Back To You (Hurley Boys, #3)

by Lauren Dane

After her passionate but turbulent marriage to rock star Vaughan Hurley ended in divorce, former model Kelly Hurley rebuilt her life in Portland, close enough to her ex for their two young daughters to spend time with their father. Kelly has finally moved on and is planning to marry another man, but Vaughan, who now regrets his past actions, wants to prove to Kelly that he's the only man for her.

• ISBN10: 1488797854
• ISBN13: 9781488797859
• Publish Date: 1 June 2015 (first published 26 May 2015)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: AU
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: Mira
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

[leelu92]

I've been sitting on this review for a while, trying to figure out how to write it. Not because I didn't enjoy the book, on the contrary, I did.

I would think that this would be a bit of a difficult book for some people to connect with because of the subject matter, divorce and reconciliation.  I have found that the reconciliation part can be very hard for people on the outside to understand.  I'll admit that I've had some personal experience where all of this is concerned and therein lies the difficulty for me to write this review.

This was a risky book for Ms. Dane to write.  How many readers would be sympathetic to Vaughan? Let me be clear though, Vaughan isn't a bad guy, he was just immature and had his priorities screwed up a bit.  In my experience, most are not that forgiving even when someone admits that they are wrong. The crux of this for Kelly and for anyone really is TRUST.  How do you rebuild what was broken and so very delicate to begin with?

It's a huge risk to take when you decide to trust someone again after they have broken your trust.  I salute Kelly and her ability to open back up to Vaughan and give him an opportunity to prove that he will make his family his first priority.  Vaughan really makes a commitment to be there for his family every day, going as far as moving into Kelly's house (sleeping in the guest room) so he can be involved with his daughters on a daily basis.  Not only is he proving he is worthy of Kelly and her love but also his love and commitment as a parent.

The bow chicka wow wow part of Kelly and Vaughan is pretty HOT.  They always had good chemistry and I guess there is something to say for having that kind of chemistry with each other after so many years. Kelly and Vaughan still got it goin' on and it seems to better than ever between them.  A lot can happen to a person in 8 years.  Kelly raises her girls, educates herself, starts her own business and gets engaged.  Vaughan grows up and finally wakes the EFF up when Kelly gets engaged.  Sometimes that's what it takes to wake a guy up and better late than never! :)

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This review was originally posted on Straight Shootin' Book Reviews

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Karen's Thoughts

BACK TO YOU is an intoxicating, story about a second chance at love. Kelly has been divorced from Vaughan, a famous rock and roll star for eight years and they have two young daughters together.  She has just accepted a marriage proposal from Ross, a solid and steady guy who is the opposite of Vaughan.  Although Kelly still loves Vaughan, she knows things will never work out between them and with Ross she can have a stable life, which is something she never had with Vaughan.  When Vaughan discovers Kelly is engaged, he is slapped in the face with reality and realizes this is his last chance to win her back.  An emergency arises and Vaughan and Kelly have to rush their daughter to the hospital.  They are forced to spend time together and Vaughan takes advantage of this opportunity to get close to Kelly.

I like the man Vaughan is now, although I probably wouldn’t have liked him eight years ago.  He has finally matured and realizes what is important to him.  He knows Kelly is the only woman he has ever loved and he wants her back in his life.  He also loves his daughters and is a caring and protective dad. Vaughan has to work hard to win Kelly’s trust and show her he has matured and is ready to take on the responsibility of a family full time. I love how devoted Vaughan is to Kelly and his daughters.  He will do whatever it takes to get his family back.

Kelly is smart, beautiful and works hard to be a successful role model for her daughters. She is also a wonderful mother and her daughters always come first.  She doesn’t trust Vaughan because he broke her heart and she is afraid to let him in again and I can’t really blame her.

I loved everything about this delightful story and Lauren Dane is one of my favorite authors.  This story flowed well and the characters are realistic and have depth. Vaughan and Kelly have a passionate relationship and plenty of chemistry whenever they are together.  They are easy to like and I was rooting for them to work through all their issues and get back together.  There are also fun and interesting secondary characters in this story which add another element to the story.  Vaughan comes from a large close knit family and he loves them all, even though there are times they drive him crazy. Perfect! 

This review was originally posted on Cocktails and Books.