"Relapse" featured endearing characters, an adorably quirky small town setting, and a sweet, well-crafted second chance romance between former college sweethearts Darren Gracen and Alyssa (Aly) Lance. Darren was book boyfriend perfection with his British accent and genuinely kind, caring personality. (As if that weren't enough, he developed an addiction to romance novels, specifically Lauren Blakely's Big Rock series, partway through the story. SWOON!) I loved that Darren wasn't afraid to tell Aly how he felt about her and fight for their second chance, culminating in a magnificent grand gesture at the end of the story.
Aly was also a great lead character: intelligent, creative, and a gifted teacher, but unfortunately clumsy and accident-prone too. Her clumsiness seemed to manifest itself at the worst times, many of which were in front of Darren, but it also led to some of the funniest moments in the story. Darren and Aly's bad lip reading jokes at the town meeting also made me laugh, as did several of the story's fun, quirky side characters. My favorites were Ms. Abney, the mayor/town gossip who fancied
herself to be a matchmaker, and sweet Southern gentleman Mr. Jones, who owned
the local coffee shop.
Overall, I adored "Relapse" and highly recommend it for all fans of contemporary romance and romantic comedy. I will definitely be going back to read the first book of the series as soon as I find the time, and can't wait to see what J.P. Nicholas comes up with next.
*Review copy provided by the author via Candi Kane PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
About "Relapse"
I broke his heart. Now I hope he doesn’t break mine back.
Darren Gracen looks even sexier than the day I left him. Oh, and let’s not forget that panty-dropping British accent. Just being around him again is bringing back all the sweet and sinful memories we shared together. Smelling his masculine scent in the same vicinity gets me high and makes my heart flutter.
But he’s not the same man I left behind. There’s a sad, mysterious gleam in his eye. Sure, it could be that he doesn’t trust me anymore. That’s understandable, considering the circumstances of our breakup. But I can’t help but feel that it’s more than that. Like he’s hiding something behind those brooding blue eyes of his.
No matter what it is, I can’t deny it…I still want him.
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