Fallon Gentry is back in her hometown after leaving an affluent life in Dallas, and her cheating ex-husband, behind. She’s ready to start over, even if that means dealing with the pain of her first love’s betrayal left buried in the past.
Lucas Chance is a working class guy leading a simple life. He plays the part of the town ladies’ man but deep down he’s still reeling from old wounds, namely a heart shattered when the only woman he ever loved walked away.
They’re both shocked when Fallon unknowingly shows up on Lucas’s duplex door step, looking to rent the unit next door. Lucas is too intrigued to tell her no and Fallon is too desperate for a place to live. There’s also the blazing attraction still between them. Now as landlord and tenant, Fallon and Lucas battle their feelings. Will they discover the truth behind what drove them apart and take their only chance at true love?
Titles in the Chisholm Falls series include: Hard Miles – Only Chance –
Title: Only Chance
Series: Chisholm Falls #2
Author: Trish Arcangelo
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: August 31, 2018
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My Rating: 4 stars
It’s not easy to go home again. Especially after divorcing a cheating ex-husband and refusing her wealthy mother’s offer of “room and board”, yet Fallon is determined to make it in life on her own… even if she isn’t qualified to do so, at all. A twist of fate, cruel or not, put her on the doorstep of the young man she’d once loved and walked away from. But now Fallon cannot afford pride as she needs a place to live and the other half of this duplex is perfect for her… in spite of her neighbor.
The troubles of the past for Fallon and Lucas are pure and simple miscommunication issues. Lucas is from the poorer side of town and never, ever felt he was “good enough” for Fallon. Add in some growing up needed to be done and having a huge fight over totally different issues that each thought were something else entirely and you have the fuel for a young love break-up. Now that Fallon is back Lucas knows his feelings have not changed but in many ways he has as during those years in-between he’s done quite a bit of growing. Has Fallon? I’ll let you decide that, Lucas’ changes are more obvious.
At times watching Fallon and Lucas was like watching two fighters in a ring neither knowing who would end up making the first move that would cause pain. I liked them both, often felt if they would have just talked to each other honestly a lot of their difficulties would have been avoidable… but this is Romance so, you know how that goes.
In all, Only Chance is an enjoyable story with likable characters and interesting secondary characters. These two have to straighten out their past before they have even a hope of a future. The journey to get there is emotional, at times hurtful and a lot of growing up will be involved. I enjoyed this one and I believe you will, too.
*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*
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