This was a great second-chance romance about two people who were happily married but whose marriage fell apart after a miscarriage. Aubrey has her own problems because of the cold, but wealthy Bostonian family she grew up in. Grant, on the other hand, is a sexy guy who grew up with a poor single mother who worked hard and loved him every moment of his life. So he’s easy-going and she’s uptight. But they somehow fit together perfectly until Aubrey fell apart after they lost their baby.

I enjoyed the alternating viewpoints. These are two good people who need to work through their difficulties beyond just having hot sex together. But Grant is such a great guy that you know it will eventually work out.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

My first read by Kate Meader, and I’m so glad I picked this up. It was a great romance. Nice tension, great chemistry, I’m excited to see what she comes up with next.

The first book from Kate Meader that I read was Illegally Yours, so when I saw this one listed in Netgalley, I knew I had to read it. Her writing in this one is just as good as in the other (except I wish her editor would point out that nor must always follow neither, but that's neither here nor there), but this one is so much more intense. I almost ugly-cried a couple of times.

The story is told in the alternating POVs of Aubree and Grant. Both are likable and empathetic characters and it's impossible to read “their” words and not feel their pain. Their internal musings are raw and loaded with feeling, even as they strive to joke about things, like when Grant thinks to himself, “Barely veiled criticism, come on down!” This personal chastisement from Aubree cracked me up: “If my mother could’ve heard me, she’d have turned over in the coffin she slept in at night.”

I loved these two characters and found myself rooting for their eventual happiness together. The struggles they had to endure were heart-wrenching and told in a way that was sensitive without becoming maudlin. In the end, I think this book addresses the issues and emotions often experienced in the event of a miscarriage admirably — honestly and with compassion, and ultimately, with hope.

This is a voluntary review of an advanced copy.

Wow, there was so much emotion and hurt in Grant and Aubrey that their marriage fell apart after a miscarrage. It is just so hard to find the words to describe how they struggled to overcome their differences and try to finally discuss the problems with their relationship.

It is kind of strange to see the man as the more emotional and wanting to talk things out while the woman is the one who does not want to talk things out.

I get that Aubrey had a pretty bad relationship with her parents and how they put on a false face for the world so it was hard for her to change but she finally got the courage and made a positive step in her life so that she and Grant could start fresh.

Loved the final chapter and their future life!

Holy hotness! I loved this book!
I am a fan of the series so far and the final installment was no exception. Grant and Aubry! If you have read the first 2 you have been chomping at the bit to know their story! Why arent they together and what happened? Obviously you find all of that out and then some. It is a very emotionally charged past that brings them slowly back together. Their journey hasnt been easy but watching it unfold in these pages will have you going through the gamete of emotions. Its was beautifully written and I could really relate to the characters. As always there is humor friendship and love. They are crazy hot togther and to finally see them let it go was AMAZING! I absolutely loved these characters and hearing about the past put everything into perceptive. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did!

I’ve been waiting for Grant and Aubrey’s story from the very beginning and it did not disappoint and was so much more than I could have ever expected.
This story was emotional, it had laughs and it was hot. Grant and Aubrey are two divorce lawyers, who also happened to be married to each other at one point. They’ve been divorced for a while, but there is still a connection between the two of them. Things left unresolved.
When Grant offers to drive Aubrey home for the holidays to visit her family and to celebrate her grandmother’s 90th birthday. Of course, Aubrey told Grant nothing would happen on the trip but with a connection between them it was impossible to ignore and there were able to slowly start to work through what happened at the end of their marriage.
I love Aubrey and Grant, their chemistry and their story broke my heart, but as their worked through their struggles and their past it will slowly mend your heart back together. If you’ve read the previous books in the series we got more of Max and Charlie and Trinity and Lucas, which was fun and led to some laughs throughout the story. Though, this is the third book in the series it can be read as a standalone.

Oh my gosh my heart! It's about a couple , they are divorced divorce lawyers. Road trip type romance, overcoming grief ( Content warning (view spoiler)) and learning marriage is a 2 way street and requires work. It was emotionally satisfying.

The connection between these two could not be denied. While the reconnection timeline was very short, I felt that talked plenty and has some interesting sexual encounters. Aubrey felt she needed to be in control and she had a lot of trust issues to work out.

Grant knew he gave up too soon and found a way to be with her so they could hash it out. He has some issues of his own to work out.

I really enjoyed this one.

