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Should've Been You
Should've Been You: A Man Enough Romance | Nicole McLaughlin
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Childhood neighbors get a chance at love in Shouldve Been You, an achingly romantic novella in Nicole McLaughlins Man Enough series! National Guardsman Jase Beckford wants to live a quiet life raising cattle and taking care of his mother. His childhood friend and neighbor Hannah is still his best friend, but when he walks into the Walters house one morning and sees her twin sister Becca for the first time in five years, he wonders if he missed out on something special. Becca Walters has nursed a secret crush on Jase since childhood, but he always preferred Hannah, so she buried her feelings assuming her sister and Jase would one day turn their flirtation into a real relationship. And this Christmas, she is anticipating a proposal of her own, so Jases reappearance in her life doesnt mean anything. Much. Okay, maybe more than Becca would like to admit. However, when Beccas sister gets engaged to someone whos not Jase, Becca and Jase find themselves spending more together. And when secrets are revealed, suddenly those dormant feelings come back to life; but is the possibility of something between them worth risking the happiness of everyone they love?
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Another in the not my thing club. I‘m working my way through more contemporary romances to try to work out what I like and turns out this isn‘t it. I like the trope - well sort of - but never felt like I got enough insight into the characters‘ inner feelings to bet past the fact that they came off some what immature. But it‘s well written so if you like the trope (see spoiler comment) it may be your thing. #romantsy #romance #contemporaryromance

Verity It‘s a childhood crush, sisters in conflict over the same man (sort of) friends to lovers small town cowboy/farming contemporary romance. 6y
robinb Good summary! Couldn‘t agree more with your sentiments. 👍 6y
Verity Thanks @robinb 6y
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I‘m giving this a pass, but it‘s more between a pick and a so-so...one of those. 🙄 The writing is fine, the characters are fine (albeit they seemed a bit immature for 30ish), but the story was simply too predictable and really brought nothing new to the “sisters-loving-the-same-man” trope. While one sister comes to see that she and he are more like siblings, the other has been crushing on him since childhood. 3.75/5⭐️ #romantsy

Verity I didn‘t love it either. Wanted to give a few characters a bit of a shake at times and tell them to grow up! 6y
robinb @Verity glad I wasn‘t alone here. These characters seemed more like young college students rather than 29-32 year olds (post-college, living on their own with jobs). And yeah, grow up already...🙄 6y
Verity @robinb that‘s exactly it. Were it not for the ages I would‘ve had it down as almost new adulty in the lack of maturity/characters doing immature things (in order to grow/figure out what the right things are) stakes. 6y
robinb @Verity considering that they all mentioned having had previous intimate relationships, they sure came off as being new to the game (so to speak). 😉 6y
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Up next, a romance ARC due out the end of January. Fraternal twin sisters and the man they both love...hmmm. 🤔🧐😳😩🤫😧 I hope this ends well. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ Just realized there may not be enough emojis for this one! 🤣🤣 #romantsy

readinginthedark ❤️🔺💔😭 6y
readinginthedark Love triangle? 😆Just trying to help; I haven‘t read this. 6y
robinb @readinginthedark oh my gosh...perfect! 🏆👏👏 Thank you! Geometry and I didn‘t get along! 😜 6y
readinginthedark You‘re welcome! 😉 6y
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