Genres: Contemporary, Romance
I’d never met anyone quite like Mathias Wade.
He was brooding and arrogant, but I loved him anyway.
Together we were wild and uncontained—a hurricane raging.
Then I had to leave, and words were exchanged that could never be undone.
But now I was back, and Mathias better watch out, because this bitch wasn’t finished with him.
Game. Set. Match.
All is fair in love and war, right?
Mathias Wade, the lead singer of Willow Creek, is used to getting everything he wants. Except for Remy Parker—the one that got away. Childhood friends that grew into more, Remy was the one constant in his life until she moved away. In anger, he lashed out and broke the only girl he ever loved. With temptation around every corner Mathias drowns his sorrow in women and alcohol. When the band returns to their hometown for the holidays the last thing Mathias expects is to run into Remy—but she’s back, and she’s not done with him.
Carla’s 5 Star Review:
I was given a copy of this book as a gift from Stephanie’s Book Reports in exchange for an honest review.
5 stars for Never Too Late by Micalea Smeltzer! This is the second book in the Willow Creek series, and it is an awesome read!
Okay, we met Mathias in the first book of this series, Last to Know, and he came across as such a jerk! In this book, we get some insight into what made him the way he is, and we get to see his good side. Under all of that grumpy exterior, beats a heart of gold.
Mathias and Remy dated in high school, and things between them did not end well. When Remy told Mathias that she and her family were moving, he freaked out. His gut reaction was to hurt her like she was hurting him, so he told her a bunch of lies. Remy was devastated. After suffering another loss, Remy was filled with hate for Mathias, and she vowed to one day hurt him just like he hurt her. When she returns to her hometown to care for her ailing grandmother, she runs into Mathias for the first time in years. She comes up with a plan to make him fall back in love with her and then dump him. However, she didn’t plan on him professing his love for her. She soon realizes that she still loves him as well. Will she continue with her plan of revenge, or will she fall back under his spell? Will the secret that she has kept from him for seven years surface and blow any chance of them finding their happily ever after?
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The characters were well developed, and the story line progressed at the perfect pace! This is a great series that I would highly recommend.
Excerpt
I jumped up on the counter and he moved to stand in front of me, bracing his hands beside my hips. I kicked my legs against the cabinets like a little kid as he stared down at me intensely. I wasn’t sure what he was looking for in my eyes, but he must have found it, because he cupped my cheek and leaned in.
“Even once?” I held my breath, waiting for him to explode—because that was Mathias. He could be nice one minute and an asshole the next. I wouldn’t put it past him to kick me out for my question.
Micalea Smeltzer is a bestselling Young and New Adult author from Winchester, Virginia.
She’s always working on her next book, and when she has spare time she loves to read and spend time with her family.
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