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Shouldn't Have You (Fractured Connections Book 2) Kindle Edition
I've been many things in my life: daughter, friend, student, lover, wife…and now, widow.
Getting past those labels and finding who I could be without them was the hardest thing I've ever done.
Then I became friends with Brendon Connolly.
Every time I look at him, I see a past, I see a present, and I’m afraid if I look too hard, I’ll see a future.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateMay 21, 2019
- File size2.2 MB
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Book 1: Breaking Without YouBook 2: Shouldn't Have YouBook 3: Falling With YouBook 4: Taken With You
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- ASIN : B07D7JDK5K
- Publisher : Carrie Ann Ryan (May 21, 2019)
- Publication date : May 21, 2019
- Language : English
- File size : 2.2 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 318 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #526,292 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #7,290 in Family Saga Fiction
- #17,703 in Contemporary Romance Fiction
- #19,314 in Romantic Suspense (Kindle Store)
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About the author

Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Talon Pack, Promise Me, and Elements of Five series, which have sold millions of books worldwide. She's the winner of a RT Book of the Year and a Prism Award in her genres. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over one hundred novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.
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Customers find the book easy to read and enjoyed. They describe the story as emotional and touching. The characters are well-developed and likable. Readers praise the writing quality as beautiful, insightful, and heartfelt. They appreciate the realistic portrayal of grief and loss. However, some readers feel there is too much internal discussion and slow parts.
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Customers enjoy the book's readability. They find it personal and heartwarming, with a wonderful storyline and good characters. Many readers love this series and consider it an entertaining read.
"Sweet and angsty second chance romance. This is Brendon and Harmony’s story...." Read more
"...Her books are always entertaining with great character development and wonderful families...." Read more
"...of herself into this story, because of the sheer level of emotion, the beauty and purity of their connection, despite everything that could have..." Read more
"This is a sweet and heartbreaking second chance romance. The heroine, Harmony, is slowly getting over the death of her husband in a freak accident...." Read more
Customers enjoy the story's quality. They find the love story emotional and well-written. The premise is interesting with compelling characters, and the book isn't a typical romance.
"This is a sweet second-chance romance between two old friends with a unique connection. Harmony and Brendon were friends growing up...." Read more
"Sweet and angsty second chance romance. This is Brendon and Harmony’s story...." Read more
"...that serves a purpose for the author and provides a somewhat unique story to the reader...." Read more
"...This book isn't a typical romance. It's more about their journey to each other, overcoming hardships, becoming who they need to be...." Read more
Customers find the book emotional and heartbreaking. They say it captures the feelings of loss and the need to continue moving forward. The story has a more personal feel than most books, with deep thoughts and conversations between friends and brothers that really tug at your heartstrings.
"...This is a slow-burn romance with a HEA thankfully, because it’s a sad story...." Read more
"...Ms. Ryan has woven a beautiful tapestry of pain surrounded with heart. Her words are like little snippets of diary entries...." Read more
"...This is so well written and heartfelt. Read this book!" Read more
"This book almost did me in. The beginning was so emotional, so full of pain, for both of the main characters, I had to walk away for a bit...." Read more
Customers enjoy the well-developed characters. They find them likable and interesting. The author clearly describes the characters' motivations, making them relatable.
"...Her books are always entertaining with great character development and wonderful families...." Read more
"I always love this author's stories, always love her characters; but the author is spending more and more of her pages in their heads... so the..." Read more
"...I like how the author has so clearly described the characters that we immediately understand why they behave as they do...." Read more
"...The stuff he went through was so sad. He is a fantastic person and deserves a happily ever after. I can't wait to read the next book in this series!" Read more
Customers enjoy the writing quality of the book. They find the story well-told, insightful, and relatable. The author's words are like diary entries that allow readers to feel the characters' emotions. The narrator does an excellent job, and the characters have a real feel that enhances the story. Overall, the book serves its purpose for the author and provides a meaningful experience.
"...The author really brings them to life and lets us feel their emotions in many ways...." Read more
"...Her words are like little snippets of diary entries. Deep and painful while at the same time hopeful...." Read more
"...My honest assessment, though, is that this is a book that serves a purpose for the author and provides a somewhat unique story to the reader...." Read more
"...author put a lot of herself into this story, because of the sheer level of emotion, the beauty and purity of their connection, despite everything..." Read more
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"...are always entertaining with great character development and wonderful families. She writes about people that you'd like to have a beer with...." Read more
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"...They were good friends while growing up. And, he was even good friends with her husband who passed away...." Read more
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Customers enjoy the humor in the book. They find it lighthearted and humorous, with moments of joy and laughter along the way.
"...for them & us as the reader, but there is so much joy & laughter along the way, too! I can't wait for for book #3 - Falling With You!!!!" Read more
"Shouldn't Have You... is a sad, beautiful, funny, sexy story. Ryan will put you though an emotional rollercoaster...." Read more
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Customers have different views on the book's authenticity. Some find it truthful, honest, and insightful, with a realistic depiction of grief. Others feel there's too much internal discussion and slow parts, with too much information being presented at once.
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2021This is a sweet second-chance romance between two old friends with a unique connection. Harmony and Brendon were friends growing up. He was best friends with her beloved husband, who was killed in a tragic accident, leaving Harmony widowed at the age of twenty five. Brendon witnessed his friend’s death and lives daily with the acute loss. Harmony was devastated and seeing one another hurt so they fell out of touch intentionally despite their longtime friendship.
