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Unspoken (Start Up in the City Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Kelly Rimmer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.2 218 ratings

Book 2 of 3: Start Up in the City

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Sometimes it’s what you don’t say that can change everything…

Isabel Winton had planned to spend the last few days of her marriage at her vacation home, intending to reflect, regroup…or maybe just do some solitary sulking. Instead, she collides with her almost ex, Paul, who has the same idea. Too stubborn to leave, Isabel figures this is a chance for them to get some closure. But she’s astonished to see that months apart have transformed her emotionally aloof husband into “Paul 2.0,” more open than ever before.

Paul was blindsided when Isabel left him. He had no idea she felt he was more committed to his career than to their marriage. With his new, hard-won self-awareness, he blames himself for letting her walk away. But winning her back will take more than simple words. It’ll mean finding the courage to grow, to trust, and grab a second chance at life by each other’s sides.

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“The authentic push and pull of this complex relationship is sure to resonate with readers.”—Publishers Weekly on Unspoken

“UPSPOKEN is another jewel of Kelly Rimmer not to be missed.”—Fresh Fiction on Unspoken

"Emotional, satisfying, sweet, and oh so good." -Kylie Scott, New York Times bestselling author of Repeat on Unexpected

"Get ready for fireworks in your book club when you read Before I Let You Go! One of the best books for discussion that I've read in years." -Diane Chamberlain, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Marriage

"Thought provoking and deeply affecting, I couldn't put this one down until it was finished." -Karma Brown, bestselling author of In This Moment, on Before I Let You Go

"Before I Let You Go is an unforgettable novel that will amaze and startle you with its impact and insight." -Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop at Water's End

"Kelly Rimmer has raised the already high bar with this unforgettable novel." -Bestselling author Sally Hepworth on The Things We Cannot Say

"Rimmer meticulously deconstructs a floundering marriage in the second standalone installment to the Start Up in the City series (after Unexpected). The isolation of the setting lends itself to the stark vulnerability of Rimmer's protagonists as they grudgingly open up to one another. The inevitable sex scenes between Isabel and Paul are simultaneously deliciously intense and achingly tender. The authentic push and pull of this complex relationship is sure to resonate with readers."-Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Kelly Rimmer is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of ten novels, including The Secret Daughter and The Things We Cannot Say. Her books have sold more than one million copies, and have been translated into more than 20 languages worldwide. Kelly lives in rural Australia with her family and fantastically naughty dogs, Sully and Basil.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07M8XWV7W
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HQN Books; Original edition (November 26, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 26, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 667 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 236 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #937,486 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #3,032 in Women's Divorce Fiction
- #15,950 in Contemporary Women's Fiction
- #21,603 in Women's Romance Fiction

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Kelly Rimmer is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and internationally best selling author of contemporary and historical fiction novels including The Secret Daughter, The Things We Cannot Say, and Truths I Never Told You. Her latest novel, The Warsaw Orphan, was released in June 2021. Kelly lives in rural Australia with her family and a whole menagerie of badly behaved animals.

For further information about Kelly's books, and to subscribe to her mailing list, visit www.kellyrimmer.com.

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Someone finally got Aspergers right

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2020

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After reading the first book in this series I had to wait several months to read the second. It was a long wait, but it was worth it. This second book is better than the first in my opinion. As the mother of two children born with Asperger's (a level 1 and a level 2), to see an adult character learn to understand why he is the way he is and be able to explain himself to his wife (who surprisingly communicates the way I do) and then to see her love grow as she begins to understand him from her new perspective was just wonderful.

I didn't learn that I myself was born with Asperger's until I was in my 40s. It was only then that my entire childhood made sense. I would have loved to have read a paragraph or two about his childhood and his realization about certain things, but with so many ASD characters these days being portrayed with the same stereotypical personality traits (which in most cases are wrong) it was wonderful that Kelly took the time to get it right. Looking forward to the third book in the series!

