4.25 STARS

Jilted is the second book in the Love Hurts Series.
The story is not only funny, but sad, sexy and almost drama free. A fun and enjoyable read that allowed me to get lost in a second chance romance that was meant to be.

Following Coop & Eden's journey has been a delightful adventure filled with all the feels that got me routing for them. It was crazy funny for them to try to deny their true feelings when the explosive chemistry and sexual tension between them was almost palpable. The characters are complex, the banter is witty, intriguing and entertaining throughout the entire book.

Every single time, I found myself drawn deeper into a world where I can become anything or anyone, go through everything and experience what those amazing characters go through for the length of the story. When you find an author that makes you feel and capable to transport you with her/his stories, you don't let go!!

This story may not be for you, but it's for me and loved it. I highly recommend it if you like Second Chance Romance without so much drama and bs!!

Jilted by Sawyer Bennett is the second book in the Love Hurts Series. Book one is Sex In The Sticks. Each book is a standalone about a different couple. I recommend to read Sex In The Sticks - it's a great read!
Meet Eden Goodnight, a worldfamous actress and oscar winner, and ex model.
Her fiancé cheats on her and humiliates her. Now she's on her way back to her hometownn to lick her wounds.
Everything could be peachy- if there weren't Coop Mayfield, her highschool boyfriendn and love of her life. Coop is a landscape designer and owns a maintenance company.
He and the citicens of Newberry are really disappointed in and angry at her.
And now the fun begins. You can read how they fight, how they make up, break up and how they live in their happy bubble. Until this bubble bursts.

I love Sawyer Bennett's books. She is one of my few one-click authors. And with Jilted she did it again! I really, really love this book. I was hooked from page one.
I love her beautiful words and I love her writing. I love the characters and I love the story. I can feel the characters emotions in the words.
I Highly recommend Jilted and wish I could give more than 5 Stars!! Thank you Sawyer Bennett!

QueenZany 5 Star Review
Jilted
Sawyer Bennett

Jilted is a suckulent second chance romance! That will make you believe in that thing called everlasting love! Making you question is it fate or is it just destiny in life! Then bringing those emotions, chemistry and heat in spades! All wrapped up in this divine storyline!!

Eden Goodnught and Cooper Mayfield were high school sweethearts who continued their relationship as Freshmen in college. During their Freshman year, Eden is "discovered" and asked to model. Not having a family to help support her during college, she takes the job to help with finances. One job leads to another and Eden eventually had to decide whether to continue with college and Cooper or try modeling. Eden chooses modeling. Although Cooper and Eden try a long distance relationship, ultimately Cooper cuts Eden loose so she can pursue her dreams. Thus wrecking his....

Cooper, not being able to get over his one true love, becomes a player. He dates and has "fun" with women, but does NOT do commitment! He vows not to lose his heart again. Cooper graduated and moved back home to help his father with his landscaping business. Cooper also designs waterfalls and bigger landscaping projects in surrounding towns.

Devasted by her cheating ex, Eden decides to run. She drives to the last place she was truly happy, the Goodnight House. Eden returns only to find out her high school crush co-owns her childhood home. Eden's grandma left half to Eden and half to Cooper when she passed away. Eden returned home for her grandma's funeral, but didn't stick around for the reading of the will as she and her grandmother were NOT close. Eden lost her parents as a young child and she was left with her uncaring grandma.

It took 14yrs for Eden to return home. Now she's considered a stranger and she's not held in high regard due to a misunderstanding. Eden's devastated and hates that everyone is cruel to her. Eden returned in hopes of "finding" herself, figuring out her future, and finding peace. With Coop's help, the town begins to see Eden as the hometown girl she is--not the famous actress/model.

I loved this novel!!! I thought it was sad how completely alone Eden was, even though she was engaged. I hate how she "settled" just so she wouldn't have to be alone. I loved the banter and childish behavior of both Eden and Cooper when fighting over the Master Bedroom. I loved how Coop was able to "see" the real Eden and get her to do non-glamorous things! I highly recommend this novel! I read a gifted copy and all opinions stated are my own.

4 stars

Jilted by Sawyer Bennett was a fun, sweet and entertaining second chance love story.

I enjoyed the storyline, it kept me turning the pages late into the night and I was happy with how Coop and Eden were able to put the past hurts behind them and trust their feelings and not let fears dictate their future.
These two had a strong attraction, I loved their banter and their chemistry was off the charts.

Overall, Jilted is a great addition to the Love Hurts series, each book can be read as a standalone and I highly recommend them.

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Engaging, lighthearted, and passionate!

This is an enchanting, second-chance romance about a woman who followed her dreams instead of her heart and the man she left behind brokenhearted.

