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No Reverse (The Second Chances Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Marion Croslydon (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 3: The Second Chances Series

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A girl who needs to undo the past. A boy who wants to forget it. In love, there’s no way back.

Back in high school, Cassie O’Malley and Josh MacBride were the poster couple for quarterback/cheerleader romance until they starred in their own tale of teen pregnancy. No need to say their shotgun wedding was low-key. Five years later, Josh is set to kick off a political career on Capitol Hill, sponsored by his new girlfriend’s father. First, he must take care of a tiny legal matter: Technically, he’s still married to the girl who broke his heart.

Meanwhile, Cassie has been waiting tables back home to pay for her sick grandmother’s care. On the day of the old lady’s funeral, Cassie is served with two sets of papers. Josh is asking for a divorce. Her heart squeezes, but, well, he moved on a long time ago. The second envelope shakes Cassie to the core. So she leaves home and heads for the glitzy life of the boy who once loved her.

But no matter if her first—and only—love keeps thrusting the divorce papers under her nose, Cassie needs him to save the only person she loves more than Josh, more than life itself…

No Reverse is a heart-breaking love story with slow-burnt sexual chemistry. If you like contemporary romances about sacrifices, trust, and redemption with a sweet and badass hero, you will love Josh and Cassie’s journey back to each other.

Download No Reverse to experience a beautiful story about first love and second chance.

** NO REVERSE is the first book in the Second Chances Series. **

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"I fell in love with their relationship." Schmexy Book Blog

"I relished this story." Good Choice Reading

"It is a feel book." The Autumn Review

"I'd categorize her writing in those with whom I consider to be an elite league of authors like Taryn Fisher, Fisher Amelie, J.A. Redmerski, Laura Spinella, K.A. Tucker and a many others that can write a story that not only has you hooked to the edge of your seat but that makes you seriously think and feel." N.A. Book Addict

"I FIERCELY loved this story." Goodreads Top Reviewer

About the Author

Marion loves to share happy vibes, talk book crush, fictional boyfriends and sexual chemistry with like-minded people. And because she spends most of her days on her own deep inside her London writing cave, you are welcome to come and say "hello" from time to time. Just to make sure she doesn't sink into insanity. Her friends, family and arch-enemies (there are quite a few) will be forever grateful for your help. Her debut novel, Oxford Whispers, a New Adult paranormal romance, won the IndieReader Discovery Award, 2013. Her contemporary romances, No Reverse and Fast Forward, were Amazon bestsellers, both in the Kindle Top 50 and New Adult charts. Please get in touch with her: marion AT marioncroslydon DOT com

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00EF3V27I
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Carlux Publishing; 1st edition (January 7, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 7, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 6564 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 261 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,650,665 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #17,100 in New Adult & College Romance (Kindle Store)
- #47,835 in New Adult & College Romance (Books)
- #140,012 in Contemporary Romance (Kindle Store)

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Marion loves to share happy vibes, talk book crush, fictional boyfriends and sexual chemistry with like-minded people. And because she spends most of her days on her own deep inside her London writing cave, you are welcome to come and say “hello” from time to time. Just to make sure she doesn’t sink into insanity. Her friends, family and arch-enemies (there are quite a few) will be forever grateful for your help.

Her debut novel, Oxford Whispers, a New Adult paranormal romance, won the IndieReader Discovery Award, 2013. Her contemporary romances, No Reverse and Fast Forward, were Amazon bestsellers, both in the Kindle Top 50 and New Adult charts.

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Definitely a MUST READ!!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2013

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4.5 stars!!! Brilliant!

This was such an emotional story and just wow!!!

I fell in love with the characters...Josh and Cassie!

Cassie is by far the most selfless person in the universe. She deserves so much and always looks out for the best interest in others rather than herself.

This is the story of how Josh and Cassie who fell in love in high school, who had their lives ahead of them only to be turned upside down instead. Cassie wanted Josh to live his life and not be tied down, so she did what she thought was best for him.

Unfortunately Cassie's decision was not the choice Josh would have made, he did not have a choice in the matter. After splitting up and going separate ways, Josh has moved on. There is only one small thing in his way to marrying his fiance, he has to divorce his first wife, Cassie first.

Sadly Cassie gets the new of divorce papers on the worst day possible along with another letter that is life changing. Now before Cassie can give Josh what he wants, she needs his help first.

