I really enjoyed Wes and Addie's story. I admire the author for the risk she took regarding Wes and Rey's' marriage situation. Marriages of convenience do happen, even between Christians. The author does such a good job of creating banter between characters and the reference to pop culture adds to the enjoyment. I liked this book as much as Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other. I thought the characters were believable and interesting. Like other Bethany Turner's books, once I start reading one, it's hard to stop reading.

I listened to the audio version of this book. I liked the male narrator's voice, however, his voice kept going up and down in volume and I had to keep increasing and lowering the volume to hear what was being said. It seemed whenever he said something important, he lowered his voice so I had to keep repeating what was being said so I didn't miss anything. I did not have this problem with the female narrator.

I will recommend this book to others. Thank you for granting me approval to listen to the audio version of this book through NetGalley.

This is the third installment Adelaide Springs love stories collection. For anyone who loved this series this will be a great conclusion. But for those who didn't read the first few you can definitely pick this book up on it's own.

I liked the premise of this book but I will be honest the romance element fell a little flat for me. For some reason this couple did not draw me in. I am a huge fan of second chance romance but so much of this book was just them justifying their relationship and deciding if it was worth it verse actually falling back in love. That being said I might not be a fan of this series.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book!

I really wanted to like Wes and Addie Had Their Chance, but it just didn’t work for me. There’s a massive info-dump of side characters (I’m guessing from earlier books?), and it was overwhelming — even if I had read the other stories, it would've felt like too much.

The romance didn’t feel believable either. Wes ghosted Addie on their wedding day and shows up years later with a weak apology and a flimsy excuse. Honestly, it came off more like gaslighting than redemption. I couldn’t connect with either of them.

Also, the shifting POV (Addie in 1st person, Wes in 3rd) was kind of jarring. I ended up DNF’ing after the scene where Addie drives Wes to his inn. Just wasn’t feeling it. Maybe it’s better if you’ve read the earlier books, but as a standalone, this one missed the mark for me.

This book in the Adelaide Springs series was cute.
I do think it is my least favorite in the series thus far, but it was cute.
I typically let the reader know if a book can or cannot be read as a standalone book. I struggle with making that determination on this book. I do think you needed some background - specifically from the first book, to add more to your reading experience.
This is definitely a clean, small town romance. It was nice to see what the story was with Wes and Addie given their mentions in the previous books. It was almost a bit mysterious as to why they were absent in the previous books, so we got that in this book.
Wes left Addie at the alter 20 years ago and they had not seen one another since. Fast forward to present day, Addie has come back home after being widowed tragically and being let go from her high power CIA job. She is working at a the local, "uber like" company in Adelaide Springs.
Enter Wes, currently running for president, and widowed. Wes flies in unexpectedly to his hometown to escape from the campaign trail.
After mishaps and sharp tongues, Wes & Addie start down the road of friendship which quickly turns into more given their history.
The book turns into their second chance story and is fairly heartwarming. I think I just kept comparing this story to the previous two and I just wanted more. I can't put my finger on what I wanted more of, but I did want more story.
The plot was structured and the pace was good for the story.
The characters were fairly well developed and were engaging.
I did find myself laughing a few times and crying.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for the opportunity to review this book!
Happy Reading!

This is the third book in a series, but it can easily be read as a standalone. There are some references to characters from previous books, but you wouldn't be missing any key elements by not reading previous books. I actually read the previous book in the series and enjoyed it much more than this one.
Unfortunately, this one just didn’t work for me. I ended up DNFing at 34%. The writing felt forced, the pacing was slow, and I kept waiting for the story to gain momentum. The biggest surprise was the use of a lesbian character, and I was not expecting from a Christian author. Overall, this one was a miss for me. I wanted to like it, but I just didn't.

Book three! Wes and Addie Had Their Chance is what happens when your childhood sweetheart leaves you at the altar, becomes a senator, and then shows up in your hometown like it's no big deal—while you're trying to recover from a CIA career meltdown and the death of your hot spy husband. Addie’s life is basically a rom-com written by the CIA’s drama department: she’s back in her tiny Colorado town, dodging Wes’s stupidly handsome face plastered on every news channel, and trying not to trip over her unresolved feelings (and Wes himself). The town? Firmly Team Addie. Wes? Firmly regretting his life choices. Addie? Firmly trying not to punch him in the face or kiss it. It's complicated.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for this ALC!

After a career in the CIA and the loss of her husband, Addie returns to her hometown of Adelaide Springs. Addie finds herself driving Uber for the Valet Forge car service while she thinks about what she wants to do with the rest of her life. Then one day she picks up a passenger she recognizes immediately--- her first love, the man who left her at the altar 22 years earlier.

