More Than Memories: A Second Chance Standalone

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It takes a chance encounter for her to come face to face with Shane that starts to lift the amnesia she has been struggling with. Releasing her, I head out of the kitchen and walk into the living room, first seeing Everly with her legs crossed, watching TV. Swiveling my head to the side, Shawn is lying down on the couch with one arm covering his eyes and the other wrapped around Emersyn. He’s lightly snoring, telling me he’s asleep. Emersyn is sprawled across his chest with strands of blonde hair covering her pretty little face. She’s asleep too. Her parents had other plans for her that I wasn’t supposed to be a part of. They used her amnesia to steal her from me, her friends, the life she wanted, the future we had planned.

I'm giving it a 5* because I can honestly say I don't think it needed anything more adding or there was nothing that detracted from the story and was pointless. The characters emotions and views came across so naturally and the ending gave closure. High school graduation is supposed to be the ending of one chapter and the beginning of another. The excitement of college comes and the mystery to what the future holds. Mine ended in tragedy, and although my life didn’t end and the world didn’t stop turning around me, my heart still broke. Tropes or Themes: Second Chance Romance, Childhood Friends, Best Friends, Found Family, Memory Loss, Pregnancy, Death, Lies, Deception, Suspenseful, Past & Present Just work stuff,” I say, being vague because I really don’t want to get deep into this conversation. In fact, what I really want is to spend time with my daughter. Between my mom and Shawn, I haven’t seen either of the girls. Now is a perfect time to let Everly practice on the guitar. “Hop up.” I pat Whitney on the hip, indicating I want her to get off my lap. “I’m going to go find Everly and see if she wants to practice the guitar.”In all of his agony, what if the worst of his pain has yet to be expelled? A secret that could have changed everything . . . had he known. Sure. Let’s do that.” I’ve been teaching her the same repetitive chords since she got the basics down. “If you think you’re ready we’ll add more chords tomorrow. Does that sound good?”

SHANE BRADENMemories are never forgotten. Or so it’s said, but she did. She forgot herself, me—us. She forgot everything. One day I woke up and there was only pain. This pain so fierce that I can’t overcome it alone. My heart was ripped out of my chest. I’m surviving, but barely. Not even the physical outlet I seek, to purge the torment of remembering the one I can’t let go, helps anymore.In all of his agony, what if the worst of his pain has yet to be expelled? A secret that could have changed everything . . . had he known.WHITNEY LANEEvery day that I wake up I’m in a fog. Before ten years ago I feel like I didn’t exist. Everything I knew had been erased. Some days I wish I had bad memories because even those would be better than none at all. Instead, I feel like I’m a character in a storybook, merely acting a role. I don’t know why, but none of it feels real. That’s crazy. Right? Still, I can’t shake the feeling that everyone is hiding something from me. Even the man that lies next to me at night feels like a stranger. I just want to feel like I belong in my own skin.Everything in her life feels borrowed, but that’s a secret better left unspoken. The family indication doesn’t go unnoticed. And it’s not like I haven’t thought about this. I have. I just haven’t allowed myself to stress over it. With all that’s happened, I haven’t had a real chance to let my mind consider much of the future. But letting myself do that now, it makes me realize how much I hate when he’s right. Blake’s harassing her and I want it to stop. I want him out of her life, Jacob. There has to be something—anything—that can be done to get him out of her life and out of Emersyn’s. He’s using their daughter to get to her.” I really do love her name, and although I technically have “everly” inked on my chest, I want her name on me somewhere.Everly.” I grab her gently by the shoulders, doing everything possible to reign in my anger so that she doesn’t see it. “Slow down. It’s fine.” It’s not, but she doesn’t need to know that. “You are not in trouble whatsoever. Okay?” She just looks at me. “Okay?” I say again.

Every day that I wake up I’m in a fog. Before ten years ago I feel like I didn’t exist. Everything I knew had been erased. Some days I wish I had bad memories because even those would be better than none at all. Instead, I feel like I’m a character in a storybook, merely acting a role. I don’t know why, but none of it feels real. That’s crazy, right? Still, I can’t shake the feeling that everyone is hiding something from me. Even the man that lies next to me at night feels like a stranger. I just want to feel like I belong in my own skin. In all of his agony what if the worst of his pain has yet to be expelled; a secret that could have changed everything had he known. I should have searched harder, longer, but medical school and my residency that followed took over ten years of my life. I drowned myself in work, and when that didn’t numb the pain, I sought relief with a tattoo needle.Not that I read,” I admit through clenched teeth. “Jacob, come on. This isn’t right. No one, man or woman, should have to deal with what he’s trying to do to her.” My dad scrubs a hand over his face, showing me just how worn out he is. Maybe Whitney is right. It may not be that late, but it has been a long day. If you’re my real dad, shouldn’t I call you that and not your name?” Her words stop every thought in my head, and I stare. I stare at her, knowing I heard exactly what I did but not believing them. She knows I’m her father. She finally knows after almost a month of wanting to tell her. She knows. But how does she know? “I don’t have to,” she says way too fast. Questo secondo romanzo della serie mi è piaciuto :D È un second chance romance (uno dei miei generi preferiti) e ne ha tutte le caratteristiche. Lo slow burning che c'è tra Shane e Whitney mi ha fatto arricciare gli alluci :3 Tra di loro c'è un legame viscerale. Un legame che li calamita l'una all'altro nonostante l'enorme periodo di tempo che li ha tenuti separati. Nope, rettifico: nonostante le persone che li hanno tenuti separati. Com'è accaduto nel precedente volume, infatti, anche qui i genitori della protagonista sono delle fecce umane, così come il marito di Whitney.