Never Really Over by Jennifer Van Wyk Release & Review

Posted September 30, 2021 by sultrysirens in Release Blitz, Reviews by Liz / 0 Comments

Never Really Over by Jennifer Van Wyk Release & ReviewNever Really Over by Jennifer Van Wyk
Published by Self on 9/30/21
Genres: Contemporary Romance
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With one phone call, Colt’s life turned completely upside down, inside out, backwards, spiraled out of control… however you want to say it.

He was used to life not going as planned, but this little detour changed his life forever and completely terrified him. But he didn’t have time to dwell on the fact he was now this toddler’s one and only parent.
His little niece Poppy needed him and he was determined not to fail her.

But life continued to throw him curve balls. While trying to learn his new normal, Layla, his first and only love, breezed back into his life. That might have excited him, but he hadn’t counted on the fact that she’d changed over the years.
Gone was the girl he fell in love with, replaced with someone he could barely stand to be around.

Colt didn’t have time to deal with a snobby, bitter grump when he had a farm to run and a toddler to raise.
She may still be the most gorgeous person he’d ever laid eyes on, but to him, beauty was about more than what was on the surface.
The problem was, he was starting to wonder if the new Layla wasn’t really who she was.
He tried to resist her but sometimes love is never really over.

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Title: Never Really Over
Author: Jennifer Van Wyk
Genre: Small Town, Single Parent, Second Chance, Blue collar hero (Farmer), Contemporary Romance

Liz's Review

Never Really Over by Jennifer Van Wyk had all the feels. It was a sweet and charming read and I devoured it. A small-town romance about second chances, loss, hope and more. Layla had big dreams and wanted the big city life. She loved Colt, but he was happy where he was. She decided to leave and follow her dreams, even if it meant breaking both their hearts. Years later, Colt finds himself a single parent after a tragic loss and trying to settle into their new normal. Now Layla is back and seems to be a different woman than the one he once knew. But what happens when old feelings resurface and things may not be what either thought? I absolutely loved reading this book and highly recommend it.

 

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Conversation continues around us, but all I see is Layla. For the first time in over a dozen years, I wish my friends weren’t around.

I could pull her out of her chair and onto my lap. She’d feel my hardening erection and I wouldn’t care because she’s the one who did it to me. I’d reach up and thread my fingers through her hair, keeping it away from her beautiful face, and pull her lips to mine.

From that moment on, we would simply exist as one.

“Colt,” she whispers, her voice a lustful combination of turned on and scared. I know the feeling.

“Yeah, baby?”

She makes a noise in the back of her throat. “Oh, shit, you called me baby. I can’t handle this.”

“Sorry. Am I overstepping?” I ask, reluctantly removing my hand from her.

“No! It’s just,” she drops her head, shaking it back and forth, “I never thought…”

“Never thought what?”

Layla’s eyes never leave mine as if she’s hoping she can still read right through me. She probably can, and maybe I should be worried about that but I’m really not. If Natalie’s death taught me anything, it’s that life is short. Yeah, I was hurt. Tim pulled me aside earlier and said point blank that I had only two choices. Either get over it because life isn’t meant to be lived holding a grudge, or live alone the rest of my life and likely have to watch her eventually with another man. He’d understood the hurt, hell, he was the first one here after she left so he saw the destruction from the beginning. The other man part isn’t what changed my mind. It was the holding a grudge part.

Natalie would have kicked my ass if she’d still been here when Layla came back. She always told me we’d find our way back, our path just didn’t look like I’d originally thought it would. And maybe that’s part of why I was holding onto that hurt. Because my plan was changed.

“I never thought we’d be able to even consider getting back to this.”

“Are you considering it?” I ask her, even though I know the answer. I need to hear it from her lips.

She watches me closely. “I am. Might be stupid, but it goes beyond consideration straight into hope. I’m hoping for this.”

I smile and give her neck a little squeeze. “I’m right there with you.”

 

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About Jennifer Van Wyk

Jennifer Van Wyk

From the Ground Up is Jennifer’s first published novel, with the hopes of many more to come. Jennifer makes her home in rural Iowa with her high school sweetheart, three beautiful and amazing kids, one crazy Jack Russell terrier. This is where her love for all things reading, baking, and cooking happen. Jennifer’s family enjoys camping, boating, and spending time outside as much as possible. When she’s not writing or editing/proofreading manuscripts for the many talented authors she’s come to love, she’s sipping coffee or iced tea with her kindle in her lap or binging on Netflix.

Posted September 30, 2021 by sultrysirens in Release Blitz, Reviews by Liz / 0 Comments

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