5 Stars! There are a lot of 2nd chance romance books out there, but this one is one of the best. This one shows why readers love 2nd chance romance. First, the thing in the past that leads to their split actually makes sense. It's realistic in the face of the tragedy the family faced. It's not some stupid misunderstanding. The later things the heroine went through truly brought out emotions in me while reading this book, and didn't feel like ploys to create unnecessary drama. Overall, I just thought the writing was excellent, the story was good and the couple was one you want to see have their happy ending. And, of course, it was good to catch up a bit with the other characters from the McKinney books.

Whew...if you are looking for a book that will take you through a full range of emotions that then this would be the one to read! I actually felt emotionally drained after I finished reading this one. The story is really well written and packed full of intense emotions and situations. I really loved Mia and Nick together. Their chemistry was terrific and their support of one another was really played out well. Watching Nick struggle to parent all of his siblings was endearing and your heart just broke for him as he tried to adapt to his new situation. The constant back and forth between the present and past started to wear on me after a while and would probably be my main issue with this book. There was just A LOT of that and it really started to mess up the momentum of the book and made it feel like the story was really dragging along for a while. I appreciate the build up and seeing how Mia and Nick's relationship originally started but you know as some point that something happens to break them up to get them to where they are in the present time and I just felt like it took a REALLY long time to get to that. I would say that the majority of this story is told in the past and not really enough in the present. I really loved the Hannah's story with Stephen from the McKinney series was happening in the background of this one. I love when authors do that so you can kind of see more of that story happening in the background from what you didn't see in their individual book. Overall, this was a well written and certainly emotional story that I enjoyed and can't wait to see what this author has next for us.

A lot of bad things have happened to Nick Walker. He lost his parents, raised his brothers and sister, experienced a tragic event that tested him in a way no one should ever be tested. Even after it all, he's still a good guy. He's had a lot to deal with and sometimes, he takes the role of big brother very seriously.

In Worth the Wait, he gets a huge blast from the past when he runs into his old girlfriend, Mia. It's been a long time since he's seen her, but he hasn't forgotten the woman that stood by him through all that -- and the woman he pushed away.

The story is told with some flashbacks of Mia and Nick's time together when they were younger and what is happening in their lives now. It's hard to talk about what happens here without spoiling it, but this second chance romance doesn't always go smoothly for Nick or Mia. The spark between them still remains though, and it takes letting go of the past and a whole lot of honesty on both of their parts for them to move forward.

Worth the Wait is a tender, emotional second chance love story that drew me right in and kept me reading until I reached the final page. As with the McKinney Brothers series, Nick Walker is a self-sacrificing good guy who is super protective of the ones he loves. He's human too, so he's also made some mistakes.

I liked Mia. She's supportive and strong, smart and sensitive. She's part of the family, whether Nick likes it or not. IT was great to get more of Hannah in this book as well. She's one of my favorite characters from the McKinney brother series, and I loved how Worth the Wait worked with the previous series. Even though this book can be read as a standalone, once I finished I had to go back and re-read the first three, just to revisit these characters.

Fans of the McKinney brothers series will love this spin-off and new readers will get hooked on Claudia Connor's deeply emotional stories. If you love children in your romances, this series is definitely for you.

The good news is that there are more Walker brothers! I can't wait for more.

This is my honest review. An ARC was provided.

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Mary Jo – ☆☆☆
I loved many aspects of this story and liked others, but in the end, it didn't feel like it truly came together for me.

The flashbacks to the past traumas brought wonderful insight to Nick and Mia's story, but over half of the book was revisiting the past, which to me, interrupted the flow of the story. If the flashbacks had been written as perhaps a part 1 and 2, then with the current storyline, I think I would have liked the story more.

The pace of the current storyline advances quickly and the copy that I read didn't have any breaks or spacing to indicate that weeks or months elapsed since the previous paragraph.

I would like to read the next book in the series.


Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆☆
5 stars of amazing but heartbreaking story

This is not an easy story – in fact, this is a really tough second chance romance. The circumstances build up in such a tense way, taking us from when they first meet many, many years ago, to now, and then tracking back again and seeing what happened to cause the rift. Really agonising and beyond sad as it is all unfolds. I don't normally like stories which don't give us the story in a chronological order, but certainly this made it much more intense here. It takes a while to realise just how long they were together first time around – this is not a meet at school and split up for college timeline – this is much, much longer, and fundamentally much more painful.

Having said that, Hannah brings an unexpected lightness to the story and thanks to her, Nick and Mia do get their second chance.

I definitely want to read future books in the series, as this was well written and really made me think about how I would behave in that situation.

When being in love is not enough…

This book slayed me. There are tough-fought romances and then there is this one. I didn’t really go in with expectations other than love for the earlier McKinney series and eagerness for this crossover spin-off series, the McKinney-Walkers.

Worth the Wait, timeline-wise, is actually running parallel to the events of Worth the Risk (McKinney book two). The characters are all in both books, but the author wrote them in such a way that this one has a standalone plot and a reader could start with this spin-off series if they wanted. Personally, I was glad to read the other series first so appearances by the McKinneys and the many references to Hannah and Stephen’s romance in this one, make more sense.

So this story begins with Nick’s baby sister making it clear to him that she has found a special someone and is ready to date. Nick is terrified of this because Hannah has gone through so much and he has discovered that Stephen has a rather checkered past. Hannah begs him to back off and treat her like an adult and to give Stephen a chance.

Hannah’s new situation send Nick spiraling into thoughts of the past when he was a college-age guy. Nick’s parents died leaving him the guardianship of his seventeen year old brooding brother, his fourteen year old twin brothers, and his three year old sister, Hannah. He moves heaven and earth to keep them all together even while trying to finish his degree so he can get into the FBI. The whole family is broken and hanging on by a thread, but then he encounters fellow student, Mia. He falls in love with a beautiful girl who is not put off by his ready-made family and crazy life.

Mia has a plan that will involve eight years of school and then her career as a surgeon. It did not include time for love particularly with a guy who has a lot on his plate raising a baby sister and looking out for his teenage brothers while grieving the loss of their parents. But with promises from Nick that her education would come before marriage, they are doing alright until the unthinkable happens.

Now in the present, Mia is back in the area and is now a grief therapist. Hannah Walker is her client and it is only a matter of time before Hannah’s oldest brother Nick learns that Mia is her therapist. After all this time, Mia knows she is as vulnerable as ever, but she will not let Nick break her heart a second time since she is still in pain from the first. Only, Nick claims he’s in a new place and ready to try again.

Alright, this one was told in present time and flashbacks. Its a strongly emotional story, but it is also difficult to track because of the breaks back and forth. I’m not one for drama, but in this instance, it’s not drama so much as how much a human being can handle of what life can throw at a person.

Nick was pushed past his limits when the pressure of caring for four younger siblings and losing his folks is compounded by having to wait eight years to get married and then have his baby sister kidnapped and tortured. It broke something in him.

Mia was there all along with Nick while he raised the others and held strong to finish out her classes and internships only to have that happy moment of marriage and family never come. She ended up walking away when all hope was gone and then later her own life is tested when her adopted baby is taken back by the birth mom.

I’m not going to lie. It all got to be too much. It wasn’t too angsty, but it was just one heartbreaking line of sorrows for this pair. I really needed to see some happy times to balance it.

Am I sorry I read this story? Not a chance! I wouldn’t have passed it up. But that said, this is no fluffy feel good story and the reader has to be prepared for that.

This romance pair really needed to catch a break. Their chance came ten long years after they thought it would. As I said in the opening, love was there all along, but it wasn’t enough when things got to be too much. They were both too young to handle what hit them with the strength of an F-5 tornado. It decimated and scattered the pieces.

