Release Blitz ‘Could Have Been Us’ by Corinne Michaels

Today I’m excited to participate in the Release Blitz of ‘Could Have Been Us’ by Corinne Michaels. This is a Contemporary Romance novel and the second book in the standalone series Willow Creek Valley.

Author: Corinne Michaels

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publisher: BAAE Inc.

ISBN: 9781942834571

Goodreads Rating: 4.88

Fifteen years ago, I fell for Jack O’Donnell. I was just a girl, but I knew my brother’s best friend was the only man I’d ever love. On my eighteenth birthday, when I asked him to kiss me, I never imagined it would change my life so completely. I gave Jack everything that night. In order to move on, we had to go our separate ways and pretend like nothing happened... as though it wasn’t the greatest moment of my life. But even that wasn’t as heartbreaking as the secret we were forced to keep. I’ve tried not to think about how much I still love him. How I long to be back in his strong arms or the way his hazel eyes make my heart race. Until he kisses me again. And this time there’s no turning back. This time I know what it means. We belong together and there’s no use denying it any longer. But our feelings aren’t the only thing that won’t stay buried, our past resurfaces and threatens to destroy our second chance at happiness. When our love is tested once again, will we be strong enough to stand together?

I’ve been a Corinne Michaels fan for a while now. So when I got the opportunity to read the second book in the Willow Creek Valley series I got super excited. Especially since the story of Stella and Jack got me really excited after reading a little about them in the first book. So when this book arrived on my kindle, I dived right in.

Stella has loved her brothers best friend Jack for as long as she can remember. One night on Stella’s birthday they shared a kiss and Stella knew right away Jack was the one for her. Unfortunately Jack is determined to stay away from her ever since, even though they see each other regularly. But years of denying themselves love, is taking it’s toll. And Stella and Jack can’t seem to fight it any longer. But there are many secrets trying to find there way to the service.

This book definitely had a twist I didn’t see coming at all. It made for a very fun, interesting and touching read. From the moment I started reading, I couldn’t stop because I just really wanted to know how things would end up.

The chemistry between Stella and Jack is definitely the best part of this book if you ask me. I loved reading about these two. They have loved each other for so long, but never allowed themselves to go there. It made for some pretty sexy moments. Now they finally can’t deny there feelings anymore, there are lots of hurdles to get through. And it kept me sitting on the edge of my seat. And although I loved this book, it was not so much about the romance between Stella and Jack but more about their ‘secret’ I think. Not a bad thing, but definitely a little unexpected.

My favorite character was definitely Jack. I loved that guy so much. He was just so sweet and caring. And he really wanted to make sure Stella was happy. I did wish we got to read a little more about his character though. We now only read a little bit about his past, but I simple couldn’t get enough of Jack and wished we could have read more about him.

We also get to read a little about the other Parkerson siblings in this book, and I can’t wait to read their stories too.

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Corinne Michaels is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of romance novels. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love, and she enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak before finding a way to heal them through their struggles. Corinne is a former Navy wife and happily married to the man of her dreams. She began her writing career after spending months away from her husband while he was deployed–reading and writing were her escapes from the loneliness. Corinne now lives in Virginia with her husband and is the emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun-loving mom of two beautiful children.

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Maureen Bakker

Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always!  Facebook | Instagram