3.5 I enjoyed the gender turn-about aspect of this second chance romance, with a female protagonist who is a thinker rather than a feeler, and a male protagonist who is all about the feels and is stymied when his wife can't open up and grieve with him after <spoiler>they experience a miscarriage</spoiler>. But Meader's penchant for matching practically perfect protective alpha men with deeply flawed women who need to change, as well as a somewhat wandering plot, make this less appealing than it might have been.

Grant, smart and sweet white working class southern boy, was instantly smitten with white Beacon Hill Bostonian Aubrey as soon as they met in college. They married soon after law school, but divorced after three years, when they could not reconcile their different emotional styles in the face of the above-mentioned trauma. Aubrey wanted to keep calm and carry on; Grant wanted to talk it out, not bury it. Aubrey wanted to use sex to feel better; Grant felt guilty about having rough sex with his far smaller wife.

Though two years have passed since the divorce, Aubrey's 90-year-old grandmother has never been told about it. And Aubrey has to go to gram's 90th birthday party for Thanksgiving. And she just broke her wrist, so she can't drive. And she's afraid of flying. And she needs to bring her cat, so she can't take the train... White-knight Grant offers to drive Aubrey from Chicago to Boston, hoping all the while that maybe spending two days cooped up in a car together will lead to some emotional breakthroughs for his emotionally repressed ex.

Aubrey's got a ton of family baggage, as well as her own problems with anxiety and control. In contrast, Grant is a perfect guy ("reserved yet so bighearted and patient"), with a supportive family, a man who is deeply in love and willing to do everything he can for Aubrey. Including let her take the lead in everything in their relationship, except in bed. Grant knows he married Aubrey because she needs him; Aubrey fears that if Grant sees what a "hot mess" she really is, he'll be unpleasantly surprised and reject her. Both feel like they are responsible for the <spoiler>miscarriage</spoiler>. Can the two get beyond their (well, mostly Aubrey's) miscommunications to salvage their relationship?

Early on, Grant thinks "I should have pushed back more, taken a firmer hand in managing her grief. Our grief"(Ch. 5). Throughout the story, both characters offer up other possible explanations for their breakup, but this one ends up feeling the closest to the truth by story's end; as Grant thinks to himself during Aubrey's "big gesture" scene (another gender-reverse of the traditional romance convention), "I thought that knowing Aubrey's failings combined with my patience was enough for us to overcome anything. But it wasn't. It isn't. I need to be a little less patient and Aubrey needs to be a little more honest" (Chapter 23). Although Grant does say at book's end that "I can't save you, but I still think we can save us," the "saving" mostly takes the form of Aubrey changing, and Grant just being a little less perfect than he already was.

So, despite the two protagonists' non-gender-conforming career choices in the book's epilogue, Meader's consistent message across this series seems to be that women are the ones who must change, and men are pretty much right about their female lovers' flaws and failures. Which is more than a little annoying.

Grant and Aubrey are divorce lawyers who though not married to each other anymore, still very much have feelings for the other. And those feelings make them take a trip together. A trip that just might give their relationship a second chance.
I have been rooting for Aubrey and Grant to get back together since I read about them in the other books in the series. And this book didn’t disappoint, it was very satisfying to read their HEA. Though the journey takes you though a roller coaster of emotions. Their romance was real, heartbreaking and absolutely beautiful.

THEN CAME YOU is a fabulous read! From the first page I felt every emotion that Aubrey and Grant felt. They were everything to each other. then they are divorced. They are still bitter rivals in the courtroom. Aubrey broke Grant yet now she needs him to go to Boston for her Grammie’s 90th Birthday as her husband.. A lot can happen on a road trip from Chicago to Boston during Christmas. I couldn’t stop turning the pages wanting desperately to know the secret that broke Grant and Aubrey apart. This was my first book by Kate Meader it won’t be my last. I highly recommend!

A fantastic second chance romance. I loved the idea of a divorced couple getting back together again and fixing what was wrong to begin with, It had sweet, sexy and emotional moments.. Love this.

