Monday, May 12, 2025

FIRST LOVE, SECOND DRAFT by Becca Kinzer, Reviewed by Rebecca Maney


REBECCA'S REVIEW
"Her back. Her pelvis. Her pride. Everything . . . Why couldn't anything in her life be easy?"

Falling off a mechanical horse, fracturing her pelvis and bruising her ribs . . . well, it wasn't the best timing for rom-com writer Gracie Parker to come face-to-face with her ex-husband again. Wait a minute, what was he doing back in town? No way was he going to help her . . . help her . . . help her do the things that she would need help with. Why was everyone in her orbit so enthusiastic about this set-up? And yes, somebody had definitely set her up!!!

Professional baseball pitcher Noah Parker's career was over and now he was going to turn his attention on another very important assignment, winning back his wife . . . only the prickly, stubborn, antagonistic, could-barely-move version of his beautiful Gracie wasn't exactly giving him the greeting that a man would dream about . . unless it was in the form of a nightmare. Besides, it was only the first inning in a matter of speaking . . . and Noah was no quitter.

Every single page of this book was a treasure trove of quotable quips and interesting interruptions; in other words, hilarity with heart! Eventually Gracie and Noah force each other to shed the layers of hurt and disappointment that had made their happily-ever-after not so happy anymore . . . proving . . . the best was yet to come. But oh, the games people play when it comes to love!

(***bonus*** - there's a second really sweet love story embedded in this book!!! . . . involving mice, paintbrushes, wet floors and bananas . . . you can figure it out from there!)
*I purchased a copy and was not obligated to provide a positive review.
 
 
BackCover Blurb:
She’s a romance writer burned out on love. He’s her famous baseball star ex-husband. The last man she wants to be forced to work with is the one who broke her heart.

Rom-com writer Gracie Parker hasn’t written a bestseller since she and her husband, a major league baseball star, divorced five years ago. On thin ice with her publisher—and with a looming deadline—Gracie couldn’t have picked a worse time for a painful injury that has her flat on her back. At this point, she’d accept help from anybody . . . except her first love and ex-husband, Noah Parker.

The baseball season has just ended in massive disappointment for Noah. He’s facing the stark reality that he gave up everything for a career that’s let him down and that it might be too late to get back the one person he should’ve held on to. So when Gracie’s nephew calls, saying Gracie’s looking for a tenant for her next-door rental, it feels like it’s meant to be.

All Gracie cares about is turning in her manuscript on time, which is directly at odds with Noah’s attempts to win her back
 
Tyndale Fiction, April,2025
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