Love You Again

Love You, Maine, Book 2

De: Julia Kent

Narrado por: Teddy Hamilton, Erin Mallon

An unexpected rescue rekindles an old romance between a single dad widower and a woman caught in a small-town scandal that made her flee the one place where she belongs. Can a second chance at first love end in a happily ever after?

Luke Luview has given up on love. Finally ready to let go of his late wife’s clothes, the grieving small-town police officer and single dad thinks he’s hearing things when he opens the charity box door. Who knocks from the inside of a donation bin?

The raccoon he assumes is in there turns out to be way prettier—and very familiar. Rescuing the first girl he ever kissed means life has dealt him a wild card with Kylie Hood, his late wife’s best friend who left town suddenly 15 years ago under a cloud of scandal.

Kylie Hood will never depend on a man again. Dumped by her boyfriend and fired by his parents from her children’s programming job at their ski resort in rural Maine, she hits rock bottom while throwing out her ex’s clothes—along with her phone and car keys.

Being rescued by Luke Luview, of all people, is a gift and a curse. The boy she once loved is now all grown up, everything her ex wasn’t—and absolutely off limits.

Accepting his offer to be his temporary nanny while she job searches in New York City, Kylie falls hard for his sweet daughter, and even harder for Luke. A clause in her employment contract means they can’t fraternize, but fate has other plans, and forbidden fruit is twice as sweet.

As the town she reluctantly left years ago accepts her more and more, and Luke makes it clear he wants ta second chance with her in their close-knit community, Kylie has to decide: an exciting new career in Manhattan on her own, or an instant family and a sense of belonging in her small hometown?

And as Luke wrestles with the pain of being left behind by his wife’s accidental death, he has to balance his responsibilities to his daughter with his own needs. Needs he’s ignored for far too long.

Needs only Kylie can meet.

But not if she leaves.

Can Luke and Kylie rekindle their first love and find a new future together in a place where love conquers all?

If you’re looking for a fun story about first kisses and second chances, featuring a hot single-dad police officer and his accidental nanny, set in a small town in New England, with a golden retriever named Jester, a heroine whose dream in life is to run a fairy camp, and a hero who wants to build a place where everyone belongs—then this is your book.

Grab a cup of coffee or tea, and maybe some edible glitter, and get your happy meter ready as you listen to the second book in the Love You, Maine, series—where love isn’t just a feeling…it’s a way of life.

Stand-alone

Slow burn

Single dad widower

Nanny/police officer

Second chance

… and a golden retriever named Jester

©2022 Julia Kent (P)2022 Julia Kent

Gotta love Erin Mallon and Teddy Hamilton

Excellent second in this newest series. I have both read and listened to this story. This book and audio is more serious and heartachey (now a new real word) than the first, yet so much humor and laughs included, it touched my heart. One of my favorites from this book:

“She threw a kitchen towel at him. Jester jumped up, snatched it in his teeth, and made off for his dog bed like he’d killed a bird in mid-air, eyes cutting over to Luke in triumph. See? I protected you, a mere human, from certain death, those eyes said. Give me a treat.”

And there are a plethora of these. Grab this or add it to your TBR list, an excellent fun read and listen.

Outstanding story and narration

I could not wait to read Love You again, the second book in the latest series from Julia Kent. As with other books I have read by this author it was well written, entertaining and with wonderful characters whose story you cannot help but quickly become invested in.

Their meet cute was outrageous and had me laughing so much my husband thought I was cray. Luke Luview and Kylie Hood’s second chance at love story that ticked all the boxes for me. They have history but Luke is still trying to deal with the tragic death of his wife in an accident.

Teddy Hamilton and Erin Mallon did a wonderful job with this story and brought the characters and story to life for me. One of the things that I loved was Luke’s family and the quirky characters that make up the population of this small town of Luview "Love You", Maine. There were moments where I was moved to tears as Luke struggled with his emotions. Can Luke convince Kylie to take a chance with him and his gorgeous daughter or will she take the job offer in New York?

An entertaining, witty, emotional story that ticked all the boxes for me.

A feel good romance

I love this book, actually I think I’m in love with Luview, Maine. There’s something about a small town, second chance romance that makes my heart happy. Luke and Kylie have such a sweet story between them and Erin Mallon and Teddy Hamilton are the perfect narrators to bring their story to life.

Second chance with a healthy dose of fairy dust

I ADORED this second installment in the Love You, Maine series! Second chance romance is my personal crack. Add to it an adorable kid, hot mess of a dog, an entire big family and incredibly nosy town (who among us DOESN'T want to take a bet in the pool on when they're gonna get together?), and you have a delightful read that will have you falling in love over and over again.

Repeat Audio Chapter

As always I’m a JK fan. This book was no different. Only issue was chapter 38 was repeated.

Fun fairy cop family love

Delightful romantic comedy with Luviews in Maine. Teddy Hamilton and Erin Mallon are consummate pros! Luke and Kylie with his daughter Harriet are so fun, and heartwarming. A very very enjoyable listen for me📚

An excellent romantic comedy

I love how Julia Kent writes!! I just read the books in this series that are out, and wanted a good laugh while traveling so bought the two that are out as audiobooks. I was not disappointed! Julia writes well with great story lines and wonderful characters. AND SHE IS FUNNY! I don't typically go for romcoms because I just do not get the humor. I snickered at this small town. LOVE YOU AGAIN felt more serious though. It tugged at my heart a bit more than book one. But there were plenty of moments that I laughed out loud. A definite reread/relisten!!

Erin Mallon and Teddy Hamilton are excellent narrators. They, once again, performed with perfection while bringing this book to life. I want to be a part of this small town.

Fairies and Glitter

In this second book in Love You, Julia Kent continues to create a wonderful world full of laughter and love. Get ready to find out just how much power a fairy basket of muffins can have.

Hilarious!

Ms. Kent never fails to make me chuckle. Listening to Erin Mallon and Teddy Hamilton describe Luke meeting and saving Kylie from a clothing donation bin was hilarious. I loved their story. Kylie was so great with Harriet. The gossip mill of Luview, Maine is unrelenting.

Excellent but....

Update: Julia finally got this sorted out with Audible and I am delighted! I'm preparing to binge the three audiobooks now. Original review: I love Julia Kent's books, and this one was no exception, and I love the narrators, but the audiobook was missing chapter 36 and has chapter 38 twice. Chapter 36 was really chapter 37, chapters 37 and 38 were both chapter 38. I emailed the author, hope the audio file gets corrected soon. When that happens I'll happily edit this review to reflect the corrections.