If We Could Go Back
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Bennett and Kieran’s story spans over several years and brings the reader along on a journey about loss, futile attempts at fighting their deepest desires, friendship, and surrender.
My sister asked me if I could stand the sight my own reflection, if I’d caused enough damage yet, but I didn’t see myself when I looked into the mirror. I saw Kieran standing behind me, pressing a kiss to my shoulder while he undid my belt. I saw everything I wanted that I couldn’t have. Not unless I was prepared to hurt everyone around me.
Kieran was in a similar situation.
Were we monsters or men? Were they one and the same? Did we give a flying f—hell. We did care. Just not enough to stop, not enough to walk away, and I knew we constantly asked ourselves the same question because of it. If we could go back to when we met on the train, if we could erase the deceit, erase our first hello, would we?
This story takes place in Cara Dee’s Camassia Cove Universe, a fictional town where all books stand on their own, unless otherwise stated, and the reader can jump in wherever they want.
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12 primary books14 released books#10 in Camassia Cove Universe
Camassia Cove Universe is a 14-book series with 12 released primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Cara Dee.
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This book should be in the dictionary as the definition of “guilty pleasure.” So many tropes I hate but were utterly irresistible here: cheating, Gay-For-You, adorable kids, all wrapped up in so much DRAMA. And Cara Dee makes it work in a can't-put-it-down, Jon-Stewart-eating-popcorn-GIF sort of way.
I don't know how she does it, but she made me root for Bennett (don't call me Ben) and Kieran despite the cheating, she made me believe Bennett was crazy hot for his new BFF despite never being attracted to another man before, and she even made me care about the happiness of the adorable moppets. Despite the morality of it, there's just something about the angst of two people who desperately want to be together but can't because of the hurt it would cause others that is terribly romantic, and Dee milks that for all it's worth. And although the writing is sometimes rough, there's a good balance of humor and heat, and despite the infidelity she makes it clear that both MCs want to do the right thing, especially for their kiddos. I'm not sure she's a strong enough writer for all types of plots, but this one was perfect for her style. A guilty pleasure that I'm sure I will re-read.
