.Brent works odd jobs to help support the one thing he truly loves, his fledgling horse sanctuary. He’s just starting out so he needs to supplement his income however he can and that includes things like roofing. When he finds himself in his friend Casey’s neighborhood, he wonders if she is back in town. He ends up on her doorstep and the rest, as they say, is history.Brent & Casey could have once been classified as a sure thing. Casey is best friends with Brent’s younger sister Summer. They grew up together, but when Casey graduated from high school, Brent was questioning his place in her life, thinking Casey deserved better than him. So when Casey went on to get married, he kept his silence, even though there was still that pull between them.Brent & Casey quickly pick up where they left off years ago, igniting a very hot relationship between the two. But Brent knows Casey’s history, namely an alcoholic father, and he’s afraid that some of the demons of his own past are going to come back to haunt them, and Casey is no longer going to be interested.When odd things start turning up missing around her house and there is evidence that someone has broken in, Casey’s world is quickly turned upside down and she is no longer sure of who she can trust. While her divorce was somewhat less than amicable, her ex-husband has pursued a new life with his mistress and their baby, something that he was always quick to point out that Casey could not give him. And so much time has passed with Brent, could she trust him? Especially given the other secrets he’s keeping from her?My Mistake was a fast, engaging, scorching hot read. The passion and fire felt between Brent & Casey was palpable, and you could really get a sense of their shared history together. I loved Brent as a character. He wasn’t your typical alpha male. He is sweet and passionate, kind of the all-American guy next door. Casey is fun and flirty with a penchant for matching her underclothes to her shoes. There were little quirks like that that made the characters endearing.My only complaint is that I wish there was more. While the storyline and characters were certainly well developed, I can’t help but feel that there is more to the story that can be told. More glimpses into their past, as well as a better look into Casey’s failed marriage, because it had such a huge impact on the outcome of the story. This was the first book I’ve written by Ms. Conley and it certainly won’t be the last! My Mistake was a solid four star read.