➳Second chances are rare to find, but in this fictional world, Claire Contreras knows how to get you hooked, invested, and fall in love with her characters that are unique in every sense of the way... ➳As a reader who detests any sort of angsty romance I must say... this novel was not half bad. Also, as an avid lover and follower of Claire's I can say that her writing has made a way of a one-eighty degree turn. I am going to make this review short and sweet because I don't really have a lot o

Oh for the love of god....... fricken cliff hangers. I usually wait until all the books are out in a series that ends unresolved. But damn it I know the next book is out soon so why not, but why oh why oh why do I do this to myself. And holy shit I could throw this fricken book at the way it made me feel. Oh the feelings... I’m keeping this spoil free but I’m dying to get the next book and to let you all how impatient I really am Rowen and Tessa are childhood friends and lovers. Separated b...

2.5 stars The premise of this book is normally something I would love. Angst? Check. Second chance romance? Check. I duet I didn't have to wait for the next book? Check.Unfortunately, this one I failed to connect with. So many positive reviews are out there so I recommend you give this book a shot or read some other reviews. But from the beginning of this book I didn't see the spark between the main characters and often was scratching my head at the behavior between the two.I will forever love

“This was what people spent their lives searching for. This scary, upside down feeling that made them feel as if they were on the brink, between their first and last breath. I’d always held on to the notion that I’d rather be alone than sparkless, but since I’d tasted the sparks, I had been afraid they’d be strong enough to make me implode.” Ahhh this books was angsty perfection! There is no doubt that Claire is the Queen when it comes to angsty second chance stories. And those stories are co

4.25 stars!!! Oh the ANGST! I devoured this book. Seriously, I need the next book ASAP. The ending of this book shook me. I need to know what happens, and thank god the next book is released soon! 
Tessa Monte is back in her hometown temporarily. She loves this town, but having Rowan Hawthorne, her first love, here makes things difficult for her. Rowan and Tessa were completely inseparable until they went to college, then things fell apart between them. It’s obvious that feelings are still there...

MY REVIEW can also be found on my blog: KITTY KATS CRAZY ABOUT BOOKS ‘THEN THERE WAS YOU:’ Is a full length, contemporary romance novel and is the first book within the ‘second chances duet’ by Author Claire Contreras. Spoken in 'Dual Perspectives' In this we meet 'Tessa and Rowan' There's isn't an easy story to read, he will drive you insane at times but it's their story. In this we meet twenty four year old Tessa Monte who is following her life time dream of becomin

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*****FOUR STARS*****{ARC Generously Provided by Author}I tightened my hands at my sides to keep from reaching out just yet, hoping she’d contradict everything I threw at her. Hoping to end this once and for all. We weren’t meant to be. We never had been; we never would be. She wanted to be free of this place, and I had ties that rivaled the roots of a white oak keeping me here.THEN THERE WAS YOU has got to be one of the most painfully angsty books I've read recently. I think I’m not as strong as...

5 "My Tessa" Stars!(ARC provided by author)-He looked at me as if I were the world. Like I was the sun and he was locked in my orbit. Tessa Monte is a beautiful 24 yr. old woman who is following her dreams in fashion design. She has two weeks to decide which city to pick for her apprenticeship, but first she’s heading to her hometown to wrap up some loose ends. She’s torn between wanting to finally be free of this place, and never leaving. She has so many wonderful memories of home, but it wa...

LIVE AMAZON http://smarturl.it/TTWYAMAZON 5 AMAZING STARS I'm speechless, I have no words!!This book was fantastic, I devoured it in one sitting!I couldn't write a proper review for days!I have so many feelings with this one , I was happy,frustrated and anxious!Rowan and Tessa take the reader in an emotional roller coaster!These two have a pretty heavy past. Their relationship is full of tension,ansgt and some really intense and steamy moments!I couldn't put the book down because I simply couldn...

★4.5★ "I'm not afraid of anything." Then There Was You is the first book in the Second Chances Duet. A heartbreakingly beautiful story of two best friends who experience love and loss and then love again. "Love was an illusion. Love had never been on my radar." Tessa Monte and Rowan Hawthorne have been frenemies every since they shared a young romance that ended abruptly. Rowan is destined to take over his family business and Tessa, a flourishing fashion designer, has been offered an inter...

PS: I decided to review this series as a whole. This is a combined review for books 1 + 2!“One thing I learned in the aftermath of our love was that my heart can crack, break into a million pieces, and shatter like glass, but it kept beating.”This series is drama, angst, and heartbreak wrapped in a sexy package of heartwarming. Two books that suck you in and don’t spit you out until the last pages. If I had one word to described the Second Chance duet it would be: INTOXICATING. From the moment I...

Title: Then There Was You (Second Chances Duets #1)Author: Claire ContrerasGenre: Contemporary romance, AdultPublication Date: March 1, 2018 Download Today or Read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2GR2MBu Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/2oyQx5X Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2F9urR3Oh the angst!I swear, I feel like I haven't read a book in a while that has this amount of angst.Then There Was You is my first Claire Contreras book and I loved it! I am a romantic at heart and I am a

Where do I even begin? I am not sure. This book had me all over the place! Then There Was You is the about a girl and the boy next door, but oh so much more.First, this isn't a regular boy, no he is a smart, funny, a rower - I LOVE rowers, and the boy that every girl wanted. But Rowan didn't want just any girl, the only girl ever he even considered wanting was Tessa. Tessa has known Rowan her entire life and she knows he doesn't want forever with anyone. She also knows his entire life he was tau...

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Wow.... From the start I was spellbound! I couldn't put it down. This is one of those wonderful intense reads that delivers everything you want. I loved it!! I loved the angst within. It was full of emotionally twists and turns. A totally mind blowing book. Onto the book, the story is told present day and utilizes flashback chapters to flesh out the past and present relationship between the protagonists, Rowan and Tessa. The flashbacks allow the reader to experience the evolution of their relati...

Five Angsty Stars*****From the moment I saw the gorgeous cover and read the blurb for Then There Was You I knew I had to get my hands on this book. So you can imagine that the expectations were high, and let me tell you, Claire Contreras delivered; boy, did she deliver. This was a story with a lot of heart and lot of feels, a powerful romance that grabs you from the moment you start reading. Starting with the beautiful town setting, the meaningful back story and the realness of the characters, I...

4.5 ★'s “You’re going to ruin everything.”“But not you. I won’t ruin you.”This is a second chance romance and that's a bold statement considering Rowan is so @&$%!#....ugh, I just don't know what to say. He's not exactly broken and it's obvious that he's the way he is because of how he was raised so you can't totally fault him but still...Rowan and Tessa had a thing in high school. He wanted her to go to the same college as him but she's very independent and wanted to follow her dream so she did...

I laughed at the end. Want to know why? Lemme tell you. Because I suffered through a bullshit read only to find out it was A CLIFFHANGER. AHAHA. You got me good Claire.This is a story about a man without a backbone. THE WORST kind of book hero to read about. He, for me, has zero redeeming qualities.1. He lets other girls (Camryn or whatever her name was) touch him inappropriately because *khm* "IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING" and "he doesn't like her" and "they never dated" .. DONE, NEXT. I have zero

3 StarsOverall Opinion: This was kind of meh. It felt way too slow and took way too long for me to get into it, but then it did pick up and left me on a cliffy enough that I am ready to jump into the next book, My Way Back to You. I also stuck with it because so many of my GR friends seemed to like it, so it very well could be a "just me" thing 🤷🏻‍♀️Brief Summary of the Storyline: This is Tessa and Rowan's story. They've known each other since they were kids, but when Tessa returns home to clea...