thegreyladyy 's review for:

McKettricks of Texas: Tate by Linda Lael Miller

1.0

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Ugh I REALLY tried with this one but I just couldn't do it. I got about 2/3 of the way through before calling it quits. It's one that's been sitting on my shelf for several months and figured what the hell I'll give it a shot. Turns out I should have left it on the shelf. This book is a second chance romance where the hero (Tate) and heroine (Libby) originally dated in high school but split after the hero cheated on her with another woman and got her pregnant. We meet Tate and Libby six years after he cheated and his twin girls have been born. They live in a small town in Texas but this is for some reason the first time they have reconnected since then. Even though it has been SIX years, Libby is just as heart broken and shattered by Tate's cheating as if it had just happened. I don't want to speak for anyone else's experience but I would think that if someone was cheated on, they would be heartbroken and pissed and eventually, they would try their best to move on or at the very least, have their family members tell them it may be time to get back out there or that they may need some therapy to process their heartbreak. Instead Libby's sisters don't seem to care that she has been hung up on this guy for SIX years which is probably because neither of them have healthy romantic relationships. When Libby and Tate did get together, the sparks weren't flying but instead they just talked about the past and there wasn't any real reconciliation or moving beyond the cheating to establish a healthy relationship. I have heard that this author's earlier stuff is much better than her more recent stuff so I am willing to give it a chance.