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New Uses for Old Boyfriends (Black Dog Bay, #2)

by Beth Kendrick

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Black Dog Bay #2

Why Read This?

You'll believe in fresh starts and the magic of coming home to yourself.

Synopsis

After growing up in privilege and marrying into money, Lila Alders has gotten used to the good life. But when her happily-ever-after implodes, Lila must return to Black Dog Bay, the tiny seaside town where she grew up. She’s desperate for a safe haven, but everything has changed over the past ten years. Her family’s fortune is gone—and her mother is in total denial. It’s up to Lila to take care of everything...but she can barely take care of herself. The former golden girl of Black Dog Bay struggles to reinvent herself by opening a vintage clothing boutique. But even as Lila finds new purpose for outdated dresses and tries to reunite with her ex, she realizes that sometimes it’s too late for old dreams. She’s lost everything she thought she needed but found something—someone—she desperately wants. A boy she hardly noticed has grown up into a man she can’t forget...and a second chance has never felt so much like first love.

At a Glance

3.68 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingmedium burn

Top Tropes

second chancesingle parent romancehomecoming / small town return

Mood

heartwarminghumorouslightheartednostalgicromantic

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.68 ★

Page Count

336 pages

Published

2015

Primary Genre

Contemporary Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Third Person

Romance Pacing

Medium Burn

Audiobook

Available

No

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: ambitious career woman sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

emotional / loving sign in to unlock

war

World & Setting

contemporary sign in to unlock

Reading Context

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