Title: Then There Was You
(So Much It Hurts Series Book Two)
Author: Melanie Dawn
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Synopsis:
Chris King never saw it coming…
In some ways, closing the book on my first love was the worst day of life. I was gutted, and yet I was completely at peace with my decision. I walked away knowing that I did what was best for her, unsure if I could ever recover. Little did I know that one concert would change the entire course of my life. There I stood, signing autographs and snapping pictures with fans when a familiar face in the crowd catapulted my mind back in time—Salem Honeycutt, once a balm to my pain and a calm in my storm. Yet again, her smiling face gave me hope. Only one question remained: did she still see me as a wayward teenage boy who was completely off limits, or could she see the man I'd become…focused and driven, yearning for another chance at love?
For Salem Honeycutt, postpartum bliss seemed like a lie...
No one told me that I’d hate my baby when I brought her home from the hospital. No one told me that I’d want to put a pillow over my husband’s head and smother him in his sleep. No one told me that I’d want to slap every person who gave me the ever-so-cliché advice to ‘cherish every moment.’ No one told me that I’d despise my life the minute I became a mother, but I did. Then I met Chris King, the kid who made me want to pull myself up from the dark recesses of my mind and face each day. This kid, whose passion for life and talent for music, touched my soul deeper than I could ever touch his. Chris gave me a reason to live. I was once affectionately known as Mrs. H., Chris’s juvenile detention counselor. This is our story.
(So Much It Hurts Series Book Two)
Author: Melanie Dawn
Add to Goodreads
Hosted by: The Book Avenue
Synopsis:
Chris King never saw it coming…
In some ways, closing the book on my first love was the worst day of life. I was gutted, and yet I was completely at peace with my decision. I walked away knowing that I did what was best for her, unsure if I could ever recover. Little did I know that one concert would change the entire course of my life. There I stood, signing autographs and snapping pictures with fans when a familiar face in the crowd catapulted my mind back in time—Salem Honeycutt, once a balm to my pain and a calm in my storm. Yet again, her smiling face gave me hope. Only one question remained: did she still see me as a wayward teenage boy who was completely off limits, or could she see the man I'd become…focused and driven, yearning for another chance at love?
For Salem Honeycutt, postpartum bliss seemed like a lie...
No one told me that I’d hate my baby when I brought her home from the hospital. No one told me that I’d want to put a pillow over my husband’s head and smother him in his sleep. No one told me that I’d want to slap every person who gave me the ever-so-cliché advice to ‘cherish every moment.’ No one told me that I’d despise my life the minute I became a mother, but I did. Then I met Chris King, the kid who made me want to pull myself up from the dark recesses of my mind and face each day. This kid, whose passion for life and talent for music, touched my soul deeper than I could ever touch his. Chris gave me a reason to live. I was once affectionately known as Mrs. H., Chris’s juvenile detention counselor. This is our story.
Review:
I am so torn after reading this book. On one hand I wanted a HEA for Chris and Kaitlyn but, on the other hand I thought he deserved more.
Once Salem was introduced I instantly felt a bond. Any woman who has had children can totally sympathize with her being tired and the feeling of taking the world on yourself. I felt so bad for her because her husband was less than helpful. The message of post partum is a very real and very serious disorder. Many women can relate and find solace in the fact that they are not alone.
A chance meeting many, many years later sets the wheels into motion. Salem thought she would never see Chris again once he left years before completing his time in juvie where Salem was a counselor.
I was so sad for Chris. I wanted him to be able to get past Kaitlyn and move on. Awkward was what crossed my mind when he first saw Salem at the concert and when he began to have feelings for her. It's such a taboo subject since people still think of him as the 17 year old boy and her as his counselor even now when they are in their 30's.
It was so sweet how they finally came together and were both on the same page about their feelings for one another. I loved how he was able to recreate moments she remembered with her father and the fact that he remembered things she spoke of years earlier when they were all in juvie and having group conversations about memories.
These 2 books are not predictable and will throw you for a loop.... ~Cathy~
I am so torn after reading this book. On one hand I wanted a HEA for Chris and Kaitlyn but, on the other hand I thought he deserved more.
Once Salem was introduced I instantly felt a bond. Any woman who has had children can totally sympathize with her being tired and the feeling of taking the world on yourself. I felt so bad for her because her husband was less than helpful. The message of post partum is a very real and very serious disorder. Many women can relate and find solace in the fact that they are not alone.
A chance meeting many, many years later sets the wheels into motion. Salem thought she would never see Chris again once he left years before completing his time in juvie where Salem was a counselor.
I was so sad for Chris. I wanted him to be able to get past Kaitlyn and move on. Awkward was what crossed my mind when he first saw Salem at the concert and when he began to have feelings for her. It's such a taboo subject since people still think of him as the 17 year old boy and her as his counselor even now when they are in their 30's.
It was so sweet how they finally came together and were both on the same page about their feelings for one another. I loved how he was able to recreate moments she remembered with her father and the fact that he remembered things she spoke of years earlier when they were all in juvie and having group conversations about memories.
These 2 books are not predictable and will throw you for a loop.... ~Cathy~
Author Info:
Melanie Dawn is a thinker, a dreamer, and a hopeless romantic. When her head isn't in the clouds, she spends her time as a jack of all trades to her family. Melanie resides in the hills of North Carolina with her husband, her three children, and her cat. She enjoys lazy summer afternoons cruising around the lake on the pontoon boat with her family.
Melanie graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in Psychology and earned her MA in School Counseling from Appalachian State University. She spent the first six years after graduate school as a middle school counselor. Those were years she deems as some of the best years of her life. That is, until she had children of her own. The last seven years have been spent as a stay-at-home mom. She has learned some tough life lessons, like what the inner absorbent pellets of a diaper look like scattered in the washing machine. She has also learned the strength of the willpower of a two year old lacking a nap. Through it all, Melanie has learned how to roll with the punches and appreciate the time she has been able to spend at home with her children.
Now that her last child has started Kindergarten, Melanie is ready to add a new chapter in her life. That chapter begins with her debut novel—So Much It Hurts.
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Melanie Dawn is a thinker, a dreamer, and a hopeless romantic. When her head isn't in the clouds, she spends her time as a jack of all trades to her family. Melanie resides in the hills of North Carolina with her husband, her three children, and her cat. She enjoys lazy summer afternoons cruising around the lake on the pontoon boat with her family.
Melanie graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in Psychology and earned her MA in School Counseling from Appalachian State University. She spent the first six years after graduate school as a middle school counselor. Those were years she deems as some of the best years of her life. That is, until she had children of her own. The last seven years have been spent as a stay-at-home mom. She has learned some tough life lessons, like what the inner absorbent pellets of a diaper look like scattered in the washing machine. She has also learned the strength of the willpower of a two year old lacking a nap. Through it all, Melanie has learned how to roll with the punches and appreciate the time she has been able to spend at home with her children.
Now that her last child has started Kindergarten, Melanie is ready to add a new chapter in her life. That chapter begins with her debut novel—So Much It Hurts.
FACEBOOK | TWITTER | GOODREADS
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