An adorable and unconventional love story. Reminded me in parts of The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight, but also had so many moments that were different and unique. Meli and Aaron were perfect for one another, and I loved the tumultuous storms they weathered together and came out stronger for it. An incredibly important tale about love, family, estrangement, grief, and loss, and that love wins in the end.

I absolutely loved this story! Second chance marriage for Meli & Aaron, first time around part of the story is not what you expect! Meli is an artisan working for her uncle who does not believe in love except for love of your craft. Meli buys into this way of life planning to take over the business when her uncle retires but unexpectedly her uncle plans to sell the business. What is Meli to do but marry the son, Aaron, of who plans to buy her uncle’s business to stop the sale! The platonic marriage rule is so hard to keep as they publicly display affection & start to catch feelings!! The back & forth of previous marriage & current are brilliantly woven together by Kerry!! This book releases July 8, 2025!! Preorder now!! Thank you to NetGalley & Kerry Lonsdale for the ARC!!

When Meli's family decides to sell the family furniture making business without telling her or giving her a chance to take over the business herself, she decides to enlist the help of Aaron, who works at the company set to buy her family's business. Oh and Aaron is her ex-husband, the man she married on a whirlwind trip to Vegas and divorced when they returned home.

Aaron has a proposal that will help Meli stop the sale of her family business, they should get married again, the marriage will be a conflict of interest and could derail the sale.

This was such a fun premise to a second chance love story. I loved Meli's character and really felt for her through most of the book. I loved that her job was to design and build furniture, and that she was so passionate about it. She was strong, and new what she wanted and wasn't afraid to go after it. Aaron was so kind and sweet, he was the calm to Meli's slight chaos. He was understanding and patient with her, I only wish we had some chapters from his POV.

I loved the relationship between Meli and Aaron, they had such great chemistry together and their playful, flirty banter was so fun. I liked how they supported each other and their dreams. I loved how we also got some flashback to their first whirlwind marriage.

This book does deal with several serious topics for both Meli and Aaron, but Kerry handled all of those with great care. Both characters had traumatic experiences in their childhoods and parents that were less than helpful as adults. Meli's family in particular had huge difficulty with communication and I felt Meli's frustration with them through the whole book.

This was my first book by Kerry Lonsdale and I can't wait to read more from her. If you like second chance romances and marriage of convenience romances you should definitely read this one!

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the advanced copy of this book!

I unfortunately did not love this one. I typically love marriage of convenience but this was marriage of convenience x 2 (3?) and fairly chaotic. It started off strong but towards the end there were a lot of side plots that got resolved fairly quickly and didn’t make a lot of sense. I did love Aaron but found Meli fairly immature (understandable after being neglected and abandoned as a child) with really no well explained reason for her parents’ abuse.

Falling For You Again is a fun rom-com with a lot of family drama. Runaway bride, Meli, runs to Las Vegas to get married to a handsome stranger she met on the plane on the way there! Swearing she’d never get married (even though she just had two weddings within a short time), the two quickly and amicably divorced. Fast forward to the present (5 years later) when Meli and Aaron’s paths cross again due to their family businesses overlapping.

In a complicated scheme, they team up again to help their own family and work issues, while figuring out their relationship. It’s a fun romance with some spice and a lot of heart. Meli is desperately wanting to be a bigger part of her family’s life professionally and personally. Aaron is adorable and fun MMC while fighting his personal demons.

I loved Amanda Leigh Cobb’s narration, which made this an easy and enjoyable read/listen.

In this book:
*Second chance romance
*marriage of convenience
*forced proximity
*family drama

if miscommunication was a book, it would be this one right here!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hated every single situation that could have been easily taken care of if these two adults just COMMUNICATED. your frontal lobe was developed enough to get married to each other TWICE (the first time being a completely impulsive decision in vegas??? i guesssssss???? mind you, they have zero chemistry lol) but can't communicate either time??? p l e a s e. they also resolved things quickly which then to me it's like, how did we even get here in the first place? the time skips that happened in the middle of the chapter were jarring and completely took me out. they could have been separate chapters honestly.

the fmc was one of the most unlikeable characters i've ever read, and that's coming from someone who loves and is always rooting for the unlikeable character. she was just too selfish for me.

also, there was A LOT going on. the side plots kept adding up and i at one point i was like okay...what are we doing here lol. i really wanted to enjoy this one. i will say i liked the writing! and honestly i feel like i probably would have enjoyed this if the author had written about any other couple but these two lol.

a flop for me!

