It's Different This Time by Joss Richard

It's Different This Time by Joss Richard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Thank you to Ballantine and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!
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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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This debut from Joss Richard had a lot of things working in its favor for me. I am a huge fan of New York City in the fall. I love Broadway. I am a bit of a foodie. And I always love a good second chance romance. Therefore, I went into this book expecting to really enjoy it, and I am happy to report that I was correct, and this was a great read for me. I really liked all the characters and enjoyed getting to know them. I am a huge fan of found family stories, and this book had plenty of that. The only thing that didn't flip this over into a five-star read for me is that one of my least favorite tropes factored heavily into the storyline, and that just made it a little less enjoyable for me. However, this was a really solid first novel from this author, and I look forward to reading more from her in the future!

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