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I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy from the Author. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.When You Were Mine by Alessa Martel is a cute little romantic book about a second chance love that is all clean and wholesome.

Will Jenny be able to make things right with Michael so that they will both feel better?


Jenny Collins


Jenny Collins is our point of view character, and I think this is a great way to do this book. It makes the way that Jenny evolves from being only thinking about herself to thinking about others and wanting to reconcile with Michael that much better. Jenny does do a lot of character growth in this book that we can see in her perspective, and it's excellent to witness. I think that Jenny is a remarkable character and that she is doing a great job of figuring out who she wants to be now. 

Michael Lindsay


Michael Lindsay was Jenny's boyfriend since middle school and together throughout high school until Jenny sees something that she should have had talked about with Michael. He is a great guy who wanted someone in his life and thought that with Jenny away that he could move on with Emily. The problem was that the whole reason they broke up wasn't something that ever got resolved between the two of them. It made Michael not want to open up much with Emily. Not until after a bit of time with Jenny being back. I like Michael, and I think that he is a great guy. Michael is into his family and wanting to take over the family business, which is a great thing for any young kid that wants to keep a family business within the family.

Five Stars


When You Were Mine by Alessa Martel is an excellent book by a lovely duo of mom and daughter. All the characters felt so real and that I was right there with them. These two will be on my radar for more books that they will write in the future. I loved Jenny and Michael and Emily as well. Those three and the rest of them were so well written. Valley Vale felt like a beautiful place to live. I am giving this book five stars and recommending it to anyone that loves to read romances.



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