Love, Again

L.P. Dover

Apr 2019 · Loveswept

About this ebook

Sometimes all you need is a second chance. . . .

“L. P. Dover knows how to create the men who make us swoon, the book boyfriends we all want.”—New York Times bestselling author Heidi McLaughlin

Aubrey Reynolds is a small-town girl who’s made it big. 
A successful Hollywood director, Aubrey doesn’t have time to linger on what could have been.
But when a routine blood test comes back with a false positive, she decides to take some time off to do the things she’s always wanted to do: taste the famous chocolate chip cookies at the Minnesota State Fair, hike the Grand Teton National Park, scuba dive in the Caribbean. 
But after Aubrey admits to herself what she’s really missing, she heads back home to Dusty Valley, Oklahoma . . . and the man she left behind.
 
Cole Haywood is a small-town fireman and that’s just fine with him. 
Sure, when the love of his life left their hometown to chase her dreams he was heartbroken and—he’ll admit—damn mad.
But Cole would have never forgiven himself if he had held Aubrey back from success. 
So the last thing he expects after all these years is to walk into his favorite bar one night and find the girl he’s always loved—there—looking for him. 
Maybe now’s the time to make his dreams come true. 

Look for more of New York Times bestselling author L. P. Dover’s captivating novels:
The Breakaway series: HARD STICK • BLOCKED • PLAYMAKER
The Second Chances: CATCHING SUMMER • DEFENDING HAYDEN • INTENDED FOR BRISTOL

This ebook includes an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

Advance praise for Love, Again

“Aubrey and Cole are sure to steal your heart. Love, Again is one of my new favorites!”—New York Times bestselling author Krista Lakes  

“A remarkable love story—I highly recommend Love, Again.”—New York Times bestselling author Jill Sanders 

“Looking for a classic love story? Love, Again is that and more!”—USA Today bestselling author Devney Perry

Ratings and reviews

I so badly wanted to love this book. Friends to lovers and second chance are my favorite books but this one just didn’t capitalize on those connections for me. I didn’t feel the love between these two, even though I was told, a lot, that it was there. I need a little bit of conflict in books like this otherwise, I’m skimming to just get to the end. I loved Emilia and Bennett. I also really did like Aubrey and Cole. I was just never drawn into them like I’ve been for other characters in books by this author.

LOVE, AGAIN by L.P. Doer is a contemporary, adult, stand alone, erotic, romance story line focusing on thirty-two years olds, fire fighter Cole Haywood, and award winning Hollywood director Aubrey Reynolds. Told from dual first person points of view (Cole and Aubrey) LOVE, AGAIN follows the rekindling romance between childhood sweethearts and former lovers, thirty-two years olds, fire fighter Cole Haywood, and award winning Hollywood director Aubrey Reynolds. Ten years earlier, one month before their scheduled wedding, Aubrey Reynolds walked away from the man that she loved in the hope of finding herself and a new path in life. Fast forward to present day wherein a medical mistakes sends our heroine on a bucket list trip of what ifs and whys including a return to her hometown of Dusty Valley, Oklahoma where she lost her heart, and the man that she loved. Enter fire fighter Cole Haywood. What ensues is the second chance romance and relationship between Cole and Aubrey, and the potential fall-out as Aubrey struggles with returning to Hollywood, and the possibility of leaving the man she has always loved. Cole Haywood had never stopped loving the woman who broke his heart but fame, fortune and life pulled Aubrey Reynolds out of his life. Bitter and broken hearted, Cole never expected to come face to face with his past, a past he struggles to forgive and forget. Aubrey Reynolds knows she screwed up the day she walked out of Cole Haywood’s life. Never regretting the fame and success of Hollywood, Aubrey battles to make amends, walking away from the thing that she loved. The relationship between Aubrey and Cole is one of second chances; a rekindling romance and love between two people whose lives went in opposite directions but a love that never waivered in spite of the different paths, and varying degrees of fame and success. With Aubrey’s return to Dust Valley, Oklahoma, Cole is hoping for a second chance. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text. We are introduced to Aubrey’s best friend and actress Emilia Hart ; Cole’s brother Bennett Haywood, as well as a number of residents of Dust Valley, Oklahoma, and the many people our heroine meets on her journey of discovery. I am hoping the author has plans for Bennett and Emilia’s story. LOVE, AGAIN is a story of family, friendship, forgiveness and second chances. The premise is sweet, engaging and uplifting; the romance is captivating and seductive; the characters are colorful, energetic and fun. The conflict is limited to the reconciliation between our leading couple. LOVE, AGAIN is a wonderful and heart warming story for the romantic in all of us.

Aubrey Reynolds suffered a difficult loss as a young adult that shaped her future. Aubrey was to marry the love of her life, her soulmate Cole Haywood, but a promise to her deceased mother had her pursuing her dream of becoming a famous screenwriter instead. As a famous, award winning screenwriter, she had everything she could ever want....except love. When she is mistakenly given a life-changing diagnosis, Aubrey decides to start “living” life. Aubrey makes a bucket list and leaves on the adventure of a lifetime. Cole Haywood, a firefighter on the cusp of becoming the chief, is SHOCKED to see Aubrey back in Dusty Valley. He’s hurt, angry, and has never stopped loving Aubrey. He has dreams of becoming fire chief, she’s a famous screenwriter. Although Cole still loves Aubrey, he believes she could never be happy in Dusty Valley, Oklahoma. Once he gives her the chance to see who she’s become and still is, hope sets in. While I’ve never read an L.P. Dover novel, I can say that this was one of the best second chance novels I’ve read. I loved Cole’s willingness to put the past aside to see if he and Aubrey could have a second chance at love. Their bucket list adventures brought the past and the present together flawlessly. I also loved the uniqueness of Aubrey’s bucket list. She didn’t just want to go see places, but to experience foods (cookies) and events (book signings). Awesome second chance love story! I do wish that Bennett and Emilia had gotten their own story, not just an addition to Love, Again. I also LOVED the fact that a book was based in Oklahoma! There’s not too many of those out there. I read a gifted copy and all opinions stated are my own.

About the author

L. P. Dover is the New York Times bestselling author of the Second Chances series, the Breakaway series, the Forever Fae series, the Gloves Off series, the Armed and Dangerous series, the Society X series, the Royal Shifters series, and a standalone novel, Love, Lies, and Deception. She loves not only to write, but also to play tennis, hike in the mountains, go white-water rafting, and sing. A Southern belle with a former life in periodontics, L. P. Dover lives in North Carolina with her husband and two beautiful girls.