First Love, Second Draft by Becca Kinzer


Things have been stressful in my part of the world the past few weeks. As a result, I have been looking for lighter reads. Maybe you have too? First Love, Second draft by Becca Kinzer is her third rom com book. 

First Love, Second Draft focuses on a divorced couple--Gracie and Noah Parker. This couple started out happily married and then several years later, struggled with infertility/miscarriage and the marriage dissolved. Those issues are dealt with in this book, so there is a bit of heaviness as they seek to work their problems out. However, much of the book is indeed a lighter read. 

Gracie is on deadline and she took a fall from a horse that resulted in some injuries. Noah has a break in his baseball career so he returns to the small town in Illinois where Gracie lives to help her out. Along with watching this couple navigate life, the reader gets to watch Matt and Rachel as they try to decide if they want to move from friendship into more. There are other characters in the book that are also enjoyable to get to know like Gracie's dad, Buck, and her sister, Mona. 

As a whole, I enjoyed First Love, Second Draft. There were a few laugh-out-loud scenes for me. I enjoyed seeing the characters learn to overcome some of their communication issues. I also enjoyed the small town Midwestern life they all lived as I can relate to that since I grew up in Midwestern small town. This is closed door clean and sweet romance book. For those readers who want a lot of faith elements, this book doesn't contain much of that. However, there are definitely themes of forgiveness, grace and redemption running through the book. For those in a book club who wish to read First Love, Second Chance as a group, there are discussion questions in the back of the book.

I received a copy of this book from Tyndale House Publishing via NetGalley and Interviews and Reviews. All opinions are my own. 

First Love, Second Draft releases on April 15, 2025

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