I Wish I Knew Then
Harbour Village, Book 1
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Charlotte North
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Austin Stone
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Jessica Peterson
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My grandmother has a saying: what's done in the dark always comes to light, especially in small towns with big secrets. And I was hiding the biggest secret of them all.
Every summer I spent growing up at my grandparents' coastal estate was the same. Same cousins. Same chaos. Same long golf cart rides along the beach.
Everything changed the summer I turned eighteen, when my grandparents' new housekeeper moved in with her son, Riley. With his big personality and head-turning looks, he was the local heartthrob.
We fell in love instantly. Riley was my first everything. First love. First time. And my first heartbreak when he dumped me at the end of the summer.
Ten years later, I'm back on the island for my best friend's wedding as her maid of honor. Who's the first person I literally stumbled into? Riley Dixon. Even worse? He's the groom's best man and a self-made billionaire to boot.
Being forced to spend an entire week together for wedding festivities quickly leads to more—hot hate sex, late nights of sneaking out, and unexpected revelations. The boy I knew a decade ago is gone, and the hate becomes…something else entirely. And I begin to wonder if Riley is hiding some secrets of his own.
I Wish I Knew Then is a small-town, standalone romance, and the first book in the Harbour Village series.
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I Wish I Knew Then is a fast paced, swoony romance that will have you grinning ear to ear. Riley is the sweetest man, but his backwards hat, playful banter and dirty mouth will have you 🫠.
I adored this book so much and there is lots of fun things happening! Best friends wedding - that's needs some rescuing from a monsoon. Bachelor/ette parties and living on a yacht. Singing anthems from strong female artists in public at the top of your lungs. Leaning into the need for a cheese big kiss scene.
my favourite trope combo!
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This story has it all , second chance romance, the hero being a boy that came from a poor family finally making it big for the girl he loves. When he goes to get her back , it seems she moved on but the scan is deceiving.
Charlotte North and Austin Stone nailed the characters and scenes fantastic
Real love wins always
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Book: I Wish I Knew Then
Author: Jessica Peterson
Rating: 4.5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5
Okay so when I started this one, I didn't know how I was going to feel. The FMC talked about how it ended between her and the MMC .. and I was livid with him.
Thankfully as the story went on everything was explained and I found myself rooting for him!
Nothing better than a story where you find yourself super committed right from the beginning. I was hooked the whole way through and finished it in one day.
I found myself deep diving into this small town and I just didn't want to leave. The side characters were amazing too.
I will say, I'm not usually a fan when one of the main characters make decisions for the other, but the fact that they were super young .. it all makes sense and I found it to be super relatable!
You get:
• Dual POV
• Spicy
• Second Chance
• Makes Her Dreams Come True
• Better With You
• Small Town
• It's Always Been You
I highly recommend this one and I can't wait to continue with this series. Available on KU, ebook, paperback, and audiobook.
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SHOULD BE LABELED AS PORN.
could have been a great story.
yuk
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