I had a love/hate relationship with Grant and Harlow's first book Take A Chance. I had such high expectations for Grant and I was really disappointed in Grant's behavior for the first half of their story. But then he won me over. And Harlow was a shy, quiet heroine and sometimes I did not quite feel their connection. But by the end of Take A Chance, I was rooting for them and invested in them. And then the bomb dropped and Grant disappointed me again.

So now Grant is in need of one more chance. He totally screwed up, hurt Harlow, and sent her running. But now he is lost, depressed, and desperate to find her.  My heart broke for him and his pain and guilt. He knew he was wrong and he knew he had himself to blame for the situation so the thing he feared most...losing her...became a self fulfilling prophecy and very real to him.

And  as much as Harlow hurts and she misses him, she has reasons for hiding and does not think he can truly deal with her situation. She is determined to make her own choices and stand by them no matter who tries to convince her otherwise.  I will admit that in the beginning of the book I was frustrated with her, but at the same time understood her motivation. She really made Grant sweat. 

This book is more of a partnership for this couple even when their opinions differ. Grant knows what is important to him and what he stands to lose. So he will do everything he can in order to keep that from happening. But no matter how strong he tries to be, the situation is really out of his control. 

This one sucked me right in. It was emotional, heartfelt, and full of tension. I really loved Grant and Harlow together in this one. I could feel their connection and devotion this time. I bought them as a couple. There is all kinds of drama, stress, pain, and anger. This book  felt more like part of this series than the last one. It felt truer to the characters and was more emotionally gripping and powerful. It had me gasping and holding my breath a few times, swooning, anxious,  and tearing up.  It was told in both Harlow and Grant's point of view and also had several chapters narrated by side characters. This was an inspirational  story of taking a chance, hope, and fighting for life and love. 

Of the men in Rosemary Beach, Grant has long been one of my favorites. At the end of Take a Chance, I was so mad at him. While I thought he would figure out his feelings for Harlow easily and quickly reach his happily ever after, he proved me wrong in a major way. This time I started reading with my fingers crossed that he would finally make the effort to prove me right and be the man who deserved to have Harlow. 

“That moment when you realize you’ve completely f***ed up your life...yeah, I know that moment. All too well.”

Not even a tenth of the way into this book, I was already choking back tears. Thankfully it was looking like maybe this was going to be everything I hoped for and more than I could have imagined. 

Losing Jace marked Grant in a major way and led him to make the grievous error that led to Harlow walking out of his door at the end of Take a Chance. And while he never wants to lose another person close to him, he has to face those fears in a big way with Harlow. This is his chance to make everything up to her. 

“You’re my one. You’re it. This is my epic love, and I can’t lose that.”

Grant had quite a fight on his hands from quiet Harlow. Harlow showed a conviction we hadn’t seen from her before and her strength, while heartbreaking for Grant (and Kiro), was amazing. 

Everyone had to face fears and find courage and strength they didn’t know they had. Grant, Harlow, Kiro, Nan, Mace and all their friends. 

And Nan? I have never been a Nan-fan. But she shocked me in the best possible way in this book. One action was all it took. And now? I think I might actually hope for her to get a book someday -- to find a man who looks at her and sees beyond the hardened exterior to the hurt girl underneath. Unless she forgets this ever happens and goes back to her old self. I guess I’ll have to withhold that judgement until later.

I liked Take A Chance well enough, but One More Chance? I loved. I spent much of the book hoping for one outcome while thinking another outcome was more likely. Even as I knew the end was near, I wasn’t sure which way this book would go.

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

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