(4.25 stars)
This was my first book by Kerry Lonsdale and I loved it. Falling For You Again tells the story of Meli (short for Melissa) and Aaron, who have a meet-cute on an airplane after Meli ran away from her wedding. The description of her getting on the plane in her wedding dress had me laughing.

The story is told by Meli and goes back and forth between memories of when she met Aaron and some years later when they meet again, under very different circumstances. I love a second chance romance and this one really delivered.

I enjoyed Meli as a main character. She’s an artist/artisan who works in wood furniture. She grew up in her family business and learned everything from her uncle “Bear” who became her guardian because her parents couldn’t care for her. (You eventually get their backstory.) Uncle Bear, in addition to teaching Meli about working with wood, also teaches her that love isn’t worth it, that your art comes first. She expects to inherit the family business when Bear is ready to retire, but her plans are thrown into chaos when Bear tells her he’s selling the business, to a large corporate competitor.

Aaron was also a great character. He has his own family issues and emotional baggage. I would have loved some chapters from Aaron’s POV, instead of it all being Meli’s.

You get:
- Second chance romance
- Fake dating
- Found family
- Marriage of convenience
- Dysfunctional families
- Addiction problems/neglectful parents
- Family legacy vs personal ambition

I bounced between the ebook and the audiobook for this title, and Amanda Leigh Cobb did a great job with all the voices.

Thank you to Booked With The Emilys, Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance reader copy of this book and to Brilliance Audio for the opportunity to listen to an advance copy of this audiobook. All opinions are my own.

Thank you, Partner, @bookedwiththeemilys @kerrylonsdale @amazonpublishing for the copy of Falling for You Again and the audiobook.

Looking for a sweet summer read perfect for the lake or beach? Grab a copy of Falling for You Again and drop it in your tote.

This emotional romance pairs a happily ever after with some heavier themes. Kerry Lonsdale writes beautifully and with great care for her characters who have each endured trauma.

I loved the added layers of family drama and complex relationships. The audiobook is narrated by Amanda Lee Cobb who always is a hit for me.

Read if you enjoy:
💗 second chance romance
💗 fake dating / marriage of convenience
💗 family legacy vs personal ambition
💗 emotional romance
💗 cats

My rating: 4.25⭐️

It’s another great book by this author! It’s full of romance and some family drama. There’s funny and sad parts too. I couldn’t put it down and you won’t either. Definitely add to your list.

Falling for You is a moving story about second chances, emotional growth, and the complexities of love.

Meli is a strong, independent woman who has built a name for herself as a custom furniture maker in Boston. While she’s thriving professionally, she longs for the emotional warmth and acceptance that only family can give.

Aaron, heir to a powerful Boston family, feels trapped in a life planned for him—Ivy League grad, future CEO, dutiful son. He carries the weight of expectations he no longer wants to fulfill.

Meli and Aaron first met five years ago, sharing a connection that felt like fate—but family obligations and lifelong beliefs cut their meet-cute short. When they unexpectedly cross paths again, old feelings resurface, and they’re forced to confront the lingering question of what could have been… and what might still be.

Kerry Lonsdale weaves a rich narrative about love, trust, guilt, and the ever-elusive balance between work and happiness. It’s an emotionally layered story of two people learning how to honor themselves while still loving deeply.

A second chance marriage of convenience romance with wood. Meli and Aaron had a whirlwind marriage in Las Vegas, a divorce. and a vow never to see one another again but now he's back in her life. His family company is buying her uncle's company, the company she's poured her heart into. These two bump up against one another but eventually get past the dysfunctional things to find happiness. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. An easy read with good characters and a positive outlook.

I am a fan of Lonsdale books and excited about her latest romance with marriage of convenience mixed with dysfunctional family dynamics.

The story was entertaining but I had a hard time buying Meli and Aaron's meeting on the plane and the first fake marriage.

I didn't get how they didn't keep in touch despite having such a great connection. I really enjoyed Aaron and his quiet and attentive ways. Meli for we was a bit hard to like. She was wavering so much with Aaron. I didn't feel bad for how her family treated her and wished she spoke up more.

Amanda Leigh Cobb did a good job with the narration. I do wished we had Aaron's POV in the story.

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of the book.

