Forgiven by Garrett Leigh: Mia Amour needs a fresh start, to get away from her useless ex and a 
chance to be her best self, which is how she finds herself returning to England to open her florist shop, as with all things in life it is always easier said than done. This age old saying proves to be true when non other than Luke Daley strolls back into her life. The major problem being Luke us the very same guy that broke her young heart and left her high and dry with no reason for his sudden disappearance.
Luke did what he had to do to support his family even if that meant breaking his own heart in the process, but now he is back and ready to start living his life for himself, that is until he runs into the one girl that still haunts his dreams, Mia. With the two back in the same place again old feelings and emotions run hot and high, but with both still holding on to their old scars will their new connection be enough to help heal each other?
“We don’t look back because it’s not where we’re going. I love you. You love me. And for the first time ever, there really is nothing else.”
This was such a cute second chance romance that was super easy to read and fall in love with both main characters. This book is packed with angst, past hurt and loads of steamy moments! I absolutely loved the push and pull between Mia and Luke, and watching them come to terms with what has happened between them and how best to move past it. I will say it did have a bit of a repetitive feeling but that didn’t majorly take away from the read. I loved the secondary characters in this book, Gus has already peaked my curiosity and I can not wait for his book!
Forgive is was a steamy second chance read that is definitely one I would recommend.
Book Info:
Publication: January 25th 2021 | Carina Press | Forgiven #1
High school sweethearts Mia and Luke get a second chance at love in this brand-new contemporary romance from award-winning author Garrett Leigh.
When Mia Amour returns to England to open a florist shop, all she wants to do is put her lousy ex behind her and never look back. But getting a fresh start is easier said than done when her first love, the boy who once broke her teenage heart, strolls back into her life. He’s every bit as sexy as she remembers, and the urge to melt back into his arms almost makes her forget how devastated she was when he took off without a word. Almost.
Left with no choice, Luke Daley did what he had to do, leaving town to earn enough money to save his broken family, though it just about broke him, too. But now he’s back, running his uncle’s business and trying desperately to forget about Mia, the girl he left behind all those years ago. When he runs into her in town, the shock of seeing her again brings an intense rush of emotions: love, guilt…and an overwhelming urge to find out if it’s still as amazing between them as it used to be.
It doesn’t take either of them long to give in to desire and discover the fiery passion they once shared burns hotter than ever. With each new touch, each moment of forgiveness, old hurts heal and the future they’d hoped for ten years ago becomes possible again. But their fragile connection is tested by a threat neither of them saw coming—a threat that could end their second chance before it even gets started.
