Title: Give Me a Reason
Author: Jayci Lee
Genre: Romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
For ten years, Anne Lee told herself that Frederick Nam was her past. In order to save her father from bankruptcy, she left Frederick for an acting career in Korea. This was the only way she could stop him from following her and ruining his future. It was the best way she could love him.
After Anne left, Frederick spent years loving her, missing her, and hating her until he decided to live his life for himself. He followed his dream and became a firefighter in Culver City. He didn’t need romance. He had his work and his friends.
When Anne returns to Los Angeles, she and Frederick are thrown together in the same wedding—she as her cousin’s bridesmaid and he as his friend’s groomsman. Even though he is angry and distant with her, Anne can no longer deny that she never got over him. Not even close.
With so much hurt and uncertainty between them, Anne and Frederick suffer their love in silence. But all it would take is a single leap of faith to bring them together…
This was such a sweet read! I loved how all the characters were just doing life together, a part of each other’s lives and just there for each other. Anne’s father and sister were the worst, so I liked that she had something of a found family to support her. I really enjoyed the second-chance aspect of this, and just found it to be a lovely read.
Jayci Lee lives in California. Give Me A Reason is her newest novel.
(Galley courtesy of St. Martin’s Press in exchange for an honest review.)
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