Falling in love is easy…

New Hope, South Carolina is my home. It’s where I grew up, got into trouble, and fell in love for the first time. Scarlett Kincaid was more than the girl next door, she was my best friend, until she decided that small town life wasn’t for her.

The girl I used to fish with down at the creek is now the biggest name in country music, and I haven’t seen her since she left. Until today when she sped through town in her fancy car. One look at her big brown eyes was all it took to stir up a whole slew of emotions. Emotions I’d long ago buried and sure as hell don’t have time for.

It’s the aftermath that’s hard…

There are two things in my life that matter. My music, and my dad. Twelve years ago, I packed a bag and chased my dream. I never planned to return home, but my father needs me, and he always comes first. So, I cut my tour short and came home, despite having a sister who hates me, and a community that doesn’t trust me. And then there’s Tucker Andrews.

When he propped an arm on the roof of my car, pulled down his sunglasses and flashed his police badge, I nearly swallowed my tongue. Gone is the lanky boy who used to throw rocks at me and pull my pigtails. Tucker is now a six-foot package of brawny, sexy man wrapped in more muscle than I have hit singles. Did I mention he’s a cop and a single dad?

My goal was to help Dad, and get back to my life. But what am I supposed to do when the life that used to strangle me suddenly fits like a glove, and makes me dream of things I never thought I’d have? I don’t have room for a man much less love.

Right?

Because it’s impossible to hold onto someone who’s already gone.

Today we bring you the RARE…. Dual Mom Review!

Denise: Already Gone by Kristen Proby and K.L. Grayson is a book you would never know is co-authored it flows so beautifully.

Christine: I love the best friends to lovers troupe…it’s probably one of my favorites especially when it’s combined with small-town romance.

Denise: I was pulled in from the moment Tucker pulled Scarlett over as she raced into town; her hometown; a town she hadn’t been back to in over a decade.  The dialogue and banter in this book is real fell; it is like you are in the room with the characters

Christine: Scarlett hasn’t been back to New Hope in years, returning now to care for her dad. What she doesn’t expect to find is love in her best friend growing up, Tucker, who is now a gorgeous single dad and police officer in their town.
I loved their chemistry, most especially Scarlett’s connection to his daughter Chloe. Despite Scarlett’s fame, her interactions with her fans and the town’s people made her seem so down to earth. I never really understood her sister’s anger toward her but was so happy when they were able to move past those issues to be a family.

Denise: Well said Christine; Chloe Tucker’s tween age daughter was really well done.  Chloe and her Dad was fun to watch interact and witnessing Chloe and Scarlett bond may have been one of the few things I liked about Scarlett. In the end I loved the family bonds that shined through.

Christine: I did wish that this book was longer and that there was more time between Tucker and Scarlett’s first meeting to when they became something more because it did feel slightly rushed to me. I would have enjoyed watching more build up and angst. Overall this was a sweet romance story. I always enjoy Grayson’s writing and this is my first Proby book… I enjoyed reading this duo together very much and I look forward to more from them.

Denise: I hope Tucker’s cousin, Scooter gets a happy he is hysterical and I would love to return to New Hope!

About Kristen:

Kristen was born and raised in a small resort town in her beloved Montana. In her mid-twenties, she decided to stretch her wings and move to the Pacific Northwest, where she made her home for more than a dozen years.
During that time, Kristen wrote many romance novels and joined organizations such as RWA and other small writing groups. She spent countless hours in workshops, and more mornings than she can count up before the dawn so she could write before going to work. She submitted many manuscripts to agents and editors alike, but was always told no. In the summer of 2012, the self-publishing scene was new and thriving, and Kristen had one goal: to publish just one book. It was something she longed to cross off of her bucket list.
Not only did she publish one book, she’s since published close to thirty titles, many of which have hit the USA Today, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists. She continues to self publish, best known for her With Me In Seattle and Boudreaux series, and is also proud to work with William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins, with the Fusion Series.
Kristen and her husband, John, make their home in her hometown of Whitefish, Montana with their two pugs and two cats.

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About K.L. Grayson

K.L. Grayson resides in a small town outside of St. Louis, MO. She is entertained
daily by her extraordinary husband, who will forever inspire every good quality she
writes in a man. Her entire life rests in the palms of six dirty little hands, and when the
day is over and those pint-sized cherubs have been washed and tucked into bed, you can find her typing away furiously on her computer. She has a love for alpha-males,
brownies, reading, tattoos, sunglasses, and happy endings…and not particularly in that
order.

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