Review: Enjoyable
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 17, 2014
Meant for Me is book 3 in the Second Chances series. I have not read the first two, but each book can be read as a standalone. That being said, I wish I would have read the other two first, only because we meet the main characters Mason and Claire in the other books. The author does a really good job at letting us know their background and their past interactions with each other, so I didn’t really feel like I missed a lot. I personally just like knowing their history personally.Mason and Claire were previously in love, but he was in denial about it. She lives in California and owns a vineyard with Mason's cousin Melissa. They know each other through her. They finally give in to a night of love making, but he leaves the next day to go home to North Carolina breaking things off with Claire and breaking her heart. Fast forward several months....Mason is a former MMA fighter turned cop. There is a string of MMA murders in Las Vegas and Mason is asked to go undercover to help solve the case. Before he goes, he wants to set things right with Claire in case he doesn't make it out. She follows him to Vegas and helps in get an “in,” because she used to live and work there and has connections. The two repair their relationship while they try to solve the case. Their love is strong, but can it survive a killer?I think the author did a wonderful job weaving the story of Claire and Mason. The love the two have for each other is strong and tangible. Mason is determined to win her back, and once he does, he keeps showing her his love. Claire is a very strong woman. From my understanding, crap went down in another book with her brother, but she came out on top. I love that she doesn't back down, fights for what she wants, but is rational and willing to compromise. I enjoyed the secondary character a lot as well. These are all well thought out characters.The beginning of the book was fairly slow for me, and I didn't really get into it until around 50%. I don't know what it was, but for the first half of the book, while I enjoyed the characters, I just didn't connect. But for the 2nd half, something clicked for me and I did feel that connection. I could not put the book down after that. I enjoyed the author’s writing and I'm curious how the other books when down. So, I guess I'll be picking up the first 2 books of the series in order I can get a better understanding of the characters and their stories. This is definitely a series that I will be following.