Who among us doesn’t adore the ‘the one that got
away’ love story? I know it couldn’t be just me because book shelves are lined with
these sweet reunion novels. Harlequin has a line dedicated to pregnant hook-ups,
so why not old booty calls?Oops, that’s not how they package it. Here, let me
start over …second chance books is a nice way of saying familiar dick. People
love these past love story lines. I’m not too sure how many people revisit
these types of relationships in real life, but I do wonder where the obsession
comes from.
Depending upon the scenarios, I’m game to read 300
and something pages of getting to know you again. I even wrote a second chance
romance between an ex-football player and a former ballerina. To be honest,past
history is sometimes fun to build a plot around, but in real life maybe not so
much.
There was a reason why the relationship didn’t
initially work out, right? Could it be that personality defect that couldn’t be
overlooked? Or perhaps it was circumstances. Lovers who were torn apart get
reacquainted twenty years later. Sweet, right?But in the back of the reader’s
mind, everyone is thinking did the heroine or hero change or grow? How could
they possibly be attracted to the same traits at 40 that they were at 20?(Only if their maturity was stunted during
all that time)What, just me again? *rolls
eyes*I highly doubt that.
Second chance plots can be crazy sweet, but there has
to be a certain amount of self-exploration to anchor the story. One side has to
be right, while this other side has to be wrong, but most importantly someone
has to be sorry. A misunderstanding can occur to drive a wedge, but at some
point in the story this has to be acknowledged. Forgiveness is a strong theme
here, young Skywalker, and someone better be ready to grovel. Cynical? Maybe a
little, but also realistic.In other words, someone must own up to their crap
then the clothes can come off. Not always in that order, but most of the time
this is the formula that leads to that almighty HEA ending we crave.
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