Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Back to Us {a review}


I FREAKING LOVE A WELL DONE SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE! And reader friends, Back to Us by T.C. Matson fit that bill perfectly.

Back to Us is the second book in the Cameron Falls series, and I am hooked. I will be reading Back to Me, and I will be reading the next two in the series as well. I am falling for this small town, and the people in it.

Dakota and Blake were high school sweethearts. That is until the day after Dakota tells him she's been accepted to a college in California. You see that next day, she found him in bed with another girl. She saw red, and ran. Leaving both of them heartbroken. Now, 11 years later Dakota is returning to town for her Granny's funeral. She is hoping she won't have to see Blake, but since it's a small town and the families are friends, the likelihood of that it miniscule. When the community sees Blake and Dakota in the same area, people start talking. Are they getting back together? Will they forgive each other? Is Dakota moving back to town? And that reunion is exactly what this book is about. It's about forgiveness and finding your way back to the person you're meant to be with. It isn't perfect. It isn't easy. But in the end, there is forever.

When I read the teaser for Back to Us, I was immediately drawn in because of it being set in a small town, and the fact that it is a second chance romance. Those are two of my favorite things in books, and Back to Us did not disappoint. As I was reading the book, it seriously felt like I was watching a Hallmark movie, just with a bit of steam added in. I could picture the scenes playing out, and I LOVED IT. I could feel the tension, the heartache, the longing, the emotions just flowing off of these two. I could see their friends and family watching from the sidelines and watching this reunion happen. Then when the big moment happened, and that pie went flying, I could hear the heartache, the pain, the anger coming from both of them. But then towards the end of the book, when Dakota had to return to California, my heart shattered for Blake and Dakota. I was crushed. After going through all that with the characters, I couldn't see how they would get back together again. Thankfully T.C. Matson had me covered, and I watched it all unfold. When the book ended, my heart was so happy. The HEA I knew I would get happened. It all wrapped up wonderfully.

Loved the story. Loved the characters. Loved the setting. Cannot wait to see who the next book is about. Especially since I'm sure we "met" the main character in Back to Us. Time will tell.

Thank you for reading my thoughts,
Laura

TC Matson returns to Cameron Falls with an enemies to lovers, second-chance standalone.


Blake
In high school, Dakota Jayne was my everything. My life. My soul. The air I breathed. She was my light. One day we were planning the rest of our life. The next I was picking up the shattered pieces of my broken heart. She abandoned me without looking back. Had she glanced in the rearview, she would’ve seen me chasing after her through the dust cloud she stirred up when she hightailed it out of town. Now, eleven years later, she’s back and creating havoc between my heart and mind. I hate her. She’s still beautiful. She left me. I still love her. I wish she’d go back to wherever the hell she came from so I can get on with my life.   

Dakota
Blake Helms was my life. We had everything planned out. That’s until he devastated me and broke my heart. So, I packed up all the pieces and left for college, leaving everything I had ever known behind me. I finished college, settled into my career, and tried to forget him. Then my grandmother passed away, bringing me back to this god-forsaken town. I despise this place and all of the memories. I hate him. He’s still gorgeous. He broke me. I don’t want to still love him. Leaving the first time was hard but leaving the second time might just kill me.   

Note: This love story of high school sweethearts turned enemies to lovers can be read as a standalone and contains a HEA.


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About

TC Matson loves to let her character’s voices be heard. With a head full of stories, she puts her keyboard through a beating daily. With an understanding that love isn’t always instant and full of flowers—her writing mirrors it.

She’s a romance junkie at heart and an avid reader. Add those two together and she will devour books within hours, getting lost in the world the author creates.

Matson resides in the peaceful Piedmont area of NC with her husband and three boys, where staying hopped up on caffeine is the key to her sanity. Chaos is indefinite and a sense of humor is an absolute must.

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Thank you to TC Matson and Candi Kane PR for providing me with an advanced reader copy of Back to Us.