I fell in love with Grant and Aubrey. Everything’s no about these two is special as individuals and together. This is the first book I’ve read of Kate Meaders and it wont be the last.

i really adore this author. she writes with such realness and heart. i usually dont like second chance romance but i felt for these characters after meeting them in previous books. i liked how the hero was the emotional one. his white knight complex was kind of annoying but i at least understood it. the roadtrip aspect of it was a nice change of pace. i liked how they still incorporated their lawyerly tendencies

I do have a soft spot for a second-chance story between a divorced couple (some personal conditions attached for it to be a palatable read for me) and Grant/Aubrey is what Kate Meader brings to the end (?) of this series of cynical, commitment-free divorce lawyers who ironically find their HEA. But Grant/Aubrey buck this trend in ‘Then Came You’ where a miscarriage tore them apart and after some time, find their way back to each other.

Meader can write, undoubtedly, and that’s what draws me back again and again. I’ve always enjoyed her prose, the nifty handling of characters, the emotions and plot. The feels, generally, is what good writing gives. But the past is piled on and tucked into the present, as both Grant and Aubrey recount the past in their own interior monologues—the scenes aren’t quite flashbacks per se, but the slide into years before left me somewhat disconcerted when the present suddenly disconnects from the narrative you’ve been soaking in.

But ‘Then Came You’ left me flailing in deep water, not because of the traumatic loss that both Grant and Aubrey had suffered, but how for the longest time, Grant seemed to be the only one interested in patching the holes left in the aftermath—while Aubrey merely looked at him as an afterthought, entertaining ideas that she’d be moving onto other men and saying it straight to his face.

I definitely understood and felt their loss, but it was hard to root for a couple who weren’t even on the same page when it came to reconciliation. That it took just a few days worth of holidaying to erase the years of pent-up hurt and guilt made it unbelievable.

I thought Aubrey was too paralysed to move on, stuck as she was on her inability to overcome her distant, aloof self, while Grant’s white-knight complex made him seem like the poster-child for talking things through, moving on and healing. In fact, Aubrey came across as self-absorbed to see beyond her own grief to the burden Grant was carrying on his own…essentially she shaped up to be a frustrating ‘heroine’ who never rose up to the level I expected and wanted her to be. Her simultaneous defence and castigation of her own behaviour made her bottomline argument “I don’t deserve him” the ultimate, self-defeating coward’s way out without any showing intention of fighting for them at all.

In short, a whole lot of push and pull, with so much frustration and emotion (and not all of it good) thrown in. I wish this could have been a more satisfying read—angsty but with less of a roundabout way of rehashing the same issues that come again and again and earlier character growth perhaps—but ultimately, ’Then Came You’ turned out more of a disappointment than I thought.

The reason they are not together is so not right. And I’m tired of this being the reason. I would like to read a second chance that makes sense and not the same trope overdone.

I finished reading Then Came You a few hours ago but I didn't want to write my review until I got my thoughts in order because this book deserves a 5+ star review as far as I'm concerned. Wow, I knew after reading the first 2 books in this series that I would love Grant & Aubrey's story and I was not wrong. Fair warning--you will need tissues for this one, especially the epilogue! After reading some of their back story in Down With Love & Illegally Yours, I had a feeling that this would be an emotional, heartbreaking read. This author certainly knows how to write heartfelt words. It's written in dual POV's which makes it so easy to get into the minds and hearts of Grant and Aubrey. All the character are well developed and I don't know anyone who wouldn't want to be friends with this crazy group! Even though this was an emotional read, there was also witty banter, LOL moments and sexy times. As much as I loved the other 2 books, I have to say that Kate saved the best for last -- this is most definitely my favorite of this entire series. These characters will stay with me for some time. Can't wait for more from her! I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC for NetGalley.

Grant and Aubrey used to be much more than fellow divorce attorneys. For nearly three years they were happily married and before that they were together through law school. About a year and a half ago their marriage fell apart for reasons even their closest friends don't understand. They've just started to get to the point where they don't run the other way the moment they're in the same room together, but talking about what happened to their marriage is impossible. It doesn't mean the feelings aren't there anymore though.

That's also why when Aubrey needs him, Grant it there for her. It's nearing Thanksgiving and Aubrey is headed home for the first time since the divorce, and she's somehow failed to mention the fact that Grant and Aubrey are no longer married to her grandmother. Grant decides to help Aubrey out, but with the ulterior motive that he's decided it's time for them to fix what broke between them and find out if their relationship can move forward.

I'm a real sucker for a second-chance romance story and Grant and Aubrey's certainly hit all the points for second-chance. They fill that role typically reserved for characters who have been built up in the background throughout the series so already I was highly anticipating this story.