The writing is well done. The main characters are driven, loyal, supportive, and endearing. And the plot takes us from Georgia to Tinseltown in a storyline bursting with glitz, glamour, small-town charm, irresistible chemistry, spicy banter, delicious heat and enduring love.

Overall I have to say this is a sweet, playful, sexy read that has characters you can’t help but love and an ending that will definitely leave you wanting more.

Thank you to InkSlingerPR and Sawyer Bennett for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.

4.5 stars

Cooper and Eden were each others' first loves, but then Eden left to pursue a modeling and eventual acting career leaving Cooper behind. They were both heart-broken, but both moved on and it's now fourteen years later.

Eden returns to her hometown to lick her wounds over a bad engagement and doesn't get the welcome that she was expecting. I have to admit - Cooper was a bit of an a** in the beginning and he had his moments near the end. But in between - he was just what you would want in a good Southern boyfriend.

This is a sweet and thoroughly enjoyable read. Second chance love is the BEST!!

I voluntarily reviewed an uncorrected advance reader copy of this book.

From the beginning of the story, I wanted to be Eden some of the time. The opening scene is something I could see myself doing and then regretting it when it backfired. But oh, it was sweet while it lasted! Nothing worse than finding out someone you were ‘dating’ wasn’t as into you as you were into them so to speak. Been there, done that. Sawyer Bennett tells it like it is and you feel like you are a fly on the wall much of the time. I mean, if your love life is perfect, then you couldn’t begin to relate. But I’m sure most of us have had our share of ups and downs.

This second chance story kept me glued to the pages as usual. Eden chose modeling over her college boyfriend and never looked back. But when she is humiliated and runs back to the only place that she can hide, she finds that guy living in her house. Coop’s been given half ownership by her deceased grandmother and has no plans leave just because she didn’t read the will.

They both have things in their past and present to work out but they agree to give an unconventional relationship a chance. The story will keep you laughing and turning the page to see what happens next!

I received an ARC from the publisher for an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was promised or received for the review.

I love a good second chance romance and with Jilted you get one. Eden and Coop are high school sweethearts who go to college together. Eden lost her parents when she is young and is raised by her cold and distant grandmother. Coop is her everything.
When Eden is discovered by a modeling agency she heads off to become a model. Coop tries to make it work, but a long distance relationship is hard and for young adults, almost impossible. When he ask her to make a choice she does and it changes her life. She goes on to be a Oscar winning actress. Coop finishes college and goes back home to work along side his Dad in his landscaping business.
When Eden is humiliated on the red carpet by her fiance, she blows up on him and as always in Hollywood things are twisted and she decides to run home to get away and rethink things. She hasn't been home in about 14 years and a lot has changed and for some reason everyone seems to hate her now. Even Coop is cool to her. Whats really funny is through some interesting circumstances he is living in her home as a part owner.
Can either of them let the past go and become friends again or is something deeper still there. I really enjoyed this book. I love that each of them had to let the past go before they could move forward.

I love a great second chance romance and Sawyer Bennett did a fantastic job with ‘Jilted’. I enjoyed her writing style, character development, and execution of the storyline. Eden was a bit pretentious in the beginning, but really seemed to come back to her roots being back in her hometown and especially with Coop. Their connection never truly burned out when they split fourteen years ago. It was a distance thing, not a loss of love. They still have the chemistry, spark, and passion – whether it be arguing or between the sheets. I loved the battle of the master bedroom! Their journey back together, both of them working through the hurt and pain of the past and reconnecting was full of emotion, hilarity, and growth. This is a great romantic read.

I voluntarily received and reviewed this advanced reader copy of Jilted from Random House Publishing Group – Loveswept via NetGalley.

Jilted is a fun second chance love story in the Love Hurts series.

I enjoyed this book and found both Eden (our heroine) and Cooper (our hero) likable and engaging.

Eden is a burned out movie star and Cooper is the hometown boy she left behind for greener pastures. While years apart were fruitful for both of them, Cooper and Eden never found the depth of love with anyone else that they had with each other. Also, the characters seemed to actually mature with age so that they could recognize what they had once had was special and what they could still have was special too.

In the end I really felt that Eden and Cooper had a connection and that they belonged together and I was happy that they found their HEA.

I would recommend Jilted to anyone who enjoys contemporary romance.

I loved this book. It's Hollywood and glitz and glamour. It's southern charm. It's total sexiness and also very sweet. It is a great balance of everything I loved all put into a great second chance romance that I adore. I could not put this book down.