The writing was amazing and the author told this particular story well. I could have wished that once it dipped into the past that it stayed there until it caught up to the present, but then again, this way wasn’t a fail either. There was set up for the other three Walker brothers to get their stories. They were equally affected by their family’s past so I have a feeling that I will be getting some more deeply emotional stories out of this new series.

So, in summary, just wow. Amazing and heartwrenching feels, but a fantastic second chance romance nonetheless. I would recommend this series and the older series it spun from to those who love to see big family element, strong connections, and slow developing romance in unique and tough situations.

I have read all the McKinney brothers books by Claudia Connor and this is the beginning of a spin off series. It is a standalone so if you haven't read the other books, you will still enjoy this story. It is a true second chance romance, and although many of these kind of books start to sound formulaic, this book had enough of a different twist that made it thoroughly enjoyable. The two characters, Mia and Nick had lots of issues to work on. I'm not sure the author realized it, but she made her characters to be in their 40's and for that I was grateful too because they actually had lived a life! They knew enough so that when they finally got together, I felt like it was a more mature relationship. As always, thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for allowing me to read this book for an honest review. Looking forward to the next one in this series.

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This is the first book I have read by this author and after reading the blurb it seemed right up my street but unfortunately this one didn't work for me.

I found Worth the Wait to be quite a difficult read... the storyline was good but there were just so many difficult times and sad situations that I found it quite depressing.

Whilst I love a bit of angst in my reading, I found this to beyond that and I genuinely felt sad whilst reading it which I could have dealt with if it wasn't for such large parts of the book. Now, I will mention that I'm not the kind of girl that reads the sad / tragic / ugly cry books, I generally do everything I can to stay away from them so this really isn't my usual kind of read and had I been aware of how deep this book was going to go with the characters' pain and difficulties, I possibly would have steered away from it.

To summarise, Worth the Wait is a well written, beautiful second chance romance and the epilogue is very sweet. I'm sure it will be a huge favourite with many people but its just not my cup of tea.

4.5 emotional, second-chance, meant-to-be stars

I loved this book! A beautiful second chance romance with drama, heartache and a gorgeous love story between two soul mates separated for years who finally find each other again. It’s heartfelt and emotional, and beautifully written, and I was captivated from start to finish.

This book is a spin-off from the McKinney Brothers series. Nick was introduced in book #2, Worth the Risk, and is Hannah’s eldest brother. The drama surrounding Hannah’s past is a huge part of Nick’s story, and I loved that we got to experience his perspective on everything that happened. But rest assured that there is a lot of detail given in this book, and it can easily be read as a standalone.

Nick Walker was 19 when his parents died, leaving him as the ‘head’ of his family. With three teenage younger brothers and a two year old Hannah, his life was suddenly full of responsibility, but he took it all on board and stepped in when his family needed him. And I’ve gotta say – I LOVED the scenes showing Nick with his baby sister. It absolutely melted my heart the way he loved and cared for her, and it shows how, even at a young age, Nick became the strong, responsible, caring and protective man that he is.

And then along comes Mia, a medical student who is sweet and driven, and who has a huge heart. She and Nick immediately hit it off and easily and naturally fall into a relationship. Love follows soon after and they become one of those couples who just ‘fit’. It’s obvious that they belong together, and despite the obstacles in their way, they make it work and for over ten years they build a happy life together with Nick’s family.


“I loved you yesterday, I’ll love you tomorrow. Every day.”


I love that we got to see Nick and Mia’s past. The full story of their relationship is revealed in flashback throughout the book, showing their connection and the deep, deep love they have for each other. But there’s also that feeling of pending trepidation as each moment from the past builds up to the heartbreaking events that led to their split.

In the present it’s been over ten years since Nick and Mia have seen each other, and when they unexpectedly run into each other again it’s clear that there is still chemistry between them and that neither of them have been able to move on from what they lost. And wow, their reunion is wonderfully written. From that first glance I could feel everything that they were feeling, and I got that sizzling, heart-pounding anticipation just waiting for them to reconnect.


