In Second Chance Boyfriend (One Week Girlfriend Series #2) by Monica Murphy, Drew is doing his best to pick up the pieces of of what remains of his life. He’s avoiding his father and stepmother after the hellish week he spent with them at Thanksgiving. And then there’s Fable. The girl he loves more than anything else. Drew let her go, fearing he wasn’t any good for her. He figured out too late what a mess he made and can only pray 
that Fable will give him the chance to make it up to her.
“I have no more secrets with you. At least none that I know of. I’ve bared my soul to you. I’ve got nothing to hide.”
“Neither do I,” I confess softly. “Yet here we still are. Together.”
Heartache is nothing new for Fable. So when Drew broke her heart a couple of months ago, she swore she would move on and not look back. Then they run into each other and Fable realizes nothing has changed, she loves him just as deeply now as ever. Drew is still a wreck emotionally, but he’s working on getting better. As Fable’s life starts to spiral out of control, can she trust Drew to be there for her and not run when things get complicated?
‘My heart hurts so much. His pain is like a living, breathing thing and I wish I could take it all away.’
Second Chance Boyfriend picks up where One Week Girlfriend left off, albeit about two months later. For those of you who were waiting to see if Drew and Fable would ever get their HEA, wait no further!
The drama certainly continued with book two of this New Adult series. To me, now that most of the secrets are out in the open, the focus seemed to shift to admitting truths, acceptance and forgiveness. There is a lot of personal growth for both Fable and Drew this time as they deal with what their lives have become and try to better themselves in any way possible. And I was still blown away by the passion between them and the incredibly heartfelt poems Drew wrote for Fable. Like this one…it’s so sweet…
For a passion that’s
Able to shine like ours
Blessed are we to
Love
Each other
Monica Murphy’s writing is once again incredibly detailed and conveys the emotions of our protagonists perfectly. Drew’s inner battle with his guilt and trying to make things right between himself and Fable was intense. I was happy to see him get some help from an objective party this time, as it seems like the healthiest way to handle things. Unfortunately for Fable, everything was still just as messed up at home, although work gets better for her this time. Reconnecting with Drew also gives Fable someone else to rely on for the first time in her life but she’s not sure if she should trust him.
Of all the characters in the story, I think I felt the most sympathy for Fable’s younger brother Owen. He’s had a tough life handed to him, and Fable does the best she can to provide and take care of him. Owen is at a tough age (fourteen) and without someone there to watch out and keep him in line, he could be headed for a lot of trouble. It sounds like we’ll find out in 2014 with book four: Four Years Later, which is Owen’s story.
Get ready for a bumpy but wonderful ride when you read Second Chance Boyfriend. It has all the intensity and raw emotions that I’ve come to expect from Monica Murphy. And be on the lookout later this year for book three: Three Broken Promises, Jen’s story.
Book Info:
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Published November 5th 2013 by Bantam | Series: One Week Girlfriend #2
From breakout New Adult author Monica Murphy comes the exhilarating conclusion to Drew and Fable’s story—the star-crossed young romance that began in One Week Girlfriend.
Lost. Everything in my life can be summed up by that one sickening word. My football coach blames me for our season-ending losses. So does the rest of the team. I wasted two whole months drowning in my own despair, like a complete loser. And I lost my girlfriend—Fable Maguire, the only girl who ever mattered—because I was afraid that being with me would only hurt her.
But now I realize that I’m the one who’s truly lost without her. And even though she acts like she’s moved on and everything’s fine, I know she still thinks about me just as much as I think about her. I know her too well. She’s so damn vulnerable, all I want to do is be there to help her . . . to hold her . . . to love her.
I just need her to give me one more chance. We may be lost without each other, but together, we’re destined to find a love that lasts forever.