Kelsey Kingsley

Do we choose love? Or is it something decided by fate? To Kinsey McKenna, Patrick Kinney was a persistent glob of sticky peanut butter. He had been stuck to the roof of her mouth, since they were both three years old, when fate seemed to send his family next door to hers. All the way from the coast of Ireland to River Canyon, Connecticut. Over twenty-nine years, fate has been both kind and cruel and many choices have been made. Can things go back to when they were more innocent and magical? Patrick has a plan and just one night to try and take back the reins of his destiny and put the wrong things right with a trip down memory lane. Fall in love again with this novella of firsts and second chances, in a little town where everything meant everything.

One Night to Fall

Candyce Kirk

This was a fast and easy read. I had my doubts in the beginning. Seeing how the story is set in a span of a day or so. Books have to be pretty good to pull that off. But this author knew what she was doing. I loved her note in the beginning that she wasn't planning on even writing this book, but that the characters wouldn't leave her alone. 
We meet Patrick in the beginning, who doesn't seem very happy in his marriage, but loves his little girl. He seems like a decent guy and he is a cop. When he runs off to the hospital when someone close to him has a heart attack, he is confronted with a part of his past and a girl that got away.
Kinsey left after the love of her life broke her heart and she hasn't looked back since. She only comes home when her father won't be able to continue to with the family business. Then we learn that Patrick and Kinsey have known each other almost their whole lives. His family moved from Ireland and they bought a house next door. They were inseparable and eventually fell in love. College got in the way of that along with other mistakes. Now, Patrick wants one night to prove there is still something there. Will Kinsey admit her feelings have never left and let him in?
This story was really interesting because of the flashbacks to when they were younger. Everything they went through together and when their first kiss, first date, etc. happened. This made up for the story only taking place in a span of a day. This really helped me connect to the characters and understand them. Their memories brought a smile to my face at times and sometimes it broke my heart. I had never read anything by this author before, but I definitely want to read more. The only thing that would have made this book even better was if we had Patrick's point of view a few more times.

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One Night to Fall

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