“I have no defenses against you,” she whispered sadly.” I never did.”
He spun on her so forcefully, she stepped back. “And you think I do? You think you aren’t burned in my brain? In my heart. You’re there. You’ve always been there.”


They don’t hide their reactions to each other, or the feelings that so clearly exist between them, and I love that they followed their hearts and so easily fell into each other all over again.


“I never stopped loving you.” He framed her face in his big, warm hands. “Not for a second. I might have buried it so deep, you couldn’t feel it, but it was still there. Always. I lost you, lost us. Now it feels like I have a chance again. Like we have a chance.”


But Nick is still struggling with his guilt over his past, and Mia has been through her own trauma and heartbreak in their time apart. They both have issues they need to deal with before they can move on to the life they always wanted together, and their journey to do that is emotional and full of feels (and yes, tears). My heart ached for all they had been through and the impact it had on the both of them, but there is never a point where things get stupid. You know how it’s all going to end, and I love that even though there is drama, there’s not a lot of angst, and it’s just a matter of holding on for the ride and waiting for everything to fall into place.

It’s a beautifully written story, with well-developed characters that I loved from the moment I met them. The emotion is real and raw, the romance is passionate, swoony and intense, and even though it broke my heart at times, I was captivated by Nick and Mia’s journeys.

Even though this can be read as a standalone, I did enjoy the tie in to the McKinney series. I loved getting to catch up with the characters from the previous books, and I’m excited about the possibility of reading about the rest of the Walker brothers – they are a complex and intriguing group, with lots of potential for great reads, and I’m looking forward to whatever is to come.

I loved it - 4.5 stars.

Nick Walker is still adjusting to his baby sister Hannah being in love and with Stephen McKinney. He is just one of her four very over-protective brothers who have raised her since she was two years old, when they were left with no parents. In fact, he was a father figure to all of them as he took on the responsibility of keeping his family together whilst they were all grieving.

Hannah thinks it is time Nick settled down. He has been in love but it was many years ago. She was his one and despite it being 10 years since he last saw Mia, he has never stopped loving her.

Nick and Mia met in College, not long after his parents had died and he was juggling studying, running a household and caring for his 2 year old sister. Mia becomes an important part of Nick's daily life, helping him care for Hannah and making each day better. They have a natural, easy connection with each other and their friendship slowly blossoms into love.

They both have career dreams, Nick wants to train to be in the FBI and Mia wants to go to medical school. They somehow manage to get through a long distance relationship and come out the other side of their years in education even more in love than ever. However, when tragedy hits the family once again, Mia and Nick's relationship begins to crumble and they part ways.

'She'd been so sure they could survive anything. She'd been wrong.'

Nick is shocked to discover that Mia is now living in his town. Where has she been all these years, who has she been with? Is she married, does she have children? Does she still have feelings for him? What he does know is that nothing has changed in the way he feels about her, she is even more beautiful now and he cannot stop thinking about her.

'He needed her like air; he always had.'

The reason Hannah left all those years ago is still lingering, like a dark cloud above them and until Nick works through all the pain and guilt, he has no chance of rekindling anything with Mia. You have to let go of the past if you want to move forward.

Once again, Claudia Connor has blown me away with another heartfelt story of love and loss. This author has a knack of writing stories filled with rich emotion and I find myself inhaling every word as fast as I can. This is a brilliant second chance love story that I devoured.

**4 stars**
Oh man, this book. There is just something about second chance romances that give me warm fuzzies. Claudia Connor delivered an amazing story about second chance love for Nick and Mia.

After a tragic accident 20 year old Nick was left to finish raising his teenage brothers and his 2 year old sister Hannah. What he wasn't prepared for was meeting Mia, the love of his, around the same time. It just wasn't the right time, but when is it ever? Just when things start to look up something tragic happens and it brings their relationship to an end. Flash forward 24 years later and you get to see what happens when they see each other again.

