Growing up, I had it all—my art, close friends, a gorgeous girlfriend who owned my heart—but then my life exploded.
Turns out my father was laundering money, and my whole family got shoved into witness protection. No notice. No chance to explain. I was ripped away from beautiful, blue-eyed Delilah Moon, shattering both our worlds.
A decade later, fate has given us a second chance.
The cartel my father worked for has been wiped out. I’ve returned to my hometown, determined to win back the love of my life. But Delilah is engaged.
Or…is she?
I’m almost positive she’s lying about her fiancé to protect her heart. Which means I need to up my game.
I’ve made a list of fifty ways to prove we’re meant to be. Except Delilah’s barely looking at me, never mind swooning. I have a feeling my disappearance scarred her more than she’s admitting, and no one in town will tell me what happened…
| Title: | 50 Ways to Win Back Your Lover |
| Author: | Kelly Siskind |
| Series: | Bower Boys (Book 1) |
| Pages: | 332 |
| Category / Genre(s): | Contemporary |
| Trope(s): | Second Chance Romance |
| Point of View: | Single POV – male character only |
| Location: | Windfall, USA |
| HEA: | ✔️ |
| Release Date: | 6th September, 2022 |
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Cute and fun
This was my first Kelly Siskind novel and also the first in her new Bower Boys series – about a group of brothers all forced into the witness protection programme for 10 years. Each follows a different brothers and this one, like I’m sure the others, has a HEA and stands alone.
This one really caught my attention early on as we are thrown right in as Edgar aka E, spots his long-lost love just as they are about to board a flight together. He can’t speak to her or approach her and, well, let’s just say he’s having a meltdown. It helps us really get to know E early on – as well as his love and devotion for Delilah.
Other than one brief conversation – it then takes quite some time to get E and Delilah in the same place as each other and so start working on their relationship. It’s not that we’re not getting relevant information but it definitely felt we were building a larger picture for the start of the series rather than just for E and Delilah’s story. It’s maybe understandable in the first of a larger series but I, well, I got a bit bored. There was a lot of introspection and I just wasn’t there for it.
The whole of the book is told from E’s point of view so we only get his perspective on things. If given a choice, I always prefer to hear from both main characters but I didn’t feel I lost anything from not hearing Delilah’s point of view. Once the story about witness protection came out, any animosity that Delilah, or the townsfolk, had against E, vanished, so there really wasn’t any angst induing barriers to E and Delilah’s second chance that made me hanker to know what Delilah was thinking.
“If you love your gamma heroes then E is the man for you.”
If you love your gamma heroes then E is the man for you. Even if you love your alphas, then you’ll be hard pressed not to fall for E. He’s definitely in touch with his feelings, isn’t ashamed of his adoration for Delilah and I was surprised about how much I liked him. Again, it’s perhaps not the hero I would normally choose but it worked.
E and Delilah were definitely super cute as a couple – definitely soul mate material. I loved their banter, their stupid jokes and how they so easily bounced off each other. They also had some nice heat and chemistry which is always good to see.
I guessed the big secret – but got the wrong person – so I didn’t guess it at all, really. And while I do admit that Delilah’s actual secret was sad, and would definitely affect her – I think this is where not having Delilah’s POV really made a difference. Even knowing how I would feel in similar circumstances, I just couldn’t grasp why Delilah used it as a reason not to be with E – especially knowing E as she did. That man was so smitten with her.
As we got towards the end of the story, the focus definitely turned towards setting the stage for the next book in the series, 10 Signs You Need to Grovel. I have to admit that I was intrigued and interested but I’m not sure I’ll continue on with the series. The writing was good, the story was cute but I just didn’t love it like I wished I did. Just 3 stars from me.
Kelly Siskind writes romantic comedies and contemporary romance novels for daydreamers and fantasists everywhere. She lives in charming northern Ontario, where she alternatively frolics in and suffers through the never-ending winters.
When she’s not out hiking or home devouring books, you can find her, notepad in hand, scribbling down one of the many plot bunnies bouncing around in her head. Sign up for Kelly’s newsletter at www.kellysiskind.com and never miss a giveaway, a free bonus scene, or the latest news on her books.
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