NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this sweeping, second-chance romance, a twist of fate forces two former roommates back into their beloved New York City brownstone where they must confront the events that led to their estrangement—and the unresolved feelings lingering between them. Reeling from the cancellation of her hit TV show, June Wood has nothing left to lose when a mysterious email lures her back to the New York City brownstone she once called home before she moved to Los Angeles. Thanks to a clause in the former owner’s will, she and her old roommate, Adam Harper, now own the multimillion-dollar property—or at least they will in a month, once all the paperwork is signed. Four weeks, then June can return to her life in LA and forget about New York City and everything she left behind. Sure, the fact that June and Adam are estranged and haven’t even spoken in five years, and that their friendship didn’t exactly end on good terms might complicate matters, but this is an opportunity of a lifetime. As the autumn leaves fall around them, through shared meals and late-night conversations, old wounds and long-buried sparks resurface, and it becomes strikingly clear: June and Adam have unfinished business. Confronted with the consequences of their choices years before, they must now navigate the minefield of their past the best way they know how: together. Second chances are always a risk, but maybe, if they get it right and are finally honest with each other and with themselves, it could be different this time.
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It's Different This Time
von Joss Richard
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this sweeping, second-chance romance, a twist of fate forces two former roommates back into their beloved New York City brownstone where they must confront the events that led to their estrangement—and the unresolved feelings lingering between them. Reeling from the cancellation of her hit TV show, June Wood has nothing left to lose when a mysterious email lures her back to the New York City brownstone she once called home before she moved to Los Angeles. Thanks to a clause in the former owner’s will, she and her old roommate, Adam Harper, now own the multimillion-dollar property—or at least they will in a month, once all the paperwork is signed. Four weeks, then June can return to her life in LA and forget about New York City and everything she left behind. Sure, the fact that June and Adam are estranged and haven’t even spoken in five years, and that their friendship didn’t exactly end on good terms might complicate matters, but this is an opportunity of a lifetime. As the autumn leaves fall around them, through shared meals and late-night conversations, old wounds and long-buried sparks resurface, and it becomes strikingly clear: June and Adam have unfinished business. Confronted with the consequences of their choices years before, they must now navigate the minefield of their past the best way they know how: together. Second chances are always a risk, but maybe, if they get it right and are finally honest with each other and with themselves, it could be different this time.
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I have such mixed feelings about this one. It’s Different This Time is a very soft, nostalgic friends-to-lovers story told through past and present timelines, and the brownstone setting in New York gives the whole book such a cozy, autumn vibe. Watching June and Adam slowly revisit their shared past while being forced to live together again was honestly the highlight for me. What worked beautifully was the quiet yearning between them. The story really captures that painful feeling of loving someone for years but never quite saying it out loud. Their friendship felt warm and real, and the emotional moments definitely hit. At the same time, the miscommunication frustrated me quite a bit. So much of the conflict could have been solved if they had just been honest earlier, and at times the pacing felt slower than it needed to be. Still, it’s a comforting, bittersweet romance about timing, missed chances, and finally choosing each other when it matters most. If you enjoy slow-burn friends-to-lovers stories with emotional nostalgia, this one will probably work for you.
3.5⭐️ This is good until we reach chapter 26 and Adam, who is an adult, tries to have an adult conversation... with June, who's also supposed to be an adult but chooses not to act like it. Then after chapter 30 she becomes downright annoying. I'm so tired of grown-ass FMCs who act like teenagers, create problems for themselves, and then expect the world (and the readers) to feel sorry for them. Like PLEASE act your age...