I think what I loved about Nick and Mia's story was even though they caused each other pain, they couldn't heal fully without the other. Mia's pain was Nick's pain and vice versa, they needed each other to find love again and to heal. Their story can be read as a standalone since it is a spin off of the McKinnley brothers series where you get Hannah's story.

4.5+ stars

Nick Walker stepped into a parental figure long before he anticipated the role after his parents died suddenly. As a 19 year old, acting as guardian to his teenage brothers was challenge enough, but he also had a 2 year old sister to take care of, as well as his college load.

He meets Mia while trying to find balance in his new situation. Her lightness and acceptance of his responsibilities eased his stress in a time when he needed it most. As they became close, they found a balance in their relationship that quickly included co-parenting, raising Hannah together.

But Hannah’s abduction knocks Nick’s entire being off kilter and nothing in his life remains the same, even after she is found. His already protective nature kicks into overdrive and his need to protect Hannah costs his own relationship with Mia.

Ten years later, they are face to face once again. They are both still carrying the hurt from their failed relationship, but Nick is determined to right his wrongs. Mia is terrified of being hurt again, and she quickly realizes he could hurt her even more this time around than the last.

I loved that the characters, at least in part of the story, have the weight of life’s experience coloring their views. Not only do they have their shared history, they also have the separate lessons learned in their years apart. There is a sweetness in the scenes from the past that shows the innocence of their feelings for each other, but also portends the pain they have yet to feel.

This was such a deeply touching story spanning decades. It was endearing, heartbreaking, sweet, and deep. Watching the McKinneys and Walkers from a different perspective made it even more fun to read. The McKinney brothers are back, as well as Hannah and the other Walker brothers. This is a great connector between the two families as well as a foundation for a new series following the Walkers.

I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Beautifully heartbreaking and heartwarming. This book has it all. Claudia Connor brings her characters to life with such intensity.

I can't remember the last time I've read a book with a box of Kleenex close by knowing I was in for an emotional rollercoaster ride.

Nick and Mia's story is meant to be treasured. It is an emotional journey through all-consuming love, loss, heartbreak and finding their way back to each other.

Some books touch your heart and stay with you long after the story has ended. This was that book for me.

For everyone who is a fan of this series this is a Must read.

Claudia Connor has quickly become my "go-to" author for a escapism fix. Her stories are so wonderful and with feeling. You are taken on an emotional ride from the very first chapter.

Nick is Hannah's oldest brother. She fell in love with Stephen McKinney in the 2nd book of the series. Her story was tragic and to have a light on Nick who spent many, many years filled with guilt because he could not protect his sister. Hannah found a way to heal, but Nick was still stuck in the past with his guilt.

Hannah had sought treatment with a trusted therapist and someone that she considered family, Mia, Nick's one true love. He loved Mia and she loved Nick and that fateful day changed everything. Mia eventually left Nick and Nick let her go. They reconnect at the hospital while visiting Hannah, 10 years later, and realize that their feelings haven't changed, but can they get past the hurt?

That is the essence of the story where true love finds a way regardless of the odds. The story shifts back and forth but it isn't confusing and it adds to the layers of emotions that these two feel for one another. While this book is the 4th in the series, it can be read as a standalone. I hope this author will continue the series and tell Zach, Dallas and Luke's stories.

5 STARS! If I could give it 6 or even 10, I would.

It amazes me how with each book of this series, I find myself growing more and more in love with these characters. Not just the men, but also their entire families.

FBI Agent Nick Walker broke my heart back in Worth the Risk and completely shattered it in this one. While I knew his story would hurt to read, I wasn’t prepared for how attached I would get to him and Mia.

