5 Smooches

Synopsis

There’s no way I’ll fall for Wyatt Hennington.

He can keep his Southern drawl, irresistible smile, and those pick-up lines all to himself. I made the mistake of sleeping with him not once, but twice. I’m not stupid enough to give him round three, especially after he left me in the middle of the night so I could see myself out. I vow to return to Philadelphia and forget him.

It proves easier said than done.

When the doctor informs me I’m the winner of door prize number two, I put my life on hold and head back to Bell Buckle. Three months and if we can’t make this work, I’m gone.

The problem is—when the cards are stacked against us, and I can’t bring myself to leave him, I’ll finally know if he truly loves me or if all my fears were real . . .

Review

“You’re going to destroy me, Wyatt.”

WOW! I finished this book early this morning and am forcing myself to sit and write the review when honestly I probably need more time to reflect on the beautiful story I just read. First, let me explain that I have not read Say You’ll Stay even though I was hopeful I would have the time before this one. Sadly, I was not able to squeeze it in and instead opted to read this one as a complete standalone, though I do have every intention of going back asap and reading it. I want to let others who might be considering reading this as a standalone know that while the characters from the other book are heavily in this story I had zero problem following along and never felt like I was missing something. This book was beautiful, fun, touching, heart wrenching and simply just amazing. I fell hard for Wyatt from the start and even at his worst I couldn’t help but be head over heels for him.

‘I should have told her I love her. I should’ve done so many fucking things. But I failed.’

After a night of passion months ago in which Angie woke up alone and dismissed she returns home to Philadelphia. She knows when to turn in the towel and it was clear that her time with him was just meant to be between the sheets. Both two months have passed and she when she finds out that she is pregnant with his child she returns to Bell Buckle to give this thing with him a fair shot. But can two people in their late thirties change their lone wolf ways and actually succeed at a relationship?

‘It’s not a test of love when things are good. It’s how you handle things when times are bad.’

I have so many emotions to sort through I am not even sure where to start so I guess I’ll just start at the beginning. The first half or more of this book was sweet, swoony and fun. Wyatt and Angie are thrown together because of the pregnancy but from the start it is clear that there is more there. It is impossible not to love Wyatt. He is romantic and protective and goes out of his way to may Angie happy. He knows he is asking a lot of her to leave her business and comfortable life in the city to move to the country but he is determined to make her want just that and he is not afraid to pull out all the stops in his pursuit. Now the last bit of the book is what shook all I thought I knew for a loop. It was beautiful while being emotionally draining. I am not one known to cry actual tears while reading. I tend to get emotional but I don’t cry so imagine my surprise when I realize I am full on bawling. It was hard and these two strong and loving people are tested in the worst way possible and yet I loved every second of it. Corinne’s writing was gripping and emotional and she blew me away. I knew I loved her books and this one has just completely cemented her as a favorite writer for me.

~miranda