Title: The Twenty-Year Triangle

Author: heidicarroll

Genre / Style / Sub-Genre: Contemporary Romance, Chick-Lit, Second Chance Romance

Tags: #adultromance, #bestfriends, #bestfriendstolovers, #chicklit, #childhoodsweethearts, contemporaryromance, #divorce, #firstloves, #flashback, #humor, #lovestory, #romance, #secondchanceromance, #slowburn

Reviewer: SueLou66

Summary: The past always has a way of coming back around.

Finding herself at rock bottom after a tough divorce, Kinsey Abbot is forced to rebuild her entire life from scratch.

She returns to her parent's farm in Sweet Haven, Tennessee, where she reflects on her past relationships with her two childhood best friends and teenage heartaches, Hunter Wilde and Oliver Stone.

She thought those old feelings were long buried, but as she and Hunter bond over their respective failed marriages, she can't deny something is bubbling under the surface. And when Oliver makes an unexpected return to Sweet Haven, unresolved feelings complicate things even further.

Did Kinsey escape a failed marriage only to find herself back in the love triangle that nearly destroyed her as a teen?

Review: Where do I start? This story hooked me from the first chapter, and never let go until the end. This is the type of story that you don't want to end because you become so attached to the characters. While the slow burn did drive me crazy, it also had me wanting to binge-read to answer all of my questions. The way the author reveals little secrets throughout the story between the present time and the past is done extremely well. I never felt lost in the story.

The MC, Kinsey, is divorced and moves back home only to come face to face with a man whose friendship had remained steady through the years and the one who got away. She loved them both and they both let her down. One by not communicating his feelings and one by running away from his.

This triangle relationship started out when they were all kids, but grew in love throughout the years. And here she is right back where it all started with the same triangle. But this time, the one who never communicated his feelings towards her speaks up and is ready to fight for her, the one who ran away finds that his feelings never changed for her throughout the years he was gone and hopes she'll give him a second chance.

The twists and turns of the plot had me second-guessing who she was going to end up with or if she was not going to choose either one. Just when I thought I figured it out, she'd throw in another twist. I had my favorite from the beginning, and to me, it was an easy choice, but Kinsey struggled between the two men. Honestly, they both would have given her a wonderful life. I rooted for my guy till the end and did a happy dance when she made her final choice.

I would highly recommend this story to anyone who enjoys surprises and likes to pick sides, take guesses only to be disappointed then elated when it goes your way. Twenty Year Triangle is the book for you.  

To the Author: I loved this story and was sad when it ended. You have a fantastic talent for storytelling. Your world-building made me feel like I was observing the characters from afar. I enjoyed how you allowed the characters to grow from adolescence to adulthood and built bridges between enemies to create lasting friendships. This was not the first story I've read of yours, and I'm sure it will not be the last.

About the Author: Heidicarroll is married and has two big dogs. If she's not writing, you can find her gardening, reading, binge-watching great shows, and wasting time online.

She has published both formal and free-to-read stories. Her first story, Stormy Winter Nights, is available on Amazon, and she has published over ten stories right here on Wattpad.