~ Release Day Launch and Review & Giveaway
Second Chance Summer
(The Chances Series)
by
Emma Hart
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From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling
author of The Love Game and Playing for Keeps is a story of hope and the beauty
of getting a second chance at the kind of love that comes once in a lifetime…
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Title: Second Chance Summer (Chance Series, #1)
Release Date: Monday, September 23rd
Cover Design by Emma Hart
Publisher: Self-Published
~ Synopsis
“You don’t
get a love like ours and get to leave it behind.”
Kia
James was never meant to return to her hometown of Harlan Grove, Alabama… But
she has.
And
Reese Pembleton was definitely not supposed to still be in love with her the
way she is him… But he is.
Last
summer was the summer to end all summers. It was the summer they both fell in
too deep to get out, and try as she might, Kia can’t deny that whatever was
there between them a year ago is still there. If she’s honest with herself,
there’s so much more there than there ever was, but the way her dad walked out
six years ago has shattered her belief of that fairytale love every girl
craves.
Reese
isn’t giving up so easily. His biggest mistake was not chasing after Kia the
way he wanted to when she upped and left him without a word. Despite what she
says, he knows her better than anyone, and he knows she still wants him the way
he wants her. And this time, nothing will stop him from getting – and keeping –
his girl.
But
nothing is that easy. When Kia’s dad arrives back in town, family secrets come
tumbling out she never realized existed. Everything her mom has ever told her
about the reason he left is a lie – but how can she trust the man who, by his
own admission, didn’t fight for her as hard as he could have?
With
her past and present wants and needs colliding, Kia is thrown into the turmoil
of the biggest decisions of her life. And she realizes, sometimes a second
chance is all you need.
~ Excerpt
“Are you gonna
be wearing that dress all day?”
I suck my bottom
lip between my teeth and look at him innocently. “Why?”
“I… You can’t
answer a question with a question.”
“Fine. No, I
won’t be.” I cross one of my legs over the other, my dress sliding up my thigh.
Reese stretches his fingers on the steering wheel.
“You won’t be?”
“No. We’re going
to the beach, right?” He nods. “Well, then. I’ve got my bikini on underneath.
I’ll be wearing that.”
“Just that?”
“No, Reese,” I
say dryly. “I have a trench coat in my beach bag I was planning on putting on
when we get there.”
He’s silent for
a second, his eyes flicking to me and back to the road again a few times before
he says, “I like it when you turn on the attitude.”
“I don’t have an
attitude!”
“Like that.”
“I don’t have an
attitude!” I repeat, shifting in my seat. “Do I?”
“Yeah, you do,
baby. And I feel like I need to respond with my own attitude.”
“The one that is
supposed to sweep me off my feet, right? That attitude?”
We turn
off-road, taking the shortcut we used last summer, and Reese nods. “That
attitude.”
“And how exactly
is that attitude going to help you now?”
The truck
swerves suddenly and stops at the side of the empty road. My hand is released,
and I hear the click as Reese undoes his seatbelt. He leans over toward me, one
hand on the back of my seat and the other resting on my thigh.
I look up from
where his hand is on my leg and straight into his eyes. His nose brushes
against mine as he breathes out across my lips. My eyes shut slowly, and his
fingers dig into my skin a little.
“This attitude,”
he whispers huskily, his probing hand moving further up my leg until it reaches
my bikini bottoms. He slips a finger under the waistband, running his finger
along my skin from my hip to the clenching muscles between my legs, not
touching them, and back again. His breath moves across my mouth as he breathes
heavier than usual, and I can do nothing but sit here and let him do whatever.
I’m frozen in place with anticipation. I’m blazing hot wherever he’s touching
me, and everywhere he isn’t is ice cold.
I tilt my head
back slightly, but he pulls away. I open my eyes and stare at a sea of gold
flecked hazel. Hardened gold flecked hazel. Yep. He’s pissed.
“If you kiss me
right now,” he breathes, his face as hard as granite. “There isn’t a chance in
hell we’ll make it to that fucking beach today.”
~ Review
What an AMAZING read!!! I absolutely loved the connection between Kia and Reese. The depth of their love for one another was jumping off the page. I was happy to take their journey with them as it was filled with love, heartache, trust and the ability to overcome obstacles.
Kia James, a girl from a small town in Alabama who moves to New York to attend college and escape the pitfalls of her past. But summer break is upon us and Kia returns home after swearing she never would. Will she be able to face what she left behind…..Reese Pembleton?
Oh my goodness…holy hotness!! Hello Reese Pembelton! The swooning has commenced. Reese is a good ole’ southern boy who was left with nothing but a broken heart and questions after last summer. When he wants to he can turn on the charm, but will it be enough to win back the girl that owns his heart?
You could feel the connection of Kia and Reese radiating off the pages. Kia has decided that she cannot succumb to her hearts desires and allow Reese back in, because having to leave him would just break her completely. Her solution….”Just friends”.
“Then remember what I said,” he mutters, his eyes slowly crawling my face until they meet mine again. “Because if I have to kiss you again, you’ll be begging me for something, and baby, it won’t be friendship.”
~ Reese
I could sympathize with Kia and her inability to trust for fear of her parents past mistakes taking hold of her future. When you have only been told half-truths, it may not be easy to face the truth when it arrives at your doorstep. But with the love and support of Reese, Kia faces her family’s past and decides to take hold of her future.
“Because really, all love is, is throwing caution to the wind and holding onto the beautiful feelings that blow back.”
~ Kia
This book had me smiling at Reese’s charm, praising Kia’s determination, hopeful with anticipation and of course what’s a good book without some tears. I really felt the connection the characters and the story pulled you in and didn’t let you go until the last page. If you have never read a book from Emma Hart make this your first one…because I guarantee you it will not be your last. See what’s next for Kia and Reese in “Third Chance Together”, book two of The Chance Series, coming Spring 2014.
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~ About the Author
By day, New
York Times and USA Today
bestselling New Adult author Emma Hart dons a cape and calls herself Super Mum
to two beautiful little monsters. By night, she drops the cape, pours a glass
of whatever she fancies – usually wine – and writes books.
Emma is working on Top Secret projects she will
share with her followers and fans at every available opportunity. Naturally,
all Top Secret projects involve a dashingly hot guy who likes to forget to wear
a shirt, a sprinkling (or several) of hold-onto-your-panties hot scenes, and a
whole lotta love.
She likes to be busy - unless busy involves
doing the dishes, but that seems to be when all the ideas come to life.
Blog: http://www.emmahartbooks.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/EmmaHartBooks
Twitter: @EmmaHartAuthor
We have four
children here on earth and one in heaven. When I’m not sitting on my couch with
my head buried in my Kindle, I can be found writing or doing anything creative
from building a patio, to sewing pillows. The wild hairs I get know no bounds.
Leo is my debut novel, but my head is swimming with more…
