Rounded up from a 4.5.
I'm officially calling it, I adore Falon Ballard's writing. I devoured Lease on Love and was looking forward to reading this one as well. And I have to say, I loved everything about it.
This follows Lana, literally on the day that she gets dumped instead of proposed to. Lana is a chronic long term dater and has more fear being out of relationship than being in one. The day after she gets dumped, she finds out that her high school sweetheart and the one that got away Seth, is not only suddenly in town...but after her job as well. In a very rom-com way, the two are paired against one another to write competing articles for a spot as a column writer.
I love a second chance romance. There is something so endearing about two people who are so in love with one another that they find their way back to one another despite the odds. And while that is a major part of the plot, what I really enjoyed from this book was Lana's growth. She's challenged to remain single and learn to live independently and she really does learn from that. Lana shows the importance of working on yourself and how it can eventually effect how you are with your partner. I felt sooo much pain for Lana and may have gotten misty eye in a couple of parts of the book.
I loved the banter between the two and felt that their chemistry was so incredibly tangible. It is almost a bit of slow burn, but you definitely feel the tension throughout the book. I loved Seth the second he showed up on page and didn't look that throughout reading.
Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Putnam Group so much for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.