Since You've Been Gone

Ms. Chase’s writing is so descriptive they I can easily visualize myself in Magnolia Sound and I love visiting this town. This is Emmaline (Emma) Ryan and Garrett Coleman and I was invested from the fist to the last paragraph.

At a cross roads, Garrett returns to Magnolia Sound for the weekend and to re access what he wants out of life. Running into the woman he has loved since he was 8 years old, he is determined that this time she know his feelings, but is it fair to her, after all he isn’t planning on staying, or is he?

Could fate finally put these two together? Nothing worth having comes easy and Garrett finds that he is not the only one with feelings and doubts. When the past comes back to haunt them, will it break them apart for good or give them the opportunity to forge a relationship that will stand the test of time?

I really felt for both characters, particularly Emma, she has so much going on, trying to help her parents’ animal rescue shelter, working full time and trying to keep an eye on her siblings and it is all becoming too much to handle. Could Garrett be the answer to her prayers?

As I have come to expect from a Samantha Chase book, it was well written with characters that are human, ones that you cannot help but want to learn more about; easy to relate to, likeable and “real” they could be a member of your family, or a close friend.

I had so many emotions reading this book and have no hesitation in recommending it.

Magnolia Sound is one of my favourite places to escape too so I was excited when I heard we were getting Emmaline (Emma) Ryan and Garrett Coleman’s friends to lovers story and I wasn’t disappointed because this book was everything I expected and so much more. Ms Chase knows how to draw you into her stories with wonderful words that paint pictures inside your head and once again we get another perfect addition to the Magnolia Sound Series.
Garrett knew he loved Emma when he was only 8 years old but he never let her know, leaving Magnolia Sound seemed right at the time but now he is back for a visit and determined to tell the woman who haunts his dreams his real feelings for her. Problem is will he be staying ……
Has fate finally got Emma and Garrett together or will a stranger from the past tear them apart before they have a chance to build a future. You need to read the book to find that out.
This book ticked all my boxes, I fell hard and fast for Garrett, I adored Emma and her family because let’s be honest what’s not to love about a family you run a animal rescue. Samantha Chase has a way with words, she makes you feel you are visiting friends with every book you pick up and for me this story is one of my favourites in the series. I loved everything about Since You’ve Been Gone including the puppy kisses from the rescue pups.