Cassie sets out to talk to Josh and have him help her, unfortuantely things do not go the way she planned. His anger towards her is still there and they get off to a rocky start.

These two share a love people only dream about. But do they have enough love for each other to reunite their family or will they go their separate ways and continue to do what is best for everyone else rather than themselves?

I absolutely loved this book and am definitely looking forward to all the books in this series!!!

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M. Ellen

Emotionally intense contemporary romance

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2013

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Josh MacBride loved Cassie O'Malley with everything that was in him, and Cassie returned that love wholeheartedly. When Cassie got pregnant, she and Josh got married. Josh's dad was not happy about it at all. He considered Cassie to be "white trash." Josh, on the other hand, had a future, a big bright future ahead of him - one which Cassie didn't want to stand in the way of - one which Josh would have easily and willingly given up for her. Cassie thought she was doing the right thing, the best thing for Josh, but wound up breaking his heart. Fast-forward 5 years. Cassie is still in Steep Hill Kansas. She's been waiting tables and taking care of her sick grandmother for the past five years and she and Josh are technically still married. She has just buried her grandmother when she receives divorce papers from Josh. She also receives another letter, a letter which changes everything. She knows she has to talk to Josh, to come clean and tell him everything, which requires her to go to England, spending what little money she has left, but...when she gets there, not only is he not happy to see her, he has moved on and is engaged to someone else.....someone who is worthy of him........someone from an important and wealthy family, someone better than Cassie, someone who can fulfill his dreams, or can she?

I really did enjoy this story, but it was also so heartbreaking. Josh and Cassie, pushed by forces that were against them and not for them, each made choices that they thought were the best thing for the situation they were in at the time. Josh neglected to tell Cassie before they got married that he had been accepted into Georgetown, and she in turn fabricated her own web of deceit, thinking she was doing what was best for Josh. He was angry, hurt, and did everything he could to forget Cassie, and then moved on. Cassie on the other hand, was sort of in limbo. She loved Josh, but she knew she couldn't be with him. Nevertheless, she was going to have to face her demons and do what was best for everyone involved, and to do that she had to travel to England, where Josh was finishing up at Oxford. The series of events that transpires after she arrives is intense and emotional, to say the least. To be honest, Josh was kind of a jerk, and in his defense, he thought he had reason to be, but a jerk nonetheless. Even though he tried, he couldn't deny his feelings that were still there for Cassie, feelings he had tried to forget with alcohol and women, until finally he found a woman he thought he could move on with. "Lenor," bless her heart, was a rich bitch that had her sweet moments to, which made it hard to totally dislike her. Cassie found a temporary job and some new friends, who wind up playing a role in her future. She can't deny her love for Josh anymore than she can deny the fact that she needs air to breathe. I really liked her, but I got aggravated with her, because she believed the lies about herself - that she wasn't worthy or good enough, and because she loved Josh, she was willing to sacrifice whatever was necessary, including her own happiness, in order for him to be happy, but there was one thing he had to agree to, and that my friends, I can't talk about. I liked Cassie, felt bad for her, got aggravated at her, got upset with her, and my heart ached for her and what she was going through.

I continually rooted for this couple throughout the entire book, despite Josh's jerkdom, because he does begin to redeem himself before it is all said and done. I have a feeling I will fall in love with him in the next book though. Their relationship felt like this couple was on an emotional roller coaster that kept changing directions, highs, lows, to the left, to the right, backwards, and forwards. Then, there was a turn I wasn't happy with, another turn when it looked like things were finally going to work out for these two, and the author switches tracks again and leaves us with a bit of a cliffhanger, which sets things up for the sequel. Despite that, I was happy with the point these two found themselves at, and I am excited to find out what Marion Croslydon has in store for these characters in the next book. This story is not easy for these characters. They go through a lot and find that love is something you have to work for, there are consequences and repercussions that result from bad choices and lies, broken hearts and hurt feelings take time to mend, and finally, that honesty and truth are the glue that holds love together. If you enjoy New Adult Contemporary Romance, then No Reverse is something I would recommend checking out.

