Liv loves Danny. She knows she loves him more than he loves her, so she lets him go without a fight when his parents make him move back to America. She knows she will never love anyone like she loved him, but she has to move on.
Danny loves Liv. He knows he loves her more than she loves him, because she does nothing to get him to stay, so he goes quietly when his parents leave the UK. He knows he will never love anyone like he loved her, but he has to move on.
Twelve years on, they have made a good job of pretending, they may have almost forgotten. But when they get in touch via Facebook, it seems that it is all still there.
They quickly find that they are intensely compatible in ways they hadn’t even begun to explore before they were forced apart.
Can they put aside their fears and give it a go? Or will deep rooted doubts and insecurities tear them apart?
“You have 1 new
message from Danny Morgan.”
Danny Morgan…Liv has tried to forget that name for 12
years and now she is thrust back into her memories of her first true love with
this notification from Facebook.
Liv and Danny were inseparable growing up in
England. Their friendship evolved into
all the firsts that you want to treasure.
They were each other’s first kiss, first time, and first love. They were also each other’s first in
something you don’t want to remember…heartbreak. Liv
had so much love for Danny but when the time came for him to move to America
with his parents she had to let him go.
Twelve years ago when Danny was getting ready to leave
for America, he had a plan that included staying with Liv. Liv had a plan that included going to UCLA to
be with Danny in California. Neither one
of them were able to tell the other of their plans because they both felt the
other didn’t feel the same way and was using the move to distance themselves
and cut ties. Liv still feels the sting
from Danny leaving her and taking a piece of her heart with him. She has never been able to forget him.
Liv still remains in England, is a workaholic and the
proud owner of a restaurant/bar. Liv
has just walked in on her current boyfriend of four years and best friend
making out with her shirt off and his pants open. She can now add him to her short list of
relationships gone bad.
Danny is a successful computer software
entrepreneur. He locks himself up in his
apartment and focuses on his projects.
He has never been in a long-term relationship and he harbors the love
for the one he let go. He usually takes
the safe way in his life, but just this once he decides to take a risk and
contact her.
I’ve never felt so
close to anyone. I know now, I’ve never
let anyone but her in. —Danny
Liv feels the same way: Looking back, and comparing that innocent
love to my relationships since, it still feels like the only real love I’ve
ever experience.
Liv and Danny begin communicating to each other through
Facebook messages. Herein lies their
second chance at true love. Danny is
willing to take the risk at rekindling their flame and flies 5000 miles to be
with her. Liv still guards her heart for
fear of losing herself to Danny if he should leave and because her previous
relationships have ended in a bad way.
“I guess my fear
is, if I let myself love you, you might turn out to be just human. And if you’re just human, you could easily
hurt me too.”
Is Danny just human?
Does he unintentionally hurt her, or does the doubt that Danny had 12
years ago when she pushed him away resurface and make him question if she
really does love him as much as he loves her?
We hear both Liv and Danny’s point of view throughout the
book. I always enjoy being able to hear
from the other side as there really are two sides to every story. This ends on a cliffhanger, but the sequel
Still Human has already been released.
You might as well purchase it at the same time so that you can jump
right back into their lives.
Danny and Liv are back...
Danny loves Liv. He knows he loves her more than she loves him because she ran without a word when she saw their future mapped out before her. He knows he will never love anyone like he loved her and this time he doesn’t think he can move on.
Liv loves Danny. She knows she loves him more than he loves her because he broke her heart in the worst possible way, right when things were falling into place. She knows she will never love anyone like she loves him and this time she doesn’t think she can move on.
They needed a second chance because they just weren’t ready for their first, but when events changed everything between them, they discovered they were just human after all. Now Liv and Danny have to find a way to survive being hurt by each other.
They doubted, they underestimated and they did believe the worst, but only because they were too young the first time and too vulnerable the second time. But now they have changed and if they are not the same, surely things can only turn out differently?
Danny loves Liv. He knows he loves her more than she loves him because she ran without a word when she saw their future mapped out before her. He knows he will never love anyone like he loved her and this time he doesn’t think he can move on.
Liv loves Danny. She knows she loves him more than he loves her because he broke her heart in the worst possible way, right when things were falling into place. She knows she will never love anyone like she loves him and this time she doesn’t think she can move on.
They needed a second chance because they just weren’t ready for their first, but when events changed everything between them, they discovered they were just human after all. Now Liv and Danny have to find a way to survive being hurt by each other.
They doubted, they underestimated and they did believe the worst, but only because they were too young the first time and too vulnerable the second time. But now they have changed and if they are not the same, surely things can only turn out differently?
4 Star Review by Jen Hagen
How many chances do you give love? One?...Two?...or is third time a charm? Liv and Danny loved each other when they were
kids but never voiced it to each other.
Danny had a ring ready to give to Liv before he left for America 12
years ago but because of Liv’s insistence that he go and leave her in England,
he felt his love was not being reciprocated.
Now he has another ring ready to give her and is going to ask her to be
his wife, but she is nowhere to be found.
She ran…but not for the reason that Danny thinks. He is oblivious to the fact of what she saw
and he believes she ran because she wasn’t ready for his love.
Liv has fled back to her home country, England, and the
safety net of her friends and work after seeing what she thought was Danny
being unfaithful to her. She is
wallowing in the grief thinking that once again Danny didn’t love her.
The fact that he
didn’t follow me is both a relief and a crushing disappointment. I don’t want to see him or listen to anything
he has to say, but he hasn’t even tried to fight for us…again.
These two need to talk to each other and get their facts
straight! Liv always has to be in
control and it is going to be on her terms if and when they speak. Danny tries, and he tries very hard to speak
to her and get her to understand, but how can he plead his case when she has
shut off her phone and won’t check her emails?
He can only hope that she will finally concede to read an email or
listen to his many messages.
“I’m sorry I didn’t
chase you…I’m just sorry. I thought you
left because you didn’t love me. I was
devastated. I realize now why you left and,
although I wish you thought more of me, I know that you not trusting me is
totally my fault.”
Unfortunately Danny has planted a small seed of mistrust
in Liv’s head and it is going to take a long time to get Liv’s armor down to
let him back into her life. I felt sorry
for Danny. There were many times I
wanted to yell at Liv and tell her to forgive Danny…he was trying so hard to
get through to her and let her know how much he loved her. A lesser man would have given up and moved
on, but this was his true love and he wasn’t going to let her slip through his
fingers again. Danny is a true treasure
to hold. Danny fights a long hard battle
and at times it seems like it is not a worthwhile fight.
“Go back to your
life Danny and I’ll go back to mine.”
It’s a good thing Danny loves her as much as he does,
because I would have taken her advice and left her alone. Danny is good with his words and actions
getting her to believe and trust in him again.
Sometimes I felt that Liv was being selfish by not acknowledging that
Danny was hurt also by her running.
“You told me once
that you were afraid I would turn out to be just human and that I would hurt
you. I told you that I am just human and
that I could be hurt just as easily.”
I like how the story continued to be told in both points
of view. There is also a secondary
storyline occurring that brought out the emotional side of me and my eyes were
wet with tears. Liv and Danny have a
tight circle of friends and are willing to do anything to help the ones they
love. I enjoyed this series!
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