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Reviewed by Natasha Jackson for Readers' Favorite
All I Ever Wanted is the story of school teacher Kinsley Bailey, called home due to the death of her estranged father, who took off when she was eight - never to return. On top of that there’s her childhood best friend, Sebastian, who also happens to be her first heartbreak. Now that they are both back in their hometown, just about anything can happen. In the years since they’ve seen each other, a lot of changes have taken place in their lives. Kinsley went from a high powered executive to a teacher and Sebastian joined the army, came home, and had a little girl. When they meet up again the sparks do fly! Despite the time that has passed in All I Ever Wanted, there is still a spark of something between them, but there are plenty of reasons they shouldn’t pursue it, and Kinsley was well aware of them all.
Katrina Mills does a good job of weaving together an entertaining story of a second chance at something. I hesitate to call this a second chance romance because there wasn’t really a romance all those years ago, but more like a crush that never went anywhere. The story was solid with well rounded characters and there were moments that made me laugh out loud. What I liked most was that Katrina Mills sprinkled in a bit of mystery with the secrets and the safe deposit box because, as a child of divorce, Kinsley certainly didn’t have all the details. The only thing that niggled was the fact that Kinsley seemed so bothered by their lack of anything romantic when they were children. It seemed extreme, considering how much time had passed.
