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Waiting for Her: A Second Chance Sports Romance Kindle Edition

4.5 out of 5 stars 459 ratings

From the time I was young, I knew Grady Ryan held my heart.
He was patient, kind, loving and everything he always promised me he would be.

But when a secret comes out threatens to change my world, I let it change
me .
I pushed away the best thing in my life because I was weak and scared.

I ran away from him. From the love he was freely giving me.

My second chance to win him back was just handed to me on a silver platter.
And I won't take no for an answer.

I once believed Bri Jameson was the love of my life.
I thought we would stand the test of time.

Prove all those cynics wrong who don't believe in first loves lasting.
But I was the one left looking like a fool.
She left me behind as if she never cared for me and I can't trust she won't do it again.

So why is my entire being still aching for her?
Why does it feel like my heart has always been waiting for her?

Waiting for Her is an emotional standalone second chance different kind of sports romance. Bri and Grady may have been high school sweethearts, but their story is far from typical.
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About the Author

Jennifer Van Wyk started her writing career with From the Ground Up. Jennifer makes her home in small-town Iowa with her high school sweetheart, three beautiful, hilarious, and amazing kids, and one crazy Jack Russell terrier. This is where her love for all things reading, baking, and cooking happen. Jennifer's family enjoys camping, boating, and spending time outside as much as possible. You'll be her best friend if you can make her laugh and follow up with asking her what to read next. When she's not writing, you can find her cheering the loudest at her kids' sporting events (read as: embarrassing them), sipping coffee or iced tea out of a mason jar with her Kindle in her lap, or binging on Netflix.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07G66219F
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 3, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.3 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 303 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 459 ratings

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From the Ground Up was Jennifer’s first published novel and now that she was bitten by the writing bug, has no intention of ever stopping. Jennifer makes her home in small town Iowa with her high school sweetheart, three beautiful, hilarious and amazing kids, one crazy Jack Russell terrier. This is where her love for all things reading, baking, and cooking happen. Jennifer’s family enjoys camping, boating, and spending time outside as much as possible. You'll be her best friend if you can make her laugh and follow up with asking her what to read next. When she’s not writing, you can find her cheering the loudest at her kids’ sporting events (read as: embarrassing them), sipping coffee or iced tea out of a mason jar with her Kindle in her lap or binging on Netflix.

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Customers find this romance book to be a perfect love story, with one review highlighting its unique take on a high school friends-to-more narrative. Customers describe the book as sweet and heart-wrenching, with one review noting how it gets readers in touch with their emotions. They appreciate the character development, with one review particularly praising the strong characters, and find the book humorous and well-written.

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13 customers mention "Romance"12 positive1 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in the book, describing it as a perfect love story with a happy ending, and one customer notes it's a new take on a high school friends-to-more narrative.

"I just loved Waiting For Her!! It is a friends to lovers, super swoony and romantic second chance story...." Read more

"...This is a second chance romance, the best kind. Grady and Bri go from friends to lovers and then losers...." Read more

"...This was a wonderful book and I loved going on their journey with Grady and Bdo." Read more

"...It was a new take on a high school friends to more story...." Read more

8 customers mention "Swooniness"8 positive0 negative

Customers find the book sweet and swoony, with one describing it as a masterpiece by the author.

"I just loved Waiting For Her!! It is a friends to lovers, super swoony and romantic second chance story...." Read more

"...This is a second chance romance, the best kind. Grady and Bri go from friends to lovers and then losers...." Read more

"...I really enjoyed this book, and I know you will too...." Read more

"SWOON I love a second chance for love and everything Jennifer writes. Bri and Grady were in love then she broke his heart...." Read more

5 customers mention "Heartfelt story"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the heartfelt story of the book, describing it as heart-wrenching, with one customer noting how it gets readers in touch with their emotions.

"...This book had a me laughing, had me sad and a bit angry, but also had me swooning and made my heart happy...." Read more

"...Heart-wrenching and emotional but also witty, romantic, sexy and impactful, this book was well-written and well-paced and a pleasure to read...." Read more

"...It’s so good! Romantic, sweet, heart breaking, and healing!" Read more

"...Would recommend to anyone who loves sweet stories!" Read more

4 customers mention "Character development"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one review highlighting the strong and courageous lead characters.

"...Grady is such a strong character...." Read more

"...kind and understanding and while Bri was remorseful, she was also courageous . Great read/listen." Read more

"...and I hope that there will be more in this series because I adore all of the characters!" Read more

"...shared, the history they each went through by themselves, the strength they shared...." Read more

3 customers mention "Humor"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the humor in the book, with one describing it as witty and well-written.

"...This book had a me laughing, had me sad and a bit angry, but also had me swooning and made my heart happy...." Read more

"...Heart-wrenching and emotional but also witty, romantic, sexy and impactful, this book was well-written and well-paced and a pleasure to read...." Read more

"I loved this series of four books. Funny, sweet, frustrating, and just awesome. Would recommend to anyone who loves sweet stories!" Read more

