Tumble by Adriana Locke is Dan and Neely Second Chance romance and I Couldn't put it down. It was really good. I Always enjoy and love reading Adriana Books. They are pretty amazing. This one stole the cake.

Highly Recommend it to all readers.

Great start for this new series! I adore a second chance at love story and there plenty of history between Neely and Dane, the demise of their first relationship had some drama to it (all I’ll say about that), and I liked that even though it’d been a decade since they broke up, it’s evident those feelings and chemistry never dissipated between them

The first book in series. Awesome writing, you feel like you're there. Second chance, forgiveness. Everyone makes mistakes and has regrets in their life, but it's rising above them and owning them that makes taking a second chance worthwhile.

I left a 3 star rating when I read this book 3 years ago but didn't write a formal review. I am marking the rating here to move this book off my shelf.

I love Locke's writing and this book does not disappoint. The sweet small town charm, everywhere USA vibe that her books have seems to suck me and keep me there for the duration. There is great world building and just enough teasing before you're all in. Always a yes for me.

Tumble is the first book in the Dogwood Lane series. It’s about Dane and Neely. Neely is back in her hometown after her dream job didn’t work out out planned. She runs into Dane, her first kiss, first love, and the bad boy who broke her heart. Dane knows how bad he hurt Neely and will go to great lengths to make it up to her.

This story pulled me in from the blurb. I love a second chance romance add in that it was her first everything and I’m a goner! I loved these characters they are real and flawed which made them easy to relate to. I loved that this story is set in a small town, Dogwood is quaint and charming. This story is full of everything I want and expect in a second chance romance. I can’t wait to read the next book in this series.

I loved the characters and the storyline development of this book. It was absolutely one of my favorites so far and I can't wait to delve in to the next one that this author writes. The storyline was simple, enjoyable, and entertaining.

As I've learned to expect, a beautifully written and fun read. Locke writes wonderfully believable stories with flawed but truly good heroes and heroines

I had the hardest time connecting with the main characters and there were several plot points that I just couldn't understand happening. Unfortunately, this is a case of 'it's not you, it's me' but I did not enjoy this one.

TUMBLE. Single father. Check. Second chance. Check. Amazing characters that are honest and real in a small town romance. Check. Check. Emotionally engaging, romantic and swoon-worthy? You bet. Adriana Locke more and more becomes one of those go-to authors for heartfelt small town romances for me.

I don’t think I’ve read many single dad romances before and this one really makes me wonder why. Dane’s daughter is everything! I think she made me swoon more often than her dad did. Real scene stealer here.

TUMBLE was funny, heartwarming, slightly angsty, had chemistry in spades and even some little twists that made it all the more interesting and had me turning the pages faster and faster.

Neely and Dane broke up a decade ago for reasons I won’t uncover, but their feelings and most definitely their chemistry never really vanished. These two belong together, past differences be damned. Though there could have been a little more explanation on Dane’s behavior all those years ago.

This is the start to a new series and with all those wonderful secondary characters we got introduced to I really cannot wait to discover more of this small town and its population.

Dane was an amazing dad. I loved his characters the most. This is a cute second chance romance for a couple that hurt in the past but seeing them overcome that hurt and end up Happy was beautiful to see.

This one did not work for me at all. I decided to DNF when it was revealed the “hero” impregnated the heroine’s best friend. That’s a hard plot line for me to look past.

TUMBLE, book 1 in the DOGWOOD LANE series, is a second chance at romance story. The characters of Dane and Neely were friends growing up in the small town of Dogwood Lane, Tennessee, and dated once they were older. They broke up before she went off to college because he didn’t want to hold her back from her big city dreams that he couldn’t be a part of. Dane became a single dad after she left, and Neely stayed away for ten years, not wanting to know anything about him or his life. When Neely’s life takes an unexpected turn and she returns home–just for a few days so she can regroup and get another dream job–she never expects to reconnect with him or feel a connection to the town and people she once ran away from.

Dane’s daughter, Mia, was wise beyond her years. I loved how she embraced life. She and her dad had a loving relationship and were definitely a team along with their part time nanny, his cousin, Haley. I loved their give and take and was amazed how easily Mia got attached to Neely, wanting Neely to be part of their lives. Neely was an award winning gymnast when she was younger, and Mia too was a gymnast and seemed to be following in her footsteps.