I'll say I'm not too surprised when we learn what happens that kind of preamble to the downfall of their relationship, but I liked how Kate Meader shows that oftentimes it's not just one thing that can cause problems in a relationship, it's an inciting event that spirals into opening up other problems that are beneath the surface. Kate Meader also did a great job of highlighting the fact that it's not just one person's problem, both partners are contributing factors.

Taking place during the holiday season definitely pulls the narrative away from Chicago and friends and work and the road trip to Aubrey's family's home certainly puts the focus squarely on Grant and Aubrey which was something I really enjoyed. I loved seeing these people who obviously love each other desperately still dealing with the grief of things that they've lost and how they each deal differently. Aubrey, growing up in a very closed-off family, is very stoic. She wants to move forward and keep going. Grant, growing up in a single-parent household with a very young mother that he helped take care of as he got older, he likes to be the savior and he thinks if Aubrey just talks about what she's feeling then they'll be able to finally move past their issues. I love how Kate Meader veils this as Grant needing Aubrey to talk because that's how he'll get past the issues.

Then Came You is a very layered look at grief and loss and how everyone heals differently, but the give and takes of relationships are two-sided. I honestly couldn't have asked for a better story for Grant and Aubrey. It's one I wish I could read over again for the first time.

I absolutely love Aubrey and Grant's story. It's fun and sexy full of great banter, while at the same time being tragic, heartfelt and beautiful. This whole series has been wonderful! I feel like I've been waiting to find out what happened with Aubrey and Grant for forever. I just love what the author did with their journey; it felt so real and emotional. Sometimes love, compatibility and attraction really isn't enough, not if important feelings aren't shared and discussions aren't had when they mean the most. I felt so many different emotions reading this amazing story but mostly I simply adored it!

Thanks to the publisher/Netgalley for the ARC of this book.

This is a second chance romance between Grant (a partner in the firm with Lucas and Max, the 2 previous heroes), and Aubrey, another divorce lawyer. Their past has been hinted at throughout the 2 previous books, but there were scant details given. It turns out that Grant and Aubrey met in law school, were together for about 7 yrs, including 3 as a married couple, but got divorced and now can barely stand to be near each other. It's obvious that there are still deep emotions between them and plenty of issues unresolved. As the story progresses and the incident at the heart of their divorce is revealed, my heart broke for both of them. They were both still hurting so much and desperately needed a reboot of their relationship if they were ever going to move forward.

Grant was amazing, my favorite type of hero, a true caretaker alpha with a heart of gold who wanted nothing more than to take care of Aubrey, smooth her way through life, and provide her with all of the love that she had lacked growing up in a brittle, cold, upper crust Boston family. Aubrey was much harder to warm up to. Fiercely independent, she was completely closed off emotionally, to Grant and to everyone else. She never felt like she was good enough for her family or for Grant and routinely pushed away any attempts to help her and get her to open up. It was very clear, though, that the reason she acted the way she did was because of her upbringing, so throughout the story, I was rooting for her. The author did a great job in making me care deeply about both of them and I was completely invested in their happy ending.

My only criticism of the book is that whenever there was a flashback to an earlier time in their relationship, it wasn't immediately clear that we were now in the past rather than the present. I thought that could have been handled better with some kind of formatting or something but that doesn't change my overall feeling about the book.

My thanks to the publisher for providing me an advance copy to review through NetGalley.

This story was a very surprising one.

We follow Grant and Aubrey who are two divorce lawyers that used to be married. They come together again during a cross country road trip and have to face their lingering feelings and attraction. Based on that premise I thought this story would be so funny and steamy with all kinds of angst. Second chance romance road trip where there will probably be the “oops theres one bed” trope? SOLD. However, this story at its core was much more emotional and heartfelt than anticipated. Our main characters are both dealing with the consequences of their split in different ways and I enjoyed seeing things from both perspectives. It was a different relationship dynamic than we usually see in romance and it was refreshing to see that.

However, my main gripe with this novel is the dialogue and character interactions. So much was cringey and immature sounding almost? I understand using humor to lighten up the heavy topic this book explored, but it was almost overcompensating. Also a lot of the explanations of the past and main reveals were told in inner dialogue and made the storytelling a bit disjointed. Maybe if I had read the other books in the series and gotten more of a feel for the writing it wouldn't have bothered me so much.

Having said that though, I think that this was a steamy read with plenty of emotion and romance. If you’re looking for a romance that handles heavy topics, look no further.