By: Andrew Knott
Many thanks to Love Books Tours for the gifted copy of this book!
About The Book
Twelve years after a disastrous, failed marriage proposal at a punk rock concert, Caleb and Sadie meet again. Sadie has left her fast-paced job in the music industry and moved home to Florida with her 11-year-old daughter, Scarlett. When Scarlett asks to try a sword fighting club she found online, her instructor is none other than Sadie’s armor-clad ex. The spark is still there, anyone can see it, but things are now… complicated.
Caleb and Sadie must figure out if a second chance at love is possible or if some obstacles are too big to overcome. After secrets from their past are revealed and a path to reconnection emerges, Caleb’s unexpected family drama threatens to upend everything again. Is love always a disaster? Or will Insta-famous peacocks, meddling babysitters, and homemade suits of armor be enough to prove to Sadie and Caleb that lightning can strike twice?
My Review
I don’t read many romance books written by male authors, mainly because there aren’t as many, but maybe I should give it a try more often! This is Knott’s debut novel, and I really enjoyed it. There’s a love story, sure, but there is so much more than that.
There are some heavy themes in this book like addiction and off page familial death. And while these may be triggers for some, nothing was in your face. It was never explored in depth, so it doesn’t make it difficult to read. In fact, these things make this book feel more real. This is a second chance romance book, but with the second chance comes with Caleb and Sadie being at very different places in their lives then they were 12 years ago. They have more responsibilities, and more challenges. It felt very honest.
Now, Knott had me when Caleb and Sadie shared their first kiss at the Renaissance Faire, and I was rooting for them from that moment on. I couldn’t read fast enough to know how and when they were going to meet up again.
I’m so grateful that I was provided the chance to read this book!
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