REVIEW TOUR: Just Ten Seconds by Jeannine Colette

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Just Ten Seconds
That’s all it took for my life to change forever.
I left my posh life in Manhattan and escaped to the Hudson Valley in hopes of a fresh start. It wasn’t until I happened upon a bereavement group when I finally found a place I felt understood. I told them my husband was dead when, really, I was the one who had died inside. It was also where I saw the smoldering gaze of Dean Delgado, the single father whom I’d helped just days before.

Just Ten Seconds
That’s all he wishes he had with his late wife.
Despite Dean’s widowed status, he has a robust thirst for life. He’s a protector and a giver. A man who fixes things with his hands, is devoted to his child, and wants to spend his days with me. I try to avoid him, knowing a woman with my past has no business being in this man’s life. With every run-in, he makes me laugh. With every touch, he ignites me. And with every second, he makes me feel like myself again.

Just Ten Seconds
That’s all it took for me to fall in love with Dean Delgado.
I'm in too deep and my secrets are about to be exposed. I only hope he can forgive me for the lies I never meant to tell.

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My Review

I received an advanced copy of this book with the promise of an honest review. 

Mara is dealing with the loss of her husband and she’s just kind of existing in the world. She works at her friends’ diner for the sake of working and she has let her dreams go to wayside. Then one day Dean busts into the diner with his daughter Amanda, who has broke her arm. Mara doesn’t think twice about helping them and she finds herself very intrigued by this man and his daughter. Dean and Mara then find themselves running into each other and in the most unexpected places. A friendship is formed, which is the beginning of something very beautiful.
Whew. What an emotional roller coaster! I knew as soon as I started reading that I would cry at some point during this book. And I did. This is a story about loss and the different ways people cope. Mara and Dean have a lot in common, but they are both dealing with their losses in very different ways. 

This is such a gorgeous story, but not everything about it is pretty though. Very early in the story, Mara makes a choice that is not a great one. I just kept waiting for it to come to light because I knew it would affect her relationship with Dean. There are also two plots twists that not only surprised me, but also took my breath away, especially the second one. I actually had to put my e-reader down and take a minute to regroup. 

I knew from following the author on social media that this book went through a massive rewrite. An earlier version just wasn't telling the story she wanted to tell and she delayed the release in order to do that. I don't know what the story was in the earlier version, but I do know that I cannot see this story playing out any other way than how it did. Dean and Mara's story may not be perfect, but it was perfect for them and that is all that matters. 

Jeannine Colette combines angst and humor in her sexy, standalone romance novels. Her stories feature dynamic heroines, and swoon-worthy heroes, who have to abandon their reality in order to discover themselves . . . and love along the way.

A graduate of Wagner College and the New York Film Academy, Jeannine went on to become a Segment Producer at CBS News and NBC. She left the television industry to focus on her children and pursue a full-time writing career. She lives in New York with her husband, the three tiny people she adores more than life itself, and a rescue pup named Wrigley.

Website: http://jeanninecolette.com/