Sunday, March 8, 2015

Spotlight #review #giveaway: Return to You by Samantha Chase

Title: Return To You
Author: Samantha Chase
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Synopsis

She will never forget their past...

He can't stop thinking about their future...
James Montgomery has achieved everything he'd hoped for in life...except marrying the girl of his dreams. After a terrible accident, Selena Ainsley left ten years ago. She took his heart with her and she's never coming back. But it's becoming harder and harder for him to forget their precious time together, and James can't help but wonder what he would do if they could ever meet again.

Buy Links
Barnes and Noble: http://bit.ly/BNReturnToYou
Excerpt
It was near midnight and Selena’s eyes felt heavy. With her head resting on James’s shoulder, she tried to focus on the ending of The Philadelphia Story. Back when they were dating, they used to enjoy watching classic movies, and finding one on the television seemed like the perfect way for them to relax after such an emotional evening.
James looked over at Selena and smiled to himself. If he could freeze this moment in time, he would. For years he had wondered if he’d ever find a woman he could come home to, with whom he could sit like this and simply relax. The woman half-asleep beside him was the only woman he wanted to fit that bill. The credits were beginning to roll, and he gently nudged her with his shoulder. “Hey,” he said softly, “are you still awake?”
“Mmm…barely,” she whispered and then yawned. As much as Selena knew that the bed would be a far more comfortable place to sleep, she didn’t want to leave the security of James’s side. She jumped when he shifted beside her to stand up. A wave of panic hit her as she prayed that he wasn’t getting up to leave. Before she could even voice her concern, James turned off the television and then scooped her up into his arms. “Oh!”

“Don’t get me wrong. I was completely enjoying being curled up with you on the sofa, but I had a feeling your neck was going to kill you tomorrow.” He walked through to the bedroom and carefully held her close as he pulled back the comforter and gently placed Selena down. Without a word, he walked back out to the living room and locked the door and turned out the lights before returning to her.
He didn’t ask permission.
She didn’t extend an invitation.
Neither seemed necessary.

Review


This is the first book I read from this author and I really enjoyed it.
Selena Ainsley is back in her hometown to organize her high school reunion. She's been away for ten long years avoiding the town and the person, who she thinks, brought incredibly suffering to her life back when she was a teenager.
James Montgomery is a law enforcement officer, to everyone around him he's accomplished and successful, but like Selena he's going through the motions in life but not really living.
Ten years ago they were struck by tragedy and separated without an explanation. Now, thanks to a incredibly nosy uncle and a meddling best friend, they are back together trying to mend the past and build a future.
The beginning of this story was confusing to me, perhaps because this was the first book I've read from the series and I wasn't familiar with the characters, specially uncle William. Once I past that the story was delight to read.
I liked the characters and the way they relate to each other making them likable. I adored her grandmother, sweet and just like a grandma should be.
My heart hurt for Selena and all the stuff she went through in the past, when life took so much from her. Incredible that so much of that pain was caused by one of the people that should've been protecting her and trying to make her happy.
I would've liked to see Selena and James confronting the person that cause their separation but unfortunately for me that didn't happen.
All and all this was an enjoyable read that I recommend to all of you who like a story of second chance at love.









Author Biography











New York Times and USA Today 
Bestseller/contemporary romance writer Samantha Chase released her debut
 novel, Jordan's Return, in November 2011. Although she waited until she
 was in her 40's to publish for the first time, writing has
 been a lifelong passion. Her motivation to take that step was her 
students: teaching creative writing to elementary age students all the 
way up through high school and encouraging those students to follow 
their writing dreams gave Samantha the confidence to
 take that step as well. 



When she's not working on a new story, she spends her time reading 
contemporary romances, playing way too many games of Scrabble or 
Solitaire on Facebook and spending time with her husband of 25 years and
 their two sons in North Carolina.







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