Watching Dane and Neely reconnect on any level was sometimes hard to watch since they were sabotaging any hopes for a future due to Neely’s supposed short time at home. Neely and her mom had a fun relationship that I think surprised them both at times, but they definitely were there for one another.

As Dane and Neely resume a wary friendship, we also got to meet the others in their small town. The story was filled with tears and laughter, family and friends, and some heat-up-the-sheets moments. The characters had layers to them, but the story was choppy at times despite a happy ending. There were a few loose ends to take us back to Dogwood Lane, and I for one can’t wait to return.

Ms. Locke is a new-to-me author. I will add some of her other books to my always growing TBR pile.

I absolutely adored Neely and Dane...and thought this was a fantastic beginning to this series!

When Neely goes back to her hometown for a quick getaway to regroup and runs into her first love, I knew from that first interaction I was going to love these two. From all of her reconnecting with her old friends she had left behind to her passion for the gymnastics life she once had, everyone and everything kept me turning the pages and wanting more!

Tumble was my first read by Adriana Locke and I thoroughly enjoyed it. A small town, sweet, heart-warming story that had me hooked from the off.

I loved Neely and Dane - though some of both their previous actions and their reactions to things in the present made me want to strangle both of them a time or two..... but they got there in the end and finally got their acts together!

The reconnection and realization that they still had feeling for each other was further complicated by the fact that Dane was a single dad - add to that all things associated with that fact.... yeah, that made interesting reading - but watching Neely develop a relationship with Mia was lovely.

I love both second chance romances and small town settings so this was total hit for me on more than one front!

A solid 4* read and I can’t wait to head back to Dogwood Lane to meet the next couple in the series.

Neeley believed she had lost everything and had to return home when her life lost the one thing she had worked for. Being home was painful. What she had left behind, consumed her every thought. Life is a funny thing and what mattered the most changes who you are. Returning home will help her achieve dreams she no longer believed was possible. Great start to the series!

This book hits all of my favorite genres ~ small town romance, second chance at love, single dads and athletes. Sports Writer Neely Kimber lost out on the promotion of her dreams in New York City, which is where she’s called home for almost the last decade. So she heads back to her childhood home of Dogwood Lane, Tennessee to see her mom and regroup. What Neely was hoping not to happen, yet in a town the size of this one is impossible, runs into the guy who broke her heart nine years ago, within minutes of getting into town.

Dane Madden thought he was doing the right thing for Neely all those years ago by letting her go. She needed to go to college and not stay in their small town. But he shouldn’t have hurt her the way that he did. Even though Dane knows that Neely being back in town is only for a visit, the attraction between them is sizzling. They try to fight it for as long as possible, but eventually give in. Of course that’s when Neely’s old boss calls to make things right and asks her to come back to NYC.

Does Neely leave her hometown, Dane, her mom and her friends for a second time or does decide that Dogwood Lane is where she can start over again? I love the way this author gives us a great group of secondary characters, which will hopefully get their own books as the series goes on. I can’t wait to read what’s coming next. If you like any of the genres I mentioned up front, then this is the book for you.

I loved this terrific second chance romance. Neely and Dane's chemistry and attraction was intense and their relationship made those butterflies occupying my stomach (and heart) take flight several times!

Add in the fact that Tumble is a single dad and a small town setting romance and most of my favorite trope boxes are checked! I know I fell in love with Dogwood Lane as as much as with Neely and Dane.

And on top of all this we have Dane's daughter too? Scene-stealer to the max.

Tumble just worked for me from the setting, to the set-up, to the bit of a twisty turny storyline and I'm looking forward to more!

Tumble: Dogwood Lane, Book One wsa a great read by Adriana Locke. Neely is a sports journalist who was burned by her dream job. She is now jobless and paying a visit to her hometown. On her first day in town she sees the man she ran away from nine years prior, Dane. Dane is a single dad who knows how badly he hurt Neely many years ago. I really enjoyed reading Neely and Dane's second chance at love. I cant wait to read more by Adriana Locke.

As always, Adriana has managed to write an incredibly sweet story that the reader gets easily hooked up on 💗. I have nothing but praised for this book and the characters!