“I don’t know if I’ve found the meaning of life, but I know you are my life. You light up my world and make everything beautiful, Kaylee.”

This is a second chance romance, but not in the way that you would assume. This is a story of grief and moving on from your past. The “second chance” aspect of it is different for both Kaylee and Ty. They both get another chance at life and it’s beautiful.

Ty was a professional bull rider on his way to the top. In a drunk driving accident, Ty almost loses his leg, and does lose all chances of ever riding bulls professionally again. He turns to medication and alcohol to numb the pain. When we meet Ty, at the beginning of our story, he has overcome his addiction and is now fighting his feelings for Kaylee. Kaylee is best friends with Lincoln, the heroine from Never Enough, and she officially relocated to Montana after her fiancé committed suicide in their home in Georgia. She needed a fresh start and her best friend offered her a new beginning. The first moment Kaylee lays eyes on Ty, she knows nothing will ever be the same again. The first time they kiss? It’s love. But even though Ty feels that connection, he backs away from her, putting her at arms length. Ty won’t let himself have Kaylee because he thinks she deserves better. Someone that’s not him, that doesn’t come with all his baggage. What he doesn’t realize is that all she wants is him.

This novel is about the romantic exploration between these two. Ty is trying to pick his life back up and figure out how to move forward since his original plans crashed and burned. Kaylee is trying to allow herself to heal and romantically move on after the devastation of losing her fiancé.  The very best part about this novel is the push and pull between the two. The game of cat and mouse that they are always playing. As soon as Kaylee lets her guard down and opens herself up to Ty, he throws his walls back up and pushes her away. BUT, as soon as Ty is ready to be vulnerable with Kaylee, she shoots him down. It’s painful and heartbreaking and there is definitely a few scares in there when it comes to other people trying to mess up their relationship, but everything turns out for the best. When they finally admit their love for each other, I was crying. It felt like I had been holding my breath for so long. The declaration was absolutely perfect and refreshing. Kaylee said it first and allowed Ty time to come to terms with the love himself. She was confident enough in herself and in them that she didn’t need verbal confirmation from him, which was SO awesome. 

This was a 5 star read for me. I’ve never read anything by Kelly Elliott before, but now I definitely will have to go back and read Never Enough. I’m beyond excited for book three to come out, I think that will be Tanner’s story (I hope!). We were introduced to Kaylee’s cousin, Timberlyn, in this novel (at the very end) and Tanner couldn’t keep his tongue inside his mouth. I CAN’T WAIT! 

“It’s always been you. It will always be you, Kaylee.”