This was a cute story. I had listened to (and really enjoyed!) Cole & Lalia are just friends, but you don't need to read the other Adelaide Springs books to enjoy the others. Addie is a really cool character with her CIA background and her return to her hometown with a decent amount of emotional baggage. I didn't dislike Wes, but for me leaving someone at the altar is way past the point of no return. And in this case they don't even mean it in the sense that he left her shortly before the wedding, they were clear that he left her *literally standing at the altar*. That's unforgivable. For that reason I kept waiting for some big secret reveal that explained why he did it in a way that would make it forgivable and it just never came. I found myself disappointed that such a strong woman (former CIA, had a successful marriage for a decade, clearly has wonderful friends and family, ect) would be so quick to take back the person who did such a horrible thing to her. Still, it was a cute story and a quick read.

This was a delightful, closed door, second chance romance. I enjoyed revisiting Adelaide Springs and loved getting to know Wes and Addie. Would love to see more books in this series. Thank you to Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Fiction Audio for the opportunity to listen to this ALC. The dual narration was great, though I think I would have preferred duet narration.

Lovely. I've read some of Bethany Turner's earlier novels, but this one really touched me. Wes and Addie grew up in Adelaide Springs (the delightful, beautiful Colorado setting of two earlier books by Ms. Turner) and fell deeply in love as teenagers. Wes proposed, the date was set, and then Wes disappeared. The novel opens twenty years later, when both Wes and Addie end up back home, having led lives extraordinarily different (and more challenging) than they or anyone else in their town would have anticipated. Wes (a recent widower) is now the expected nominee for the presidential ticket, and Addie is both a heart-broken widow and a retired CIA analyst. There are lighthearted and funny moments in this book, but it is not a rom-com. It is a novel that deals with serious issues including cancer, alcoholism, aging, and loneliness, but it is foremost a novel that celebrates friendship and loyalty. Did I say foremost? Let me correct myself. It is foremost a beautiful love story that incorporates the importance of friendship and loyalty and leaves the reader and/or listener grateful for the chance to have experienced Wes and Addie's story. The narration of the audiobook was superb, and I look forward to listening to these readers again. I am grateful to NetGalley for an advance copy of this audiobook (and am buying a print copy to add to my keeper shelf).

A heartfelt small-town second-chance romance with lots of secrets.

When Wes left Addie at the alter twenty years ago, the small-town of Adelaide Springs, Colorado never forgot, even when they both left town and went their separate ways. Addie, now widowed and sober, is back home doing odd jobs to make ends meet. Wes, also widowed and now a presidential candidate, also finds himself back in town (being Ubered by Addie no less). This is the first time they've talked since that day.

To me, this would be a no-go. Leave me at the alter and never try to reach out for twenty years? Yeah - there'd be no chance at a second-chance. Wes didn't even seem like that great of a catch anyway.

Narrated by Talon David, Patrick Zeller, and Bethany Turner. This was a good audiobook and I loved that Bethany was able to record it!

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Thank you NetGalley, Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Fiction Audio and Bethany Turner for the ALC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a cute second chance romance.

I didn’t read the first two books in the series so there are a few small mentions of previous storylines I wasn’t familiar with but didn’t feel like I was missing anything significant.

Addie was a very impressive character and honestly i was a little bummed she folded so easily to reconnecting with Wes.

Wes left Addie the day of their wedding and he apologized 22 years later. Umm, what? Sir, you better have been on a deserted island to not reached out before this.

All that to be said, while I think Addie deserved more I did enjoy the story.

I love listening to romcoms. Wes and Addie Had Their Chance by Bethany Turner was a great listen. It's available now.

This is another great installment in Bethany Turner's Adelaide Springs series. I loved checking in with the couples from the two previous books while watching Wes and Addie work through two decades of baggage to find their way back to each other. I liked that the protagonists were a little older (40s) and that they had a long history together. It was very satisfying to see them get their second chance. I also loved the references to pop culture that popped up in their dialogue. I had entirely forgotten about Death to Smoochy and appreciated having that bit of nostalgia brought back to me. This series has solidified Bethany Turner as one of my all-time favorite romance writers! The audiobook narration was great. The narrators' voices were a perfect match for the characters, and I really enjoyed listening to them.

I loved the premise of this one and that the MCs were older. However, in the end it felt like it tried to take on too many different issues and would have been better to stick to one while still trying to be more of a romantic comedy. I did enjoy the audio performances

Wes and Addie Had Their Chance is a second chance love story that has everything you want. Set in a small town in Colorado, Addie and Wes meet again 20 years after Wes left Addie at the alter. They are now living very different lives although both are now widowed. I loved both Addie and Wes and all the side characters too. I want to visit this small town in Colorado. While the book is a romcom, it did have depth which I wasn’t expecting but loved. I recommend this book to everyone.

I received both an audiobook and an ebook and I loved both. The narrators in the audiobook book did a great job.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. Opinions are my own.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I loved everything about this. The second-chance romance, the small-town setting, the history between Addie and Wes, it was all so good. I was fully invested in their story and didn’t want to stop listening. The audiobook was amazing too, the narrator made the whole thing even better. So much heart, tension, and just the right amount of drama.

