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Used-to-be lovers
First published 1988 · 384 pages
A crackling, emotionally charged exploration of a divorced couple who can't quite let each other go.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a pressure cooker of unresolved longing and domestic friction. The atmosphere is thick with the kind of electric, inescapable chemistry that makes every shared glance or accidental touch feel monumental. It moves at a brisk, emotionally heightened pace, pulling the reader through the messy, passionate reality of two people who failed at marriage but never stopped wanting each other. The prose is direct and deeply focused on the characters' internal tug-of-war between resentment and desire. It will absolutely delight fans of classic, angsty second-chance romances who crave stories where the history between the lovers is just as important as their future, and where the tension of forced proximity inevitably boils over.
- Mood
- tense
- steamy
- emotionally charged
- domestic
- Tone
- passionate
- dramatic
- earnest
- wistful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- second chances · lingering desire · co-parenting friction · unresolved tension · messy love
- The writing
- Direct, emotionally heightened, and focused heavily on internal longing and the sensory details of attraction.
- The arc
- Moves from bitter resentment and crackling tension to a vulnerable rediscovery of enduring love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love intense, angsty second-chance romances where the physical chemistry outlasts the marriage.
Content notes
- divorce
- marital strife
- sexual content
About the book
Sharon Harrison and Tony Morelli were never able to control the powerful chemistry between them. It led first to heart-stopping passion, then to marriage and children. They thought they had it all, but under pressure their happy home became an explosive battleground.
Even divorce, however, can't completely separate them. Spending alternate days in their home with their children, they have an unorthodox arrangement that keeps them in close contact. And keeps the desire alive....
Description from Open Library.
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