Wannabe More: A Second Chance Romance: 1 (Love in Seven Mile Forge) Paperback – Import, 23 December 2019

Friends to lovers, first love, and second chances are the backdrop for this wonderful story, with a twist-of-fate surprise thrown in. And my favorite part is the quirky, awkward, charming Samantha with her superior intellect, photographic memory, love of math and lack of verbal filter or social awareness. Give me an endearing, idiosyncratic character and I’m in reader heaven!And while I’m so tickled with my reading choices lately, let me tell you, I’ve ben trying a lot of new-to-me writers recently, and this one easily earns a top spot on my list of must reads with Sam and Mazric's story. It’s sweet and tender, inelegant and discomforting, secretive and heartbreaking, and ultimately, euphoric and satisfying. And it’s just so darn much fun!I dare you to read this book and not fall in love with Sam. She's smart enough that she could easily finish high school before ever making it out of elementary school, so she's a few years younger than the other kids in her class. She really does know it all, but it’s nearly impossible to keep her thoughts to herself, which doesn’t help endear her to her peers. She loves math, and the geometry of basketball, and she's unequally qualified to give professional players some tips. Just imagine what her children will be like!Mazric now, bless his heart, is a different story. He's the typical, egocentric teenager who desperately needs to buy a clue. Focused only on his professional basketball career, there is a lot he and Sam go through as young adults that, if he had applied himself and questioned a few things, would have been very different. But then Sam did her part in enlisting the family to keep things from him so, while I understand her reasoning, she isn’t blameless. While I didn’t love that aspect of the story, the things it leads to are some of the best, sweetest and most heartfelt parts of their story.If you enjoy new/young adult romance, you’ll love this story. If that’s not your jam, I still encourage you to give it a try. When all is said and done, it lifts your heart and leaves it with a smile, making you glad you were part of this world for a few hours. Humorous, heartfelt, and oozing with charm, you won’t want to miss this fantastic read!

I like the book about childhood friends and the girl pinning fir the guy. She finally gets the guy only when he leaves for college shes pregnant. And he knows in his heart she would never cheat but he is a whore sleeping with everyone and leaves a 16 year old alone. Then 9 years later wants to come back and for her to jump because he wants her now. He didn't deserve her.

I love Sam and Mazric. Where does the name Mazric come from? It's very unique. The poignancy of their story was jumping off the page and I couldn't put the book down. I super enjoyed that Mazzy inherited her mamma's smarts. I'm looking forward to more Seven Mile Forge stories.

Another good book by Billie Dale. This one has me laughing as tearing up and telling Mastic he's an idiot but I'm more colorful language.