The recent death of another close friend reunited their group of childhood friends as adults so the two have reconnected. Not a day goes by that Harmony doesn’t grieve Moyer, but she has to keep living so she forces herself to begin dating again. Each date is worse than the last but she soon realizes Brendon is the friend she rehashes these horror-stories with, not her girlfriends. They truly have a special bond but she can’t even consider being more than friends with him because it seems so wrong.
Brendon already had a lot of scars from his nightmare childhood and watching his friend die was a trauma that’s magnified in the face of his PTSD and OCD. He lives with a heavy burden and Harmony is the best thing in his life but even the thought of being closer to her fills him with self-loathing. This is his best friend’s wife, after all. The best friend he might have saved if he’d been paying attention. Brendon’s guilt is so strong that it nearly paralyzes him.
This is a slow-burn romance with a HEA thankfully, because it’s a sad story. There’s less action and more internal dialogue from the main characters than most but it works. The author really brings them to life and lets us feel their emotions in many ways. I was pleasantly surprised since I worried at first this book was a real downer but I enjoyed it very much. This was my first book from Carrie Ann Ryan but I’ll definitely check out more of her catalogue.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2019Sweet and angsty second chance romance. This is Brendon and Harmony’s story. Friends in the past and present but what will the future hold for these two? If they can get out of their own heads they could have it all. I really liked Harmony. There were times I wanted to put Brendon through a wall. All in all a very sweet read
- Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2019I automatically pre-order and one click Carrie Ann Ryan. Her books are always entertaining with great character development and wonderful families. She writes about people that you'd like to have a beer with. With that said... Shouldn't Have You is epic. It's Carrie Ann's ode to angst, heartbreak, reality and love. This one is different, folks. She deals with two different sets of demons with such honesty that I believe only someone who has experienced it could write about it with such unwavering truth.
Brendon is the oldest of the Connolly brothers. The brother I would guess suffered the most from his life before Jack and Rose. I can only presume that a lot more than physical abuse was heaped upon his boy shoulders. As an adult he is still suffering with anxiety issues, insecurity, loneliness, OCD and perhaps some PTSD. Add to that the fact that he witnessed his best friends death and you have a guilt laden mess of a wonderful man.
The death of Brendon's friend, Moyer, leaves Harmony a widow in her twenties. As gentle and loving as Carrie Ann is with all of the baggage Brendon carries, the poetry of her words regarding Harmony's life after death is brilliant. Carrie Ann doesn't shy away from the ugly things that are felt and experienced.
As much as Harmony hated the word "strong", she is. But she is broken in ways that will never be repaired.
Brendon and Harmony have been friends since childhood, so they are wrapped in each other’s yesterdays. Brendon's friendship with both Moyer and Harmony means he is also in Harmony's todays. If they can both accept the help and the love that their friends and family have extended to them; if they can accept each other’s strength AND frailties; if they can work their way through the guilt that festers in both of them they will realize that they are both stronger together and that second chances are always possible and that they can both be each other’s tomorrows.
Ms. Ryan has woven a beautiful tapestry of pain surrounded with heart. Her words are like little snippets of diary entries. Deep and painful while at the same time hopeful.
Cover yourself with Ms. Ryan's tapestry as you read her diary and prepare to fall in love with her and her words all over again.
Bravo, Ms. Ryan.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2021The Dedication in this book is heartfelt and gives the reader insight into the author's life, separate from/related to the story. For that reason, I wish I could give it 5-stars. My honest assessment, though, is that this is a book that serves a purpose for the author and provides a somewhat unique story to the reader. For me, there's way too much internal discussion and a lot of slow parts. It's a story of growth or evolution and those don't come quickly but they play out slooooowly over time.
I appreciate the journey and the happy ending but the pace was too slow for me and the very realistic subject was not one for a "light" read. That said, it's enjoyable if your head is in the right space. Btw, I loved the first book and I just bought the third.
Top reviews from other countries
- ElaineReviewed in Canada on February 8, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
I have enjoy reading books by Carrie Ann Ryan. Always a great story with strong characters. She's an amazing author!
- Fishing WifeReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Slow burn
Loved this book it was deep .Brendon and Harmony both had pasts , both sadness but in different ways. Brendon was treated appallingly in his childhood by his father who should have protected him. Harmony lost her husband who was also a co-worker and friend to Brendon. While Harmony tried to navigate her way through dating Brendon was there to support and listen to her. These two had always been friends could they be something more. Love this author
- AlisonReviewed in Australia on June 14, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Moving
Two friends who have been through so much loss together in the end up find a happy ever after with each other
- Shelley CReviewed in Australia on June 13, 2019
4.0 out of 5 stars Connections with layers😁
Harmony is coming to grips with her new reality, two years after her husband dies. She is putting herself out there to try dating again and to get into a new routine.
Brendon is literally a mess of emotions and still suffering with nightmares and guilt over not being able to save his friend and also about his past, and now he is feeling guilt because he can’t stop thinking about Harmony and the possible feelings he has for her❣️ And now the one person he never wanted to see again, shows up at the worst time.
This story was quite enlightening as it focuses on how Harmony is trying to move on, two years from her husband’s untimely death but also how the one person who is there for her throughout is the one she turns to when things get tough. Something else which I can see is hard is when friends decide to become more and worry that their decision will affect the group of friends they both have but also their relationship and if things don’t work out. I love these Connelly brothers and Dillon is certainly making a statement and his stamp on each of these new fractured connections that are being made😍
- NetteReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Fractured Connections
I love Carrie Ann Ryan’s books & this was no exception. Brendon & Harmony are wonderful characters. This is a second chance book which you should. It miss