Review: Second Chances Are Hard To Come By...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 24, 2014
****Before you read this, if you haven’t read the book, do not go any further. Reading reviews before actually reading the book can be very damaging to how you perceive the outcome.****Have you ever been so involved with someone that you just 'know' that things will go on forever? You finish each other’s sentences, and know how to please each other – in and out of bed? Have you ever felt so impassioned by another human being that you would move heaven and earth for them?What would you do if that future was ripped from you without even the smallest of hints?Jared’s heartache was genuine. His love for Lizzie haunted him, as did his confusion as to why she didn’t want him.And Lizzie’s reaction was real, as well. She was frightened she would be lost in his wealth – that all of his love would take away the independence she had, even if he wanted to do things for her because he loved her so much.I have read other reviews of this book, and I cannot agree with the negative ones. You have had to be living in a cocoon not to understand the feelings that each of these characters experienced.Jared wanted Lizzie back, but he had been so blindsided that he just couldn't understand her rejection to his well thought out proposal. Lizzie was intimidated by his wealth, but not by him. The fact that they were adult enough to talk openly about what happened the night he proposed showed me that Marie Force has the heart of a true person, not some 'romance writer'. Romances tend to have that plot twist where someone just can’t get past one problem or another, but Marie did not do that here. I applaud her for that, as I have applauded her for many other emotional scenes that seem all to real.How many of us dreamed of one more chance? I am so happy that these two were given that chance, and made it work for them.Great job, Marie!