Oh my heart 🩷
Meli has been raised to believe that in order to have a great work ethic love should not play apart in your life. The first time she was to marry she ran away, got on a plane and literally flew to Vegas and spent the night with her seat mate, Aaron. They made a pact, made a list, got married, got divorced, met again, made a plan, got married.. again
Meli was running hot and cold throughout the whole book; for Aaron, for the business, for her family. Truly a character that is faced with a lot of growth from start to finish. When you really get deep and find out who Meli is you really understand why she is this way.
There was a lot of miscommunication for how much communication there was, but it REALLY worked because the bond between husband and wife.

I cannot wait for the novella and to find out what happened in Maui!

Meli is a skilled furniture maker whose relationship with her parents have left an impact on her. You can’t be in a personal and business relationship at the same time. When she finds out her uncle plans to sell the family business (a business she was promised), she vowed to do anything to stop the sale.

I think this might be Kerry Lonsdale’s best book ever. Diving deep into how the people around you can shape your views, Lonsdale creates a woman who is strong but is damaged by her family history and her parents rejection of her. I was so invested in Meli and her relationship struggles I had a hard time putting the book down. This is an excellent read!

This was more than just a second chance romance. There are such complex emotions and characters throughout this novel.

Melissa aka Meli has been raised since she was 10 by her Uncle Bear. Bear has a lot of “Bearism’s” that he shares with Meli. The biggest being that you can’t do what you love and have someone you love. Something will suffer and the person you are with will ask you to choose.

Meli is getting married to Paul. On their wedding day as she is getting ready to walk down the aisle, she decides she just can’t marry him. She flees and winds up on a plane to Vegas. She meets Aaron on the plane and they dare each other to marry one another.

They spend six days together and then agree to divorce and have a no contact agreement. Fast forward five years and Meli’s uncle is selling the shop he always told her would be hers. He’s selling to Savant House, Aaron’s family’s company. She decides it’s time to see Aaron again. Thus begins their second chance with one another.

I enjoyed Meli even though there were times I wanted to shake some sense into her. A lot of it stems from her childhood trauma and is understandable. Aaron has his own demons that he has to face to get to the life that he wants. They both agree to a marriage of convenience even though they already had feelings for one another. The side characters were great! All except Kaye and I would’ve loved to see her get hers. Maybe she did after all.

Thank you NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

This second chance romance was the perfect palette cleanser I needed between all the thrillers I have been devouring. It was sweet and heartfelt with Meli fighting for her family's shop. When she meets the competitor's son, Aaron, she is shocked to find he is her very brief ex-husband.

I'm not telling you anymore except that if you enjoy romances that make you go aww in a big way. then you need to pick this one up. I was lucky enough to listen to the audiobook which was done so sensationally, that I found myself speeding through the book - I didn't want to stop!

Kerry Lonsdale is known for blending genres with emotional depth and sharp storytelling, and in Falling for You Again, she shifts gears into a more classic romance—with her signature emotional complexity still fully intact. This story centers on Meli and Aaron, two characters with painful pasts and emotional baggage, who find themselves entangled in a marriage of convenience that quickly turns into something more. With tropes like fake dating and second chances layered in, it’s an irresistible setup, but what sets this book apart is how authentic and layered the characters feel, especially Meli.

The family dynamics bring an added layer of tension and depth. Meli’s relationship with her parents is nothing short of disastrous, and the messiness of those ties adds realism and emotional weight to her romantic journey. Lonsdale doesn’t shy away from hard truths about grief, expectations, and trying to rewrite your story when the past keeps holding you back. Still, for all the heaviness, the tone never gets too bleak, there’s a hopeful thread running through it all.

The audiobook narration by Amanda Leigh Cobb is a perfect match. Her voice has that comforting, familiar quality that feels like a friend recounting a deeply personal story. She brings Meli to life with warmth and emotional nuance, enhancing both the lighthearted and heavier moments in the story. Listening felt intimate, like I was being let in on something private and real.

Overall, Falling for You Again is an emotional and flirty read that strikes a great balance between fun and heartfelt. Whether you’re drawn to complicated family stories, emotional romance, or second chances that make your heart ache just a little before it soars, this one delivers. The audiobook especially makes for an engaging, binge worthy listen.

Thank you NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for the opportunity to read and review the ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts.
This was such a fun read and I just couldn't put it down. A runaway bride to getting married after just meeting someone on a plane to divorce and second chances. I just love Kerry Lonsdale's books and can't wait to read more. So very enjoyable and a quick read. Thank you! Thank you!

good book and romance lovers will swoon! a cute relationship that unexpectedly reunites and has a warm ending

Another great read from Kerry! It drew me in immediately. I loved the characters right away, and I wanted to know how it was going to turn out…a couple twists left me happily surprised! This was such a sweet book.