I loved the main character. I thought she was strong and I thought she was sassy. I will admit that I did not like the male main character in the beginning. It took a while for me to warm up to him, but once he started to open up and come around more, so did I and I ended up falling for him by the end of the story. I am loving this series and can't wait to see what Sawyer brings us next.

Another absolute GEM by author Sawyer Bennett! This is true second chance romance at its best. With a rocky start, a fun “first” encounter, and a second chance at a great time between the sheets and yeah, eventually and inevitably LOVE… Jilted is a must read! I really enjoyed the dynamics between Eden and Coop. The big Hollywood movie star back at “home” where here first love is more than just the landscaper of her family’s historic home. The whole premise felt fresh and these characters came to life in a brilliant way.

Coop is stubborn, Eden is strong and doesn’t back down, they both know it’s more than sex but don’t want admit it, and with so much history between them the story makes for an entertaining read. Jilted is just a bit angsty, a whole lot sexy, insanely steamy, and super fun to read. Any fan of this author knows that her stories are addictive and Jilted is no different. Pick up the standalone and fall for Eden and Coop, plus cheer them on as they work their way to the possibility of HEA.

5 They're Meant To Be Stars!!!

I'm so in love with this series of standalone books in the Love Hurts Series. Jilted is Book Two and we have Eden and Cooper who were high school sweethearts but when Eden left their small town to pursue becoming a Hollywood Actress she left Cooper in the dust.

Fast forward a few years and now Eden has returned home thanks to her being Jilted and while things are the same they're also different. What used to be an easy relationship between her and Cooper now not so much. But that's ok, because that underlying anger/hurt means there's some hotter than hot passion that our H/h have in store for them!

I absolutely loved that these two didn't just fall into each other's arms. The fact that they had to work for it made me love this book that much more. Coop was obviously the man for Eden, but man the route to this was a tough one. But when they got there, oh my!! The alpha, dirty talking Coop had me fanning myself! I so appreciated how Eden realized there's more to life than being the big Hollywood Star and while she thought she didn't want small-town life, when the love of your life is there.

But what happens when the role Eden has been dreaming about comes her way? Will she be able to keep her second chance with the oh so swoonworthy Coop AND take this role? Well, I'm not going to tell you, but suffice it to say, while you're reading this one to the end, make sure to have a fan ready because you'll definitely need it!!!

Readers looking for a little afternoon delight will find just that with this fast-paced read of second chances as opposites attract. Readers will find themselves cheering on the one-time teenage lovers reuniting with fireworks the result in this scorching tale that had me blushing as well as putting a smile on my face.

Cooper and Eden were once inseparable. They were each other's first and planned a future together that fate ultimately tore asunder. When a talent scout set Eden on a path towards the modeling world her relationship with Coop couldn't survive the long distances and they went their separate ways. For Eden, life became a whirlwind of wealth and fame as she segued from modeling to Oscar award winner. It's a lonely life though, full of superficiality and lies that have her running home to lick her wounds. Once there she discovers hard truths about herself along with the chance to reunite with the one man she's never forgotten. Cooper's never forgotten Eden either as her leaving him left him leery of relationships and interested in only casual connections. He loves his quaint hometown, the family business he's made even more profitable, and never felt the need to experience her world but can't help being drawn to her once again when she arrives back in town licking her wounds.

Eden and Cooper's connection still burns bright. Their banter early on is challenging and teeming with sexual tension. They can't go back to determine "what if" but they're more than happy to enjoy each other's company for the few weeks before her next film starts filming. Their time together shows them easily re-bonding over teenage haunts and helping her regain her standing in the community. From numerous erotic encounters to witty and sexually-charged banter theirs is an entertaining connection that grows more meaningful each day they're together until Cooper's doubts almost lead to a repeat of the past that involved groveling and a Grand Gesture.

Eden's a strong-willed woman brought low by her fiancee's betrayal which preyed on her self-esteem. She once had a loving relationship with her parents until they died and left her in the care of her grandmother who never had time or a care for her. As Cooper was the only person to show his feelings for her their separation gave her nothing to go home to and led to hard feelings from the townsfolk. Their words were hurtful and had me aching for her and also had her seeing herself in a whole new light. Cooper's a strong-willed, sexy man whose heart was once broken by Eden's leaving. He's loyal to his home and proud of the life he's made. His love for Eden is clear but his fears even clearer in a conclusion that left me guessing until the very end. On a whole this was a charming and sentimental romance. Small town living was on vivid display through small town prejudices, gossip, and colorful denizens. The romance itself was hot and heavy but showed heart too and I enjoyed seeing the two of them find each other again. From start to finish this was an enjoyable read with a few predictable acts along the way that had me cheering by the turn of the final page.

