New Release: Things We Never Said by Samantha Young + Review!

Things We Never Said 

by Samantha Young

New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young returns to Hart’s Boardwalk with a searing and emotional new standalone romance…


Local metalsmith and gift shop owner, Dahlia McGuire, likes her quiet life in Hartwell, Delaware. It's the perfect place to hide from her family in Boston and the tragic events that led to their estrangement. However, when her father, the person she loves most in the world, needs her, Dahlia has no choice but to return to Boston to face her ghosts. One of those ghosts happens to be her ex-boyfriend's best friend, Michael Sullivan. The man she was never supposed to fall in love with.

Michael Sullivan has never forgotten Dahlia McGuire. Some might say he's never gotten over her. For years he lived with the anger of her desertion and now newly divorced he's finally ready to move on. That proves impossible when Dahlia returns to Boston and reawakens their explosive connection. Despite everything, Michael wants her back, but Dahlia can't seem to let go of the tangled emotions of the past. She flees home to Hartwell.

Determined to fight for their second chance, Michael follows Dahlia to Delaware, takes a job with the local police department, and does everything in his power to convince her they belong together.

However, when the unthinkable hits the quiet seaside town, Michael finds himself trying to unravel more than the mystery of Dahlia's McGuire's broken heart. It's time for truths left unsaid to finally be spoken or Michael and Dahlia might find themselves torn apart forever…



What people are saying about Things We Never Said


“Samantha Young once again delivers the perfect balance of emotion and wit, tension and levity… a visceral, beautifully penned story.” Vilma Iris


“The love and pain that went into writing this story is so evident throughout that you just don’t want to put the book down… Another MUST read by Samantha Young.” Badass Bloggettes


“Dahlia and Michael have chemistry that is explosive… I loved how they loved each other.”— Kathryn, Tsk, Tsk What to Read?


“Oh my word, I can’t even begin to explain how much I loved and devoured this book… Things We Never Said deserves ALL the stars.” —Lucie Lu’s Book Reviews


“Angst and heartache. Drama and suspense. Steam and longing. Slow burn and the most swoon-tastic hero... Things We Never Said HAD IT ALL.”— Angie’s Dreamy Reads


“Oy, what a beautiful yet heartbreaking story is this one.” — BJs Book Blog


“This is a great addition to this series… highly recommend!” —Reading with 2 Book Lovers


“This is a second chance love story at its finest.” — Amy, Garden of REden





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My Review:  

3 stars

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This book was pretty good, but not my favorite by Ms. Young. Things We Never Said is Michael and Dahila's story. This book is full of drama and twists and turns, so I can't go too much into the plot details with spoiling it. I will say, Dahlia and Michael met when they were young and she was in a relationship with his best friend. They become good friends, and she falls for him secretly, but a chain of terrible events leads to them becoming estranged. Dahlia leaves her family in Boston and runs away to Hart's boardwalk, not returning home for many years. When she returns to visit her family, she has amends to make and relationships to repair. Michael has stayed close to some of her family members, but he hates Dahlia for the way things worked out between them. He is awful to her at first, but when Dahlia leaves to return back to her home, he decides that he is wrong and does want to heal their breach. So he follows her to the Boardwalk in hopes they can rekindle their young love and begin a real relationship.

I liked the overall story in this book. I liked Dahlia as well, but I liked Michael a little less. He was pretty mean to her for much of the book until he decided to give her another chance. It made it hard for me to forgive him as a reader. He does make an abrupt change and is sweet while he pursues Dahlia. So I did forgive him, but it made me like him less than if that had never happened. 

This book is so chock full of drama and angst, from dating one man while being in love with his best friend to parental abuse to alcoholism to getting shot to a sister dating the man she was in love with to that sister dying and even more! It was just too much. Yes, the story was heartbreaking and emotional, but it was way too heavy for me. Their relationship was so tumultuous and there was so much fighting and pushing away through much of the book. There were hardly any happy times right up until the end, when they finally get together for good. There were parts of the book I really liked and I did feel the love between the Dahlia and Michael by the end of the book. I just felt very bad for everything they had to go through to get to that point.

Overall, I did enjoy this book in general, but it did put me through the wringer as a reader. If you are an angst lover, you will probably love this book. While it was a little much for me, I am still a fan of Ms. Young and will continue to read her books in the future. 




About the Author



Samantha Young is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of adult contemporary romances, including the On Dublin Street series, Hero, and Fight or Flight. Samantha’s crossover romance/women’s fiction novel titled Much Ado About
You will be published by Berkley (release date tba). Her debut adult paranormal romance novel War of Hearts releases under the pen name S. Young in October 2019.
Samantha is currently published in 30 countries and is a #1 international bestselling author. When she’s not writing books, she’s buying shoes she doesn’t really need and searching for nooks and crannies to shelve her ever-expanding book collection.

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