Back to Us

Colt is back in town, having just got back from being held hostage abroad. All he wants to do is get home to Zee - it was memories of Zee that got him through the last few months. His memory is patchy, and he is struggling to recall much from his life, but is still surprised to find that he left Zee 4 years ago. He knows that he is still in love with her so can't understand why he would have left. He is left trying to piece his life back together, but will Zee give him a second chance?

For Colt, getting back to Zee was his number one goal after being kidnapped in a foreign country. Unfortunately, they broke up four years ago. While Colt is trying get his memories back, Zee is working in getting her business back on track from a past disaster. These two still have feelings for each other, but will it be enough to hold them together? Will Colt be able to handle what happened four years ago when he left Zee? Will Zee be able to trust him again? Amazing read.

This book gives you all the feelings you can imagine. The back story is surprising, and easy to immerse yourself into, as you hope for him to find somewhere that feels like home again, and the love he had lost.

The premise of this book seemed really unique to me. A man who has lost parts of his memory shows up at an ex-girlfriend’s apartment, convinced that they are still together. He has gone through something horrific and his memories of her are all that kept him tethered. Meanwhile, his ex has moved on with her life and isn’t sure what to do with his arrival. Zelda and Colt were great characters, and it was interesting to see them work their way back to each other. There was a lot more going on in the book than just their romance, however, and I kind of wished there had been a bit more focus on Zee and Colt. Overall it was a compelling read and I’m going to check out the other book in the series. Recommended.

Do you believe in second chance romance? If yes, then this is a book for you. It is a cute and sweet love story with happily ever after and was a super-fast read. The story telling and writing style of the author is commendable and the plot is quite unique.

Colt Buchanan is an adventure journalist and on his latest assignment in Middle East, which does not go very well leads to a concussion, broken leg and some memory loss after almost seven months of captivity with his interview subject dead. After this incident he comes back to Zelda Maliszewski who is an owner of Phlox Beauty (a successful cosmetics business) and daughter of a Hollywood actress. They broke up 4 years back due to some miscommunication but he does not remember it due to the memory loss. Although Zelda realizes that he is not her responsibility any more but she still cares and cannot let him go. She understands that he needs care which either she or her grandfather will be able to provide. In the process of taking care of him the feeling which she had for him start to resurface and she is unable to suppress them anymore but he still needs to convince her that she can trust him and now he will always be by her side.

After facing a life changing circumstances Colt feels that he understands Zee in a better way and takes her more seriously. He realizes that life is very unpredictable. When we are young and naïve, we do not take things as seriously we must. Isn't this applicable to all of us?

This was my first book by the author and all in all it was a good read and I will definitely recommend this book.

Thank you Netgalley and Serif Books for a digital copy in exchange of an honest review.

I really enjoyed the premise of this book as well as the conflict - four years is a long time to wait for someone, and Colt has his work cut out for him. Zee's been through her own struggles, and Colt showing up at her home thinking they're still together complicates things further. I'm a big fan of these two and will be checking out other titles by this author.

I received an advanced reader's copy of Back to Us by Julia Gabriel from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was the first book that I have read by Julia Gabriel and I was pleasantly surprised to find an enjoyable new author to follow.

Overall, I felt this was a solid romance and I found it to be well written. I especially liked the primary and secondary characters' interactions and found their banter to be amusing. The main characters, Colt and Zee, were very likeable and quite relatable, too, so you couldn't help but like and root for them. Plus, the novel had a fast-moving, original, plot.

All in all, Back to Us by Julia Gabriel was a quick, fun read and I would recommend it for any romance fan.