They say opposites attract. For Jack and Amelie, that statement is about as close to the truth as it gets.
She runs from anything that so much smells like love. And, well, as for Jack, he's always been a fan of the chase. Especially where she's concerned.
Which is exactly what happens when he proposes... to accompany her on a cross-country road trip.
A bet is made. True to form, Jack puts everything on the table—while Amelie keeps her cards tucked close to her heart.
The question remaining when it all shakes out—is whether it's possible they can both win?
Will a road trip across the country finally teach them to meet in the middle? Or simply drive them further apart?
This is the continuation of a love story that (like many) was never really over.
Rating 4.5 of 5 Hearts
This story is about second, third, and fourth chances we give to the one person we love more than anyone else. That one person that drives us mad and melts our heart all at the same time. That one person who we cannot live without even if we cannot live with them.
Brittany King wrote a story that was so raw and emotional that when the story ended I wanted to cry. This story was absolutely beautiful. It was full of life struggles and realistic situations that keep us from see what is right in front of us, whether we are scared or just not ready to admit the truth quite yet.
Sometimes the timing just isn’t right in life no matter how we try to spin it. We just cannot see past the current issue. What Brittany did to portray the struggles and setbacks life handed her two leads was absolute perfection in my book.
When we first start reading this story, Jack Harrison takes off running. He cannot seem to just stay with the woman who owns his heart. I seriously wanted to smack him on the back of the head. I was like you a** but then not too long after that I wanted to smack Amelie. Throughout this entire book, I swear to you I was babbling and growling at either Jack or Amelie. I think I growled at Amelie more than poor Jack.
But once this book ended I realized without all the heartache and miscommunication these two characters would not have had the beautiful ending that they did.
The very first line we hear from Jack owned my little heart. I just melted and understood him so much.
“HAVE YOU EVER held something so beautiful you wanted to hang onto it- and yet the same time, put it aside just for fear of using it up? I have.” Jack
Then the ending of the book, I just fell a little harder for Jack.
“You’re crazy,” I told her.
“You’re not the first person to tell me that.” She laughed.
And I fell more in love than I’d ever been in my life.
Or so I thought.
Then we have Amelie who struggles with a very real disease and does her very best to control it. She knows she has issues and it cause her to do things she normally would not. The way Brittany King showed Amelie struggles in trying to regulate and maintain her Bipolar Disorder was very well written if you ask me. I have a family member who struggles in life just like Amelie and I could picture them in Amelie’s shoes. Even when Amelie knew she should take her meds, she just didn’t do it.
It also showed just how much Jack understood Amelie and how much he really loved her. He knew when to push her and when to comfort her and tell her it would be okay. I will never forget their love story.
Britney King writes modern love stories for mature audiences. She is the author of five novels which have been featured on various bestseller lists and is currently at work on number six.
She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, five children, two dogs, one ridiculous cat, and a partridge in a pear tree.
In her spare time, you might find Britney running, reading, or spending time utilizing the wonderful venues that make her city great.
She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, five children, two dogs, one ridiculous cat, and a partridge in a pear tree.
In her spare time, you might find Britney running, reading, or spending time utilizing the wonderful venues that make her city great.
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