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Sara

Didn't feel the connection

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2014

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I've had this sitting in my kindle for months. Finally it won and I cracked it open. I gave this 2.5 stars because this didn't at all wow me. For Josh and Cass to have grown up together from age 6 and fallen madly in love. For the sacrifices Cass made for Josh, leaving herself completely heart broken. I did not feel one ounce of their connection going back all those years. I should have right? I should've felt this epic love story.
I should have felt the connection between them, it should've been like a beacon. But they felt awkward to me. Almost like strangers. Growing up in a small town and loving your best friend only to give him up unselfishly was Cass's downfall. Josh moved on and went to college, eventually meeting and getting engaged to Eleanor. She was kind of a snooty ice queen to me. Cass felt like she was nice, but Cass sucked at being a good judge of character with people. Josh was shocked to have Cass blow back into his life. But the guy did serve her with divorce papers that she got the day she buried her loved one.
Going to Josh, Cass had only one thing in mind. Tell him the truth, and try to save Lucas. It wasn't about getting him back.
I wish I could tell you I read a great love story of young love and second chances. But mostly I felt like they were worlds apart and strangers. The history they shared didn't come through at all and I really needed that to but into everything else. To want this to work out.
I guess I liked Josh pretty well. He was tricked and I think he handled learning the truth well. I felt a bit of his undying love for Cass, but not strong enough.
What I also didn't care for was the wishy washy way Cass handled her decision with Lucas. Stay. Go. Give up. Fight. Be selfish or not. The ending was Josh taking a stand and giving her an out to find herself. What the hell was the whole point of tracking him down and fighting for Lucas if she's just going to run off??
So will I continue this story? Not likely. But maybe these two could redeem?? Who knows

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2017

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This was such a fantastic book. I am not gonna lie though, I cried my eyes out! Cassie is such a strong loving person and my heart was absolutely breaking for her as a wife and a mother!! I HIGHLY recommend this book!!!

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Amazing

Reviewed in Brazil on January 25, 2018

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No Reverse is an amazing book.
I loved every single part of the book.
Everyone who loves a romance book should read It.

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➳ Raj

Beautiful and Emotional Journey of First Love

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 2, 2017

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No Reverse is a beautiful and heart-breaking love story about first love, sacrifices, selfless acts, secrets, maturity and second chance romances. Its pages deliver angst, jealousy, despair, hope, opportunities and a chance to put right what was lost.

Cassie and Josh had an unbreakable bond since childhood and the chemistry they shared was irreplaceable. When circumstances and interferences affected their relationship both were left shattered with one giving up their dreams and the other left feeling betrayed and broken. The story is told in dual pov from Cassie and Josh and switches from past to present. This made it easy to connect to the characters and gave a richer reading experience to soak up the story.

I loved Cassie and Josh as individuals but even more so as a couple. Their connection and heat just poured out of the pages. Cassie was such a sweet, strong, beautiful and courageous woman. She was left to deal with so much on her own but she had also closed herself off, forsaking her own dreams and goals, so selfless, putting others before her own wants and needs for the sake of her loved ones. Her struggles felt real and she fought her way with determination to correct her mistakes and take back what belonged to her. Josh was so sweet, badass, sexy, protective, possessive and easy to love in this. His love for Cassie was so evident despite what happened in their past. He came across as hard, angry and hurtful but I could feel just how much he felt hurt by Cassie and hadn’t let it go. Their journey is one of facing hard truths, trust, uncovering secrets, an evaluation of feelings and uncertainty on what road the future takes them on as they deal with things from their past and present.

My heart felt so heavy as I read this and I absolutely loved reading every second of it. I couldn’t put it down once I started and was totally immersed in the story falling in love with Josh, Cassie and Lucas.

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Lynn Knell

A Powerful Story

Reviewed in Canada on October 20, 2013

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If ever a story of forever love deserved 5 stars, "No Reverse" ticks off all the boxes in spades. The author has skillfully developed her story with compassion and true understanding of the human condition, compelling the reader to be right there, living each of the emotions right along with the beautiful characters. I loved the way she wove the story between the past and present through the eyes and memories of both Josh and Cassie.

A real treat. I can hardly wait for the next installment!

DankeAnke

Schönes Buch, leider mit Cliffhänger :-(

Reviewed in Germany on October 14, 2013

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Schöne und tiefgründige aber auch traurige Geschichte, hoffentlich mit Happy End! Warte dringend auf die Fortsetzung! Von mir eine klare Kaufempfehlung ;-)

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J. MOORE

So glad there will be another part to this :)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2013

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I was so engrossed in this that I finished it within three days. So so glad the story of cassie and josh continue......it's like one of those cliff hangers in major soaps and drama's etc. Looking forward to the next one.

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