Before and After

The Vals

De: C.P. Cabaniss

Narrado por: Casey Montgomery

Can before and after become now?

Valancy has lived two lives: before and after. Before grief devastated her, she was bold and fearless, with boundless dreams. After, she pulled into herself, leaving that life and its people behind for one of routine and order that promised safety.

A decade later, her well-ordered life is thrown into disarray when Will, her best friend from before, shows up in her after. As the two reconnect, Valancy's old dreams begin to rekindle and she wonders if her before and after can become a better now.

©2023 C. P. Cabaniss (P)2025 C. P. Cabaniss

Wonderful story of Growth and love found again

Language🤐: Clean

Romance❤️‍🔥 : Kisses only

⚠️Loss of family member⚠️

Tropes/Micro Tropes
Day before Thanksgiving
• Second Chance Romance
• Friends to lovers
• Old Friends reunited
• Single POV
• Old and new meeting
• Finding dreams again

This story was a such a sweet story! I really enjoyed seeing Valancy's growth and coming back into herself! It was interesting to see the complex emotions that Valancy had to navigate as she is confronted with her pass when Will runs into her in the airport it has been a decade since she had seen him and she has created a whole new life separating her pass from her present. It was interesting to see her awaken to the fact of this separation of herself and learning to blend these parts of her life together. I found her quite relatable and fully enjoyed seeing how Valancy grew throughout this story! It's wonderful to see her learn how to dream and discover herself again! I feel like I could related in my own personal journey of discovering who I am even though it's very different than Valancy it made the story that much more enjoyable!

I had the opportunity to listen to the audiobook version of this story! It was really enjoyable to listen to the narrator did a wonderful job with it!

My personal reading is a 4.5 happily rounded up for Audible! Definitely a great story for those who love second chance romances and growth of wonderful characters!

Sweet childhood friends to lovers story

Having listened to the second book in the series (The Vals) first, and now going back to hear this one, I am so glad that I did go back to this story as well! It helped give a little more context when reading I’ve Said Love, but Before and After is its own story and has a different feel to it.

Before and After is a sweet, second chance story for Will and Valancy, two childhood friends that reconnect as adults when they both happen to be stuck in the airport together due to inclement weather. 🩷✈️

I loved Will and Valancy’s dynamic together! There’s just a level of understanding that comes from getting to know someone at a young age. You are able to know the true character of the person and don’t judge each other’s flaws. Taking the leap from friends to lovers is a risk, but I found myself cheering them on because of their bond! 👫🏻

Although we see Valancy working through grief from her father passing away, the book’s tone is still light and hopeful. It was a very easy listen, and short enough to finish in a day, so I have already listened multiple times! 💕

*Steam level: kisses only, no explicit content.