#BlogTour: All The Ways You Break Me by Melissa Wiesner

For this blog tour, we’re looking at a worthy successor and conclusion of this romance duology. For this blog tour, we’re looking at All The Ways You Break Me by Melissa Weisner.

First, the review I posted to the book sites (BookHype.com / Goodreads.com / TheStoryGraph.com), YouTube, and Substack:

Worthy Successor. This is one of those duologies where the first book is *so* strong, how can a second *possibly* hold up to it? And yet the second one comes and shows that it is every bit the first tale’s equal.

Pretty well everything that was present in the first book is back in some form. The teen romance. The second chance a decade or so later. The mystery. The tragedy. About the only thing *not* here from the first book is the one thing the most people likely had the most problems with, except that in its place we get something that arguably even more people will have a problem with… though in this case (fortunately) it isn’t anywhere near as explicit.

As to what this thing is, I applaud Wiesner for having a webpage listing trigger warnings for this book rather than listing them at the front of the book and thereby making them unavoidable for those reading on eReaders, and I encourage any who may need to see a list of trigger warnings to go to that page, indeed it is directly on the book’s page on her website at melissawiesner dot com/books/all-the-ways-you-break-me. Even here, note that the warnings are all the way at the bottom of the page and thus fairly easily avoidable even here for those who do not wish to see them.

We do, however, get the jalapeno/ habanero level sex scene in this book as well, it just happens to be with a couple approaching 30 rather than a couple who still hasn’t hit 18. Still, for those who prefer to read books without such scenes… you’ve been warned. Once again, please don’t 1 or 2 star this book over this scene now that you’ve read my own review where I am making it a point to tell you of its existence. 🙂

And yes, this is the conclusion to a particularly strong romance duology. We get answers. We get happy endings for everyone (as far as the romances themselves go – no guarantees for anything else 😉 ). And yes, we get a few dusty rooms along the way too.

Very much recommended.

After the jump, the “publisher details” – book description, author bio, social links, and buy links.

Book Description:
Ten years after fleeing Sandy Harbor Island, Josie’s hometown is the last place she wants to be. But she’s maid of honor for her sister Madeline and determined to give her the beachside wedding of her dreams.

Josie hadn’t reckoned on the best man: Ian. One look in his sky-blue eyes and she’s back to the summer she turned eighteen, waitressing at the sailing club. She never expected the son of the island’s wealthiest property developer to notice her. But sun-kissed days out on the water showed Josie that Ian had the kindest heart and biggest dreams.

Their future had only just begun when Josie’s life was torn apart. She can never tell Ian why she ran away. She’ll just avoid him all week and leave as soon as the wedding is over.

But Ian’s oceanside cottage is the only place to stay, and wedding events throw them together in all kinds of ways. It’s clear from every lingering glance and accidental brush of hands that neither of them ever forgot that fleeting, magical summer…

But the harder Josie falls, the more danger she’s in of revealing her secret. Ian is the one person who can never, ever know what she did on that life-shattering day a decade ago. But if Josie runs away—forever this time—will she break her own heart all over again?

An absolutely heart-shattering and gorgeously escapist romance, perfect for fans of Carley Fortune, Catherine Cowles, Mia Sheridan, and anyone who believes in second chances.

If you love these tropes, this book is for you:

Second chance romance
Forced proximity
Sister’s best friend
Forbidden love
Best man and maid of honor
Small town romance

Author Bio:
Melissa Wiesner’s mother didn’t allow her to watch much TV as a child and instead, made her play with paint, colorful pipe cleaners, random bits of fabric, and all manner of other crafty things. This set Melissa up for a lifetime of creative pursuits, and it was only a matter of time before things took a bookish turn.
A night-owl, Melissa began writing novels when her early-to-bed family retired for the evening. She is the award-winning author of contemporary romantic comedies and emotional women’s fiction. Her work has earned praise from Kirkus, Booklist, Library Journal, and Publisher’s Weekly, and has been featured in Women’s World, The Knot, and Book of the Month. Melissa’s novels will soon be translated into a dozen languages. Along with her charming husband and two adorable children, she splits her time between the big city of Pittsburgh, PA and rural West Virginia.