I Wish I Knew Then by Jessica Peterson is live on audio!
My grandmother has a saying: what’s done in the dark always comes to light, especially in small towns with big secrets. And I was hiding the biggest secret of them all.
Every summer I spent growing up at my grandparents’ coastal estate was the same. Same cousins. Same chaos. Same long golf cart rides along the beach.
But everything changed the summer I turned eighteen, when my grandparents’ new housekeeper moved in with her son, Riley. With his big personality and head-turning looks, he was the local heartthrob.
We fell in love instantly. Riley was my first everything. First love. First time.
And my first heartbreak when he dumped me at the end of the summer.
Ten years later, I’m back on the island for my best friend’s wedding as her maid of honor. Who’s the first person I literally stumble into?
Riley Dixon. Even worse? He’s the groom’s best man, and a self-made billionaire to boot.
Being forced to spend an entire week together for wedding festivities quickly leads to more: hot hate sex, late nights of sneaking out, and unexpected revelations. The boy I knew a decade ago is gone, and the hate becomes…something else entirely. And I begin to wonder if Riley is hiding some secrets of his own.
I WISH I KNEW THEN is a small town, standalone romance. It is the first book in the Harbour Village Series.
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Narrated by: Charlotte North and Austin Stone
Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars
It has been YEARS since I’ve read anything by Jessica Peterson, and I don’t know why! I enjoyed I Wish I Knew Then so much. This second chance, small-town romance was full of heart and Riley is so swoony in his quest to win back Lu’s love!
Riley and Lu had a secret relationship the summer they were 18. She was the princess from the wealthy family, and he was the son of her family’s housekeeper. But opposites attract, and it was love at first sight for these young lovers. They planned to continue their relationship after she left for college, but instead, Riley dumped her, claiming he had been with someone else, breaking her heart. Ten years later, they are reunited when Louise returns to the island for her best friend’s wedding and discovers that Riley is the best man to her maid of honor. Old feelings are reignited as they spend time together surrounding the wedding.
Riley has really made something of himself in the past decade, becoming quite the entrepreneur — all in his mission to be the kind of man that Lu deserves. Because guess what? He never cheated on her and never stopped loving her… So what really happened?
I thought this was a great story. It was well-paced, I liked the characters, and I thought the spice and sweetness balanced out each other nicely. Narrators Charlotte North and Austin Stone did a great job telling this story. They were vibrant in their portrayals of Louise and Riley, right down to the Southern accents!
Not only did I fall in love with Riley and Louise, but I fell in love with Harbour Village and Bald Head Island and the supporting cast of players. It reminded me of the Outer Banks of NC, where I have vacationed for many years! I am going to need to check out the rest of the Harbour Village series because I am hooked!
I received a complimentary copy and voluntarily left a review.
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