Worth the Wait takes us back years before the first book. Back when Hannah was just a baby, she was being raised by a nineteen-year-old Nick. Fresh into adulthood, with three brothers and a sister to watch out for, Nick is struggling to keep them alive while still making his dreams come true.

With the weight of the world on his shoulders, he finds solace only in a dark-haired beauty named Mia. On her road to becoming a doctor, she’s all about the studying. So it shocks even her when she starts having lunch with the beautiful boy and his adorable little sister a few times a week.

While they’re both crazy busy – he with his family and she with her pre-med classes – they’re also crazy about each other. That gets them through college. That gets them through her medical internship. That gets them through his FBI Academy. Once it’s all done, they’re going to get married. Everything is going to plan for once.

Until Hannah went missing.

And that tore them apart.

This is a book about redemption and forgiveness. It’s been over ten years since they ended everything. Ten years since she walked away and he let her go. Ten years of pain and suffering and they finally want a chance to make things right.

I’ve suffered a lot of family death and illnesses in my life. It sucks, plain and simple, and anyone that hasn’t gone through it is luckier than I can ever say. It generally brings couples together or it rips them apart. When dealing with a child, especially one that isn’t getting better, it usually causes resentment. One of them blames the other. The other can’t handle the guilt.

In the case of Nick and Mia, Hannah’s parents for all intents and purposes, Nick irrationally blamed Mia and she knew it.

I think the way the book handles grief was well done. It’s more than just tears and anger; it’s something that beats down your soul. You feel it in your bones. You want to sleep for a slight reprieve except you’re still plagued by nightmares. Nick can’t handle what happened to Hannah, his daughter more than his sister, and he takes it out on the person closest to him.

At the time he can’t see he’s wrong, blinded by his anger and sadness. However, the years have gone by and his eyes are finally open. He recognizes he’s done things wrong, that he screwed up and blamed Mia when it wasn’t her fault. The way his character evolves from a bitter, angry man into someone that learns the true meaning of forgiveness was beautifully written. He's desperate to get her back and tells her how he wronged her.

"She glanced up as if sensing him and their eyes met across the dark and sparkling space. He thought about what Hannah had asked of him. Was it really that easy? For so many years of his life happiness had been synonymous with Mia. He'd stolen her happiness, too. It was time to give it back."

He redeems himself by recognizing what he's done wrong and trying to make it right. Very well done, but heartbreaking. I sobbed like an idiot.

Also the writing in general made me like this author more. This is a book that goes back and forth between past and present. So many authors just recycle the same dialogue and scenarios when that happens, but hardly anything was from Worth the Risk. These were new scenes, an entirely new story, and that made this transition from McKinney to Walker that much better.

My only issue with the book is Mia's celibacy. That irks me because it’s such a romantic trope, but meh. I’m willing to overlook it merely because she acknowledges that it was stupid of her to care about it that much.

Overall, I loved this and I can’t wait for the next Walker brother to steal my heart.

An ARC of this title was provided by the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I was not paid for this review.

Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) provided by the Author and Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an fair and honest review.

Claudia Connor writes characters that stay with you for a long time after you have finished the book. She is far from your typical romance writer and that is only one reason that I, who doesn't read a lot of romance, love her. She fully develops her characters and the scenes of family life just make me smile and laugh and cry. She is truly unique. In "Worth the Wait" we revisit two characters, Nick and Mia, we met in Worth the Risk. We get the full story of their past relationship interspersed with their relationship in the present. This is one very emotional story.

As a nineteen year old, Nick is thrown into the role of head of the family due to his parents fatal accident. His siblings, seventeen year old brother, Luke, fifteen year old twins, Zack and Adam, and two year old sister, Hannah, are just as shocked and adrift in their grief as he is, only Nick isn't allowed to feel it as he is now responsible for the whole family.

