Always by Sarah Jio
I faithfully read every new Sarah Jio novel and I haven't been disappointed. Until now, darn it. I don't like to give unfavorable reviews, but this one just didn't do it for me at all. Sarah returns to Seattle, which is the setting for most of her novels. This time, the story bounces between 1996-1998 and 2008, as Kailey Crain is caught between her past and her future. As a new resident of Seattle in 1996, Kailey meets Cade McAllister one night. He's a successful music label owner who has a sixth sense about new artists, and Seattle in the 1990's was full of grunge rockers (Nirvana anyone?) trying to break out. Kailey's love for Cade is shattered in 1998 when things go bad, and Cade leaves Kailey's life. Heartbroken, she moves away, only to come back to Seattle years later, and fall in love with Ryan, a successful businessman. They're engaged, and ready to begin life together. But one night, leaving a restaurant, Kailey spots a...