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This Could Be Us

by Kennedy Ryan

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Skyland #2

Why Read This?

You'll believe in second chances and the power of rebuilding a life filled with love and resilience.

Synopsis

Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. She designs everything. She fixes everything. She’s a domestic goddess who's never met a party she couldn't host or a charge she couldn't lead. The one with all the answers and the perfect vinaigrette for that summer salad. But none of her varied talents can save her when catastrophe strikes, and the life she built with the man who was supposed to be her forever, goes poof in a cloud of betrayal and disillusion. But there is no time to pout or sulk, or even grieve the life she lost. She's too busy keeping a roof over her daughters' heads and food on the table. And in the process of saving them all, Soledad rediscovers herself. From the ashes of a life burned to the ground, something bold and new can rise. But then an unlikely man enters the picture—the forbidden one, the one she shouldn't want but can't seem to resist. She's lost it all before and refuses to repeat her mistakes. Can she trust him? Can she trust herself ? After all she's lost . . .and found . . .can she be brave enough to make room for what could be?

At a Glance

4.37 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

second chancesingle parent romancebet/wager romance

Mood

emotionalheartwarmingromantichopefulhealing

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.37 ★

Page Count

416 pages

Published

2024

Primary Genre

Contemporary Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Ines del Castillo|Jakobi Diem|Kennedy Ryan

Narrator Count

Multi

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: damaged survivor sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

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emotional abusetraumaanxietycheatingwar

World & Setting

contemporary sign in to unlock

Reading Context

cathartic release sign in to unlock

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