"Where do broken hearts go?"
5 out of 5 stars
"Where do broken hearts go?"
At the very beginning, starting from a shot summary of the book, we are dealing with breaking patterns. Because our main character Bri does not cope with emotions and have a problem to trust somebody else, breaks up with her boyfriend and at the same time her best friend, Grady. They both go out of it with a broken heart and try to face the future. When six years later their paths cross again, Bri decides to regain her beloved's trust and rebuild the old relationship. When I read a short original description of the book, I was immediately fascinated by the fact that it was the girl who ended the relationship, breaking the heart of the boy. Usually in romances I encounter the opposite situation. For this reason, I was particularly interested in this title. Then, when I started reading, I was hit by the following issues: the author emphasizes the important role of the family in the lives of both heroes - and trust me, she does it in an amazing way, because both families are so great, friendly, loving and supporting, that reading about them is pure pleasure; gradually built up tension is only a small part of the whole, because the story is perfectly balanced, the action is not too fast, but also is not too slow and does not bother the reader. It is worth mentioning that there are literally a few pieces of memories from the past and they are really well-fitted in particular chapters, and by the way they bring a short explanation. In the end, a painful past hung between the heroes, which consisted of six years of long and full of events separation. "So she's perfect." "Nah, I did not say that. But she is perfect for me." I can not fail to mention that the book also features humorous scenes. And it's really funny. During reading, I laughed out loud and that rarely happens to me. This proves that the author's style is very good and that she can evoke reactions in the reader (a few tears also happened ...). In this way, we come to a short conclusion - with great pleasure I would see this title in Poland! I keep my fingers crossed so that one of the publishers gets interested in this title. If I was to briefly say what "Waiting for her" is about, then I would have to say - one true love that does not pass away. But that would only hurt this book because it carries a lot more than just that. This is a story about facing adversities, dealing with things when nothing goes the way we wanted it to, about fighting for love, friendship, family power, pain, joy and forgiveness. It all contributes to this one work and makes it unforgettable. Well, let's add a great pen to this and we will get a recipe for success. I am only able to recommend "Waiting for her" and wish you a pleasant reading!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2018
    I just loved Waiting For Her!! It is a friends to lovers, super swoony and romantic second chance story.

    Grady and Bri were best friends then high school sweethearts until Bri disappeared.
    Bri got scared. She went through SO much and felt like she was going to break. She just didn’t trust that love alone could be strong enough to get them through the difficulties.

    “I was always waiting.
    Waiting for her to come back.
    Waiting for her to come to her senses.
    Waiting for her to love me enough to fight.”

    Grady is such a strong character. He not only survives all the tough that life can throw at him, he uses all of it to make himself a better person.

    These main characters are introduced in previous books, but the story is a complete standalone. Waiting For Her is the first book I’ve read by this author, but will definitely not be the last.
    -5 Stars!-
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2020
    This story pulls you in from the beginning, back to high school football days. This is a second chance romance, the best kind. Grady and Bri go from friends to lovers and then losers. Thank goodness this story has a happy ending!!
  • Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2024
    Second chances have to be one of my favorite tropes. Grady was devastated when Bri left him, just a shell of himself. Little did he know that Bri leaving him almost killed her. When Grady was upset and angry, he was also kind and understanding and while Bri was remorseful, she was also courageous . Great read/listen.
  • Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2018
    Bri Jameson and Grady Ryan were always “that couple”. The childhood friends who grew to be high school sweethearts and promised to be so much more. The couple that everyone around them just “knew” would be together forever. Their connection … their bond … was simply undeniable.

    That's who they'd always been as background characters in the three novels preceding Waiting For Her by Jennifer Van Wyk.

    That was six years ago though, and since Bri broke up with Grady with barely a word of explanation, they haven't spoken a word to each other. Six years of life leading each of them in directions they never imagined as a young couple, directions they never could have predicted or planned for, changing so much about their hopes and dreams, and about who they are as people. Directions that ultimately lead them back to each other.

    Despite the wear and tear of six years apart, one thing that remains unaffected is the connection they share, but is that enough?

    With this book, Jennifer takes everything that had been established about Bri and Grady and turns it upside down, taking the perfect couple and turning them into the perfect tragedy, with betrayal and hurt ever widening the chasm between them, as two people inexorably linked through family friendships have somehow managed to keep their distance and their secrets.

    I remember thinking somewhere near the start of this book, that Jennifer would be hard pressed to explain away those six years in a way that made Bri's choice to stay away believable, and wondered if, when I finally got to that part, I'd find it to be contrived and trite. As I kept reading though, those thoughts were washed away as layer upon layer of revelation made each step of the journey one of both discovery and empathy, and each moment of understanding one of not just healing and forgiveness, but triumph. Both the triumph of the human spirit over adversity, but equally the triumph of love over fear and despair.

    I kind of loved it.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2018
    Grady has done some amazing things in his life, one of the hardest was living without his true love the last 6 years. Bri has become a writer for a sports magazine, and when she gets assigned to do a story on her ex boyfriend she is not sure how that will go. At first it made me sad to see that 6 years had gone by for them. I have read the prior books in this series and have seen some of Grady and Bri’s relationship. I was also feeling a little angry with Bri for her choice that affected so many. I loved kind of seeing the things that had taken place during that time to bring them where they are today. This book had a me laughing, had me sad and a bit angry, but also had me swooning and made my heart happy. This was a wonderful book and I loved going on their journey with Grady and Bdo.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2018
    I enjoyed the story. It was a little simplistic with very little angst, but you couldn't help but root for Grady and Bri. On my end it was especially Grady I was rooting to get his HEA he was genuinely a good guy who obviously never stopped loving Bri. That is not to say I didn't like Bri too.
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  • Ginka
    4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely
    Reviewed in Canada on July 11, 2019
    Bri and Grady's story went from strong to shattered to a shakey second start. There are lots of questions to be answered , feelings to be addressed and hearts to mend! Great second chance story!

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