Half Empty (First Wives, #2)

by Catherine Bybee

An Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestseller.

New York Times bestselling author Catherine Bybee continues her sassy series with another of the First Wives finding that love and secrets are a dangerous combination.

Trina Petrov’s marriage-by-contract was only meant to be temporary. But when tragedy strikes, Trina is left one of the wealthiest women in the world. To recover from the shock, she takes some time off in Italy, swearing not to fall for any men while there. But that doesn’t mean she can’t fall for anyone on the trip home…

Country-music superstar Wade Thomas is lying low in a hotel bar when he gets the cold shoulder from the woman next to him. He’s used to fans fawning at his boots, and Trina is a refreshing change—so is the fact that she has no idea who he is.

As things begin to heat up, Trina discovers that the circumstances of her late husband’s death are not what they seemed. Now she’s in trouble, and Wade isn’t about to let her out of his sight. Getting close to love and danger could get them killed…or it could sweep them both off their feet.

• ISBN10: 1503903559
• ISBN13: 9781503903555
• Publish Date: 31 July 2018
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Montlake Romance
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 348
• Language: English

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

Though she wasn't in love, Trina was still haunted by her husband's death. While she was trying to avoid her friends as the anniversary of his death approached, she met a charming country singer, who had made it his goal to get her from half empty to full of life again.

Trina had had a hard run of luck, and it was time for her to get her HEA. I was really delighted by the story Bybee gave her, because not only was her romance fabulous, but she also got a lot of closure. Trina had her husband's death, his father, and lots of suspicion hanging over her, and Bybee put it all to rest in this book thus freeing Trina from that past.

But let's talk about the most important part of the book - the romance. It was love at first page for me and Wade. There was just something about him. His charm, warmth, and snappy banter made me want to get to know him better. Wade was this country super star, who was a wonderful mama's boy with a pretty big heart for everyone else too. The chemistry between him and Trina was fantastic, and I just about melted when he made it his mission to make Trina smile as much as possible.

Once again, Bybee combine some suspense in with the romance, and the stakes were pretty high. But, have no fear, the whole crew was onboard to help Trina through this tragedy, and it's always great catching up with everyone. I love their group dynamic, and Wade and his bodyguard fit right in.

Overall: Another great installment of First Wives, which brought me some closure and added some new and great characters to the "family".