Author: Samantha Young
Series: Hart's Boardwalk #3
Genre: Adult contemporary romance
Release Date: May 7th, 2019
Source: E-galley from author for review which did not influence my opinion
My rating: 4.5 stars
Synopsis:
New York Times
bestselling author Samantha Young returns to Hart’s Boardwalk with a searing and emotional new standalone
romance…
Local metalsmith and gift shop
owner, Dahlia McGuire, likes her quiet life in Hartwell, Delaware. It's the
perfect place to hide from her family in Boston and the tragic events that led
to their estrangement. However, when her father, the person she loves most in
the world, needs her, Dahlia has no choice but to return to Boston to face her
ghosts. One of those ghosts happens to be her ex-boyfriend's best friend,
Michael Sullivan. The man she was never supposed to fall in love with.
Michael Sullivan has never
forgotten Dahlia McGuire. Some might say he's never gotten over her. For years
he lived with the anger of her desertion and now newly divorced he's finally
ready to move on. That proves impossible when Dahlia returns to Boston and
reawakens their explosive connection. Despite everything, Michael wants her
back, but Dahlia can't seem to let go of
the tangled emotions of the past. She flees home to Hartwell.
Determined to fight for their
second chance, Michael follows Dahlia to Delaware, takes a job with the local
police department, and does everything in his power to convince her they belong
together.
However, when the unthinkable
hits the quiet seaside town, Michael finds himself trying to unravel more than
the mystery of Dahlia's McGuire's broken heart. It's time for truths left
unsaid to finally be spoken or Michael and Dahlia might find themselves torn
apart forever…
What
people are saying about Things We Never
Said
“Samantha
Young once again delivers the perfect balance of emotion and wit, tension and
levity… a
visceral, beautifully penned story.” Vilma
Iris
“The love and pain that went into writing this
story is so evident throughout that you just don’t want to put the book down… Another MUST read
by Samantha Young.” Badass Bloggettes
“Dahlia and Michael have chemistry that is
explosive… I loved how they loved each other.”— Kathryn, Tsk, Tsk What to Read?
“Oh my word, I can’t even begin to explain how
much I loved and devoured this book… Things We Never Said deserves ALL the
stars.” —Lucie Lu’s Book Reviews
“Angst and heartache. Drama and suspense. Steam
and longing. Slow burn and the most swoon-tastic hero... Things We Never Said
HAD IT ALL.”— Angie’s Dreamy Reads
“Oy, what a beautiful yet heartbreaking story
is this one.” — BJs Book Blog
“This is a great addition to this series…
highly recommend!” —Reading with 2 Book
Lovers
“This is a second chance love story at its
finest.” — Amy, Garden of REden
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My Review:
I was so excited to go back to Young's world set on Hart's Boardwalk. And honestly, she didn't disappoint me. I was a little worried at first, when it seemed like we had a perfect meet cute and falling in love with no issues, until the boyfriend and his best friend bit dropped. After that, well, let's just say that the author really knows how to get all the angst into the story. To leave us wanting and needing more, so that we turn page after page waiting for the next explosion, passionate or emotional, to arrive. I tore through this book in basically about 24 hours, sneaking in time to read at my desk at work, staying up past my "bedtime" to read and finish, needing to know how in the world Dahlia would figure out what was right, and that she was really just being too hard on herself and not giving her own happiness a chance. A lot about this reminded me of one of the books in the On Dublin Street series in a way, not necessarily story wise, but emotions and backstory and all of that type of thing.
All I can say is after finishing this, I really need the author to go back to Hart's Boardwalk and tell us Emery's story for sure, but now I want a new story for Ivy as well. I can only cross my fingers and wish that this series will be able to fill itself out like the author did with her first On Dublin Street series.
About the Author:
Samantha Young is the New York Times, USA Today
and Wall Street Journal bestselling
author of adult contemporary romances, including the On Dublin Street series, Hero, and
Fight or Flight.
Samantha’s crossover romance/women’s fiction novel titled Much Ado About You will be published by
Berkley (release date tba). Her debut adult paranormal romance novel War of Hearts releases under the pen
name S. Young in October 2019.
Samantha is currently published in 30
countries and is a #1 international bestselling author. When she’s not writing
books, she’s buying shoes she doesn’t really need and searching for nooks and
crannies to shelve her ever-expanding book collection.
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