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Gwen Zimmer

Married couple second chance romance

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2019

I received an ARC from Netgalley and I am happy to give my honest review.

This is my first book by this author and won’t be my last. I am a sucker for second chance romance and especially love when they feature married couples. This one did not disappoint.

Isabel and Paul have been married for 5 years. She has been increasingly unhappy and Paul feels blindsided when she leaves him. The spend the next several months duking it out in the divorce mediation. The weekend before the divorce is final, they both end up at their vacation home to lick their wounds. Both are too stubborn to leave.

The book takes place mostly over 4 days, Friday-Monday. The pacing was good and the emotions were so heart wrenching and believable. I loved when they finally lowered their defenses and finally talked over what exactly went wrong.

One thing I didn’t really get was the lack of speculation that Paul could be autistic. It took 5 minutes with a therapist to say he had warning signs but all of the smart, educated people (like an oncologist brother) never thought his single minded focus could be more?

In the end I really enjoyed this book and loved these two together. I can’t wait to read more from this author.

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2023

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Great book. Loved getting more info on As better a syndrome and looking in on a failed marriage trying for a second chance.

Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2023

Read three of the start up in the city.now I will check out if theoure are more.I enjoy following ea...ch couple's lives.the next one is Jews and Jake.hope to find that one at the library.

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Kellisa ksquaredreads

Heartwarming and emotional married couple romance!

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2019

I know everyone loves Kelly Rimmer for her more serious books and historical fiction, but if you haven’t tried her contemporary romance series, Start Up in the City, you are missing out. Both of her books in this series were hands-down five star reads for me.

If you’re like me and read Bromance Book Club and then immediately said “I need more married couple romances”, put Unspoken on your TBR ASAP! It’s the second in the series, but totally works as a stand-alone.

Isabel and Paul are getting a divorce. A few days before their divorce is final, both decide to spend some time at their vacation home, without knowing the other is going to be there. Of course, both are too stubborn to give the house up for a weekend and end up staying there together one last time.

Okay I loved basically everything about this story! Seriously, it is married couple romance perfection. I didn’t know going into the book, but the entire story is told over a few days. If you don’t love characters talking like I do, this probably won’t work for you. But I LOVE some characters who can talk things out like adults, even during hard parts (the forced proximity helps too!). Therapy isn’t something that’s an active part of romances a lot of the time, but it’s very prevalent here. While Isabel and Paul discuss why their couples therapy didn’t work, and Isabel’s frustration with attending therapy with him, Paul continued to go on his own. I freaking loved this aspect so much! Both have pretty much accepted their marriage was over, but the fact that Paul continued to work on himself and go to therapy? Yes, please to a hero who puts in the work!

The chemistry between the two is so good, but I loved the in between moments even more. When they’re both unsure of what the next step is or what they even want.

The story moves fast when you consider it takes place over the span of days, but it can get pretty intense with how involved the conversations can be. I LOVED Isabel’s growth in this, both before this weekend and during her conversations with Paul. There’s some revelations from Paul about halfway through that he discovered during therapy, and both their responses made me love their characters even more. And that epilogue! Perfection!!

Ugh, I just loved these characters and their story so, so much! Unspoken was a five star read for me. I highly recommend checking it out! I cannot wait for the rest of these series!

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2019

The divorce is drawing the a close and Isabel is feeling down so decides to go to the vacation home for some peace and quiet. Problem is her soon to be ex husband had the same idea. Both refuse to leave and end up finding that they are not the same people they were when they were together and the year has changed them. This will give them the time to put things on the mend maybe even come out as friends rather then bitter enemies.

I love a good second chance at romance and this book was pretty great. I loved seeing them open to one another and get to know eachother. It was interesting seeing how things were when they were married and seeing the difference sides to what happened in their relationship. I especially loved seeing them slowly try to mend things they don't have to end things in a terrible ways and they really needed to clear the air on their relationship. Overall it was a pretty great book I really enjoyed it.

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