Book Review: The Time in Between by Kristen Ashley

After a painful loss, Cady Moreland is coming to Magdalene to start the next chapter of her life. A chapter that began eighteen years ago but had a heartbreaking ending. The time in between was full of family and friendship, but Cady could never get the man she fell in love with all those years ago out of her heart.

Coert Yeager has learned to live without the girl who entered his life right when she shouldn’t and exited delivering a crippling blow he never would have suspected. The time in between was full of failing to find what he was missing…and life-altering betrayal.

But when that girl shows up in Magdalene and buys the town’s beloved lighthouse, even if Coert wants to avoid her, he can’t. A fire in town sparks a different kind of flame that won’t be ignored.

As Cady and Coert question the actions of the two young adults they once were thrown into earth-shattering circumstances, can they learn from what came in between and find each other again?

Take all that is Kristen Ashley and magnify it ten fold and you get The Time in Between. This story gives everything Magdalene has to offer. It's a beautiful, heartfelt second chance love story. 

Cady Moreland had been saved by a man who wanted her to have a family. He wanted to protect her, keep her safe and give her a family unlike the one who rejected her. Patrick had found Cady crying after her world came to a crashing down. When Cady discovered that man she loved was not the man he said he was. 

It's eighteen years later when Cady moves to Magdalene to connect with two men from her past, her estranged brother and the only man she ever loved who also had betrayed her.

Sheriff Coert Yeager doesn't know how to handle Cady moving to Magdalene.  She had left him for another man, not giving him a chance to make things right. He wants her to stay out of his life but keeps finding ways to show up in hers. 

Coert and Cady's story is emotional. They have a second chance at finding love. They had the time in between to find their way, get their footing, make them who they are now. Now they are "Running to catch up". They no longer want to lose time but can they move on from their devastating past? This is a love story at it's finest. Cady is all heart and soul. She gives and expects nothing in return.

Couples from the first two books in the series make appearances along with a Rock Chick or two. I loved this story, this series and Cady. I will say Boston Stone does finally get his comeuppance. Yes, finally! The Time in Between is a beautifully soulful read. 5 Stars.