Thank You NetGalley and Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Fiction Audio

The publisher provided ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

This second chance rom com from Bethany Turner was my first book by her. I enjoyed the book overall but it didn't grab me. Also big pet peeve of mine is when one narrator's audio is much quieter than the other.

Wes left Addie at the altar two decades ago . . . and that was supposed to be the end of the story.

When her life crashes and burns in a flurry of secrets and redacted information, Addie Atwater-Elwyn hightails it home to the tiny mountain town of Adelaide Springs, Colorado--back to living with her dad, back to working a low-paying job, back to a life of disappointments. Growing up, nobody expected their local girl to become a high-ranking CIA analyst, married to a gorgeous CIA operative. But that was Addie's life until she lost . . . well, everything.

Now she's trying to pick up the pieces of her broken life with a little help from old friends. But there's one old friend she knows her life is better without--Wesley Hobbes, her childhood sweetheart who left her standing at the altar when they were eighteen years old. Truth be told, Addie would be perfectly content never seeing Wes's stupid face ever again--which makes it very inconvenient that he's now a beloved senator and presidential frontrunner, his face everywhere she looks. But that has nothing to do with Addie personally. He might make history, but in her book, he is history.

So, when the unwelcome Wes appears back in their hometown, no one rolls out the red carpet--not Addie and not an entire town that was forced to pick sides (and unanimously chose Addie) decades ago. Senator Hobbes certainly won't win the popular vote in Adelaide Springs.

Wes, meanwhile, is sitting on a few secrets of his own, including the political scoop of the decade: he'd seriously rather gouge his eyes out than spend another minute in politics, much less ever go anywhere near the White House. Addie knows there has to be more to the story, and her curiosity is clouding her judgment. You can take the girl out of the CIA, but it's not so easy to shake the CIA out of the girl. Of course, it's not just curiosity (and the acknowledgement that his face isn't so stupid after all) that's been reawakened inside her. But after more than two decades, it's too late. Wes and Addie already had their chance. Right?

Just finished this one and found a lot to enjoy—especially the themes of redemption, second chances, and finding your way back to yourself (and maybe, to someone else too).

Talon David’s narration was a standout—she brought Addie’s character to life with warmth and authenticity. Patrick Zeller also added emotional weight to Wes’s journey, even if his voice felt slightly more mature than I pictured for the character. Together, their performances really helped bring the story’s emotional beats to the surface.

Bethany Turner tackled some heavy, real-life topics—grief, addiction, heartbreak, divorce, and more—while still weaving in moments of humor and lightness. I appreciated the small-town setting and the relatability of the characters navigating love and life beyond their twenties. It’s not often we get a middle-aged second-chance romance, and I’m always here for that.

One thing I loved was how grounded Addie’s character felt—successful, sharp, and full of heart. It’s refreshing to see a female lead with her own career path and inner strength. The dual POV worked well too, and I liked the natural, conversational tone throughout. The cover gives off a light rom-com vibe, but the book itself explores deeper territory with a lot of grace.

Overall, a heartfelt story about timing, growth, and the kind of love that might just be worth circling back for.

Big thanks to Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Fiction Audio, and NetGalley for the ALC!

Actual rating: 3.5 ⭐

An interesting audiobook. It was a good companion while I was coloring or doing housework. But I don’t think I would’ve read it if I had gotten it in digital format. It’s simply one of those forgettable stories that won’t stick with me because it didn’t evoke anything special.

I liked it a bit more than Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other, but still not enough to give it a higher rating than this.

All in all, if you’re looking for something to listen to while doing other things, this isn’t a bad choice at all.

This is the third title in Bethany Turner’s series about the couples of Adelaide Springs, CO! This final book in the series about a group of five friends from a town so small that they were its entire graduating class in the early 2000’s, centers on the relationship and history between high school sweethearts, Wes and Addie.

22 years ago, Wes left Addie at the altar. Today, Addie has returned to Adelaide Springs to recover from the premature death of her husband and the loss of her job in DC, while Presidential candidate Wesley, who left Colorado on that wedding day never to return, has flown home in secret to ponder withdrawing from the race.

This is a sweet story about grace, forgiveness, owning up to past mistakes, and the joys of long friendships. I enjoyed the audio, especially as each POV had its own narrator. Sometimes the emotions in a story come across more clearly in audio form and that seemed to be true in this case. Wes’s struggles with his current dilemma and Addie’s sadness over her husband and anger over Wes’s past betrayal both come across very clearly in the narration.

This book is a fitting end to the trilogy that began with Brynne bashing her hometown on a hot mic then learning to love it, followed by two lifelong Adelaide Springs residents realizing their love for one another while contemplating a move to NYC. While each title in the series is a rom-com, the beauties of friendship and the love of home also feature prominently. It has been a delightful series.

Thank you to NetGalley and to Thomas Nelson for the advanced copy of this title in exchange for my honest review.