First Love, Second Draft

Title: First Love, Second Draft

Author: Becca Kinzer

Publisher: Tyndale House

Genre: Christian Fiction, RomCom, Contemporary Romance

Source: Library

My Review:

First Love, Second Draft takes a hot minute to get into with the changing perspectives of the story. You have the story of the main characters, Noah and Gracie, and you also get the perspective of Gracie's nephew Matt.

Read for:

✍second chance romance

✍several romances

✍redemption 

✍forgiveness

✍Baseball star 

✍writer's block for the writer

✍ horse incident

✍witty banter

✍jowls

✍serious LOL moments

I saw a ton of negative reviews for this book, and many people were mad that Noah and Gracie had ever divorced, and couldn't understand why. Well, just like any GOOD story, it takes a while to get to the "why." Sure, they could have tried harder to stay together in the first place, but once all is explained, it does make sense why their story went the way it did. Marriage is hard, and all marriages have their struggles, and it's not for us to say what is right or wrong in someone else's marriage-even a fictional one, LOL! While this story has all the romcom feels, it also has a lot of heartache and deeper moments, which just make the story even sweeter. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and had a hard time getting anything done. I would love to have a copy of this one for my keeper shelf.

★★★★★/5

Synopsis (Amazon):  

She’s a romance writer burned out on love. He’s her famous baseball star ex-husband. The last man she wants to be forced to work with is the one who broke her heart.

Rom-com writer Gracie Parker hasn’t written a bestseller since she and her husband, a major league baseball star, divorced five years ago. On thin ice with her publisher—and with a looming deadline—Gracie couldn’t have picked a worse time for a painful injury that has her flat on her back. At this point, she’d accept help from anybody . . . except her first love and ex-husband, Noah Parker.

The baseball season has just ended in massive disappointment for Noah. He’s facing the stark reality that he gave up everything for a career that’s let him down and that it might be too late to get back the one person he should’ve held on to. So when Gracie’s nephew calls, saying Gracie’s looking for a tenant for her next-door rental, it feels like it’s meant to be.

All Gracie cares about is turning in her manuscript on time, which is directly at odds with Noah’s attempts to win her back, even if she is slightly charmed by his kindness. But can people ever really change? Then Noah throws a curveball that could give Gracie the extension she needs, but it will mean working directly with Noah, something she’s not sure she can face. With no other choice, and everything on the line, Gracie must decide if it is too late for a second draft of their own love story.

Sweet second chance romantic comedy Clean, stand-alone sports romance novel Themes of redemption Bookish heroine Baseball star hero Includes discussion questions for book clubs