Mia is a college student, as is Nick, and it is love at first sight for them both. The struggles Nick has with his siblings is shared with Mia and the two are deeply in love, but have different goals. Mia wants to be a doctor and Nick wants to be FBI. With Hannah growing up, and their differing goals and locations, there is not much time for a young couple in love, but they make it work for ten years. Then tragedy strikes and it tears them apart, emotionally, if not physically at first.

Twelve years later it is Hannah that brings them together again, this time there is a whole lot of life that has happened for them both, but their love for each other never died. Finding their way back to each other is an emotional journey and each must own up to the part they played in the events that tore them apart and take steps to repair their relationship.

Worth the Wait was exactly that. Waiting for Nick Walker's story after meeting him in the McKinney Brother's series was one wait I wasn't looking forward to. Claudia made the story worth every day that we had to patiently wait to find out if Nick was going to get his chance at happiness.

Mia and Nick were together for years when Nick's sister was little. Unfortunately things didn't work out for them then, but who says there are no second chances. Nick and Mia are given a second chance and from the beginning I had my fingers crossed that everything would work out this time. I cried, I cried because I was heartbroken at the struggles they faced (if they would have listened to me it would have much easier on the three of us), but I also cried tears of happiness.

This story was worth every minute of the wait, every minute of reading, and every emotion it ripped from me. Overall a great read, and I can't wait for more from Claudia.

Worth the Wait was an emotional read,I absolutely adored it.

Nick and Mia's love was immense,it was love at first sight,they were each other rock until their regrets were too much to share and they drifted away. But life gave them a second chance and their journey will keep you glued to your book hoping they will finally have their well deserved happily ever after.

"Be happy," she whispered against his ear. "It's time."

This book is heavily interwined with the second in the McKinney's Brothers series.I was so glad to learn more about Hannah's past and to see more of her and Stephen.

I love Claudia Connor writing and I can't wait to read more of her works.

Sometimes a book has the power to overtake your world and as a result, make you realize how precious life truly is. Worth the Wait by Claudia Connor had that affect on me. The first few chapters were their own impassioned and emotional roller coaster, which drew me right into this heartfelt and intense read. I recommend keeping a box of tissues handy, because sobbing during each and every chapter is almost inescapable.

FBI agent Nick Walker and therapist Mia James, fell madly and deeply in love while attending college. At the time, Nick was not only a student, he was raising his three older teenage siblings, and his baby sister Hannah who was only two. Nick's parents perished in an automobile accident when he was nineteen, so he had to become a father figure very quickly, while dealing with his own overwhelming grief. For a long time Mia was Nick's rock, and they became a family, until a horrific incident changed everything. Mia left and Nick made no attempt to get her back. However, they never stopped loving each other.

Now it is years later and Hannah is in the hospital recovering from a panic attack. Mia recently became Hannah's therapist, so she was there as well. When the Walker clan emerges onto the scene, tons of memories flashback for both Mia and Nick. Their love is still palpable, but it is poisoned with anger, sadness and guilt. Forgiving and moving on from the past, is the only way they can have the future together that they dreamed of so many years ago.

Wow, what an powerful and heartrending love story. I finished this book a few hours ago, yet it took me a while to pull myself together and get my emotions back in order. Only a few books have ever caused me to feel contemplative and overwhelmingly raw, which this one did stunningly. Worth the Wait is a well-written, second chance romance that can be enjoyed as a standalone.

Complimentary copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley.

oh my gawd. I finished this about an hour ago and I still can't put my thoughts in order to say much more than GO READ THIS!

Nick and Mia broke my heart and put it back together again. I loved how their story seamlessly flowed from the present to the past. Some authors have trouble transitioning, NOT Claudia Connor. It was perfect. I cried like a big baby several times in here, so have your tissues ready.

Once again, I'm admitting this author has been on my TBR for a while and I've put off. No more. I'll jump on any new releases she puts out and I'll be going back to read about the McKinney family (and I'm super excited I get to read about Hannah and Stephen in a book of their own).

*thanks to Give Me Books Blog for sharing a copy of this with me*