This is Book 2 in the "Love Hurts" Series and as always with Sawyer Bennett's books I really, really loved it!!!

This second chance romance is sweet, entertaining, romantic, easy to read and has two great main characters!

This is the story of Eden Goodnight, a very famous actress. Eden is jilted in the first scene of the book. She decides to go back to her small home town in Georgia to hide from the press but she isn't welcome back as she thought she would be. Once she is there, she meets her ex boyfriend Coop who is now living in her home...

I just loved Coop. He is such a wonderful character!

The love story is beautiful and I couldn't stop reading this great romance!

While this is the second book in the Love Hurts series this can comfortably be read on a stand alone basis.

This was an enjoyable second chances romance with great likeable characters. I found myself hooked into the story straight away and my attention never wavered to the point that I actually finished this book in one sitting. I loved the country setting of the book and for me this was a really sweet and charming romance with a wickedly sexy and steamy side to it. I for one, enjoyed this book and would be happy to recommend it.

I was provided with a copy of this book from the Publisher via NetGalley; there was no inducement or obligation.

I love second chance romances and this book by Sawyer Bennett does not disappoint in the least! Cooper was such a great hero. I fell for him immediately. Eden it took me longer to get with. But I eventually got on board with the both of them and rooted for them.
If you love Sawyer Bennett books you will for sure want to pick this one up.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book provided by NetGalley.

OMFG I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH!! I loved it so much that I actually fear for this review because it might just be a bunch of rambling that makes entirely no sense and all you can understand is that I LOVED THIS BOOK!

This time around I was given the opportunity to participate in the blog tour for this book and I am so glad that I did this. I was a little deterred after reading the first book in the series, Sex in the Sticks (link to my review). Just because I was slightly disappointed with it, but it was still a solid read for me.

Jilted is definitely my new favorite book by Sawyer Bennett, like I could seriously just rave on and on about this book! I already love the concept of the series “Love Hurts” because like I said it my last review it surely does freaking suck. But my goodness did I love pretty much everything about this book. I would say everything but there was 1 minor detail I didn’t like. I FREAKING HATED THE FEMALE CHARACTERS NAME!!!! Eden Goodnight. Like really? WTF is that? Just no. LOL But minor details.

Coop on the other hand… I LOVED EVERY SINGLE THING ABOUT THIS MAN! He’s so gosh darn yummy! Swooning harder than I’ve swoon in a long time! The poor thing had his heart broken and did the typical male, bang and shoo them away. Which is cool, I get it. But the way he was with Eden was just everything! Like Please Dear Lord SEND ME A COOPER MAYFIELD!

This seems like the perfect time to share a little teaser with y’all so you can get a little, tiny glimpse of why I love Coop! ❤

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Speaking of good ole Coop. Let’s take a moment to savor that cover! The lord knows I would be the happiest girl on earth to get myself a fine looking man like that! *drools*

My ABSOLUTE FAVORITE THING about this book was that I could see a lot of myself in both of the main characters. Especially when it comes to their ways for coping with heartbreak. I was a little of Eden and a WHOLE LOT OF COOP. It was nice to see myself in a love story like this, tbh. There were many learning moments for me because of this.

The sex scenes in this book were on fire! As per usual with Sawyer Bennett, I have come to expect nothing less. If you have young eyes, please shield yourself from this next sentence. BUT make sure you have you a hunny or a battery operated friend while reading this book! It’s just that sexy!

The time jump at the end of the book was freaking everything!!!! I was so happy and I actually got all teary-eyed. IT WAS AWESOME! It was nice to see compromising being important in this relationship and that you can make a relationship to work when you both are willing to put in the effort. It really gives me hope.

This book did not disappoint in any way! I can’t wait to see what Sawyer Bennett has in store for us next in this series, but my expectation are kind of high now that I’ve read Jilted and I’ve been raving about it to everyone!

What an amazing second chance story. Eden is an award winning actress in the prime of her career, engaged to a huge action star....but on the red carpet of his movie premiere all of that shatters when she finds out her fiancé has been cheating on her. She runs away and then comes the drama from that. But typical of what you hear about Hollywood, which I like that it seems realistic. She ends up back in her SMALL hometown, and finds out she has to share a house with her first love whom she hasn't really talked to in 14 years. Let's just say most of the town, Coop included isn't happy to see her.

Her and Coop though have this undeniable chemistry and their battle early on had me cracking up, I think it is fate that made them want to sleep together again. And when you get back with your first love anything can happen.

This is a book of first love, redemption, faith, friendship and a little bit of everything. Once I started this book I could not put it down, it was that good. You will not be disappointed if you read Coop and Eden's story.