Winnie DeVita has never known normal.After her latest stint in rehab, which she actually completed, Winnie is ready for a change. Normal won’t find her now. Her actress turned country singer sister is married to the biggest name in country music. All she wants is a fresh start and to bond with her toddler-aged daughter, but Winnie is now thrust in the limelight by association.Failure isn’t an … association.
Failure isn’t an option, but now the world is watching her every move which includes faces from the past. People who won’t let her forget where she came from and what she’s done…
And they don’t want her to succeed.
Single father Parker Hennison isn’t sure he wants to step back into the spotlight. Reeling from the death of his fiancée, he took a step back from the spotlight to focus his attention on his young daughter. Nearly a year later, the struggle to return to his career weighs heavily on his mind.
The last thing he needs is a woman with her own set of problems, but he can’t stop thinking about Winnie. He knows a thing or two about toxic people and the powerful hold they have.
Two people from different worlds are trying to make their way in life, but can they find love and happiness together?
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About Damn Time is book three in the Life Won’t Wait series. Winnie and Parker’s story hooked me from the start. The emotions portrayed in this book are so real, you literally feel like you are part of it. I loved their interactions, especially with their daughters. This was an excellent story, and I highly recommend it.
I loved this book. The characters are great and they have a lot of depth. I really felt for them. I love the letters that Winnie writes to help her heal. They feel real and raw. This book had me hooked from start to finish. I can wait to read what this authors writes next. She is one of my favorites and this one confirmed that even more.
I really loved this book it was a much anticipated book from the others in the series. Winnie is faced with a ton of life choices at such a young age and she is very vulnerable throughout the whole book. I loved how she was this fighter and realized that she wasn’t always strong enough to fight her demons, my heart truly ached for her in some points of the book. I loved being able to catch up with Quinn and Tucker and I loved being able to see where they are now. I liked Parker he annoyed me a little in the beginning, but in the end it all made complete sense. I loved how the author took “rich famous” people and made them feel like the average person and made the feel more like friends. I have really enjoyed this series so far and can not wait to read the next book in the series.
This book does have adult situations so it may not be suitable for all ages. If you have never read anything by this author grab this series you will not be disappointed.
Finding peace and love
Alcohol and/or drug addiction can change a person completely and turn their life upside/down and inside/out. Winnie has gone for another stint in rehab, and this time she successfully completed it. All she wants is to bond with her toddler daughter; however, she is not only thrust into her sister’s limelight, but also her mother and ex are again trying to use her. When she meets Parker a connection develops. He is raising his daughter alone since his wife died from her habit. Will they be able to ignore the outside forces in their lives and find happiness together?
This is the first book in the series I’ve read, and I’m anxious to read the first two.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Winnie DeVita has never really had an easy go of life. Growing up with her sister, Quinn, bringing in money as a childhood actress she always felt not good enough to her father and then struggled with her mom. Soon enough her mom got her hooked on drugs but now with a daughter, Piper, being raised by Quinn and her husband Tucker, she is ready to get sober.
Parker Hennison is a co-star of Quinn and a single father to Anya after his fiance, Leslie, died. He is struggling with what he wants to do with his life and whether he wants to continue on the TV show, Little Max, or put his career in a different direction.
When Parker and Winnie meet through Quinn, both are struggling with aspects of their lives but can not deny their chemistry. Is Parker willing to let Winnie’s past affect his feelings for her and when it is clear how much pressure both are under will they be able to rely on each other to make it through or is it just another heartbreak waiting to happen?
This was a great story about second chances, following your own path and finding the strength within yourself to get through the hardest times and come out on top.
I could relate to certain aspects of Winnie with not feeling like you are measuring up and I could understand how her life spiraled out of control after that and it did not help that her mom got her hooked on drugs. That to me is so heartbreaking and it speaks volumes about her mom. I was so proud of her when she decided to get sober and how hard she worked at staying that way.
Parker was a great character who was dealing with his own struggles after the death of Leslie. I also saw resentment building with him and the pressure that he was under from her parents when they didn’t see the same person that everyone else saw. He was an amazing father to Anya and was really trying to do right by her and that was influencing which career path he was taking.
I loved Quinn and Tucker in this book and how supportive they were of Winnie and how they truly wanted her to succeed and did what they could to make that happen.
One of my favorite parts of this book were the letters that Winnie wrote to the people who had impacted her life, positively and negatively. These letters were emotional and the author did an amazing job with them and getting you to really see the vulnerable side of Winnie.
I thought the relationship between Winnie and Parker was really well done. The two started off as friends and developed a trust before anything happened. They both knew that they had to be at a certain place before anything happened and it was super well done!
I hated Winnie’s mom, Meg, and also her ex and Piper’s father, Mitch. Those two were cruel and dangerous in their motives to bring Winnie down.
I loved the relationship between Quinn and Winnie and how close they got through the book when Winnie was truly able to see the person that Quinn was without the influence of her mother.
I also really enjoyed Parker when he finally told Leslie’s parents the truth about her and everything else! It made me happy and I was so happy that weight lifted off of him!
This was such a great book and I look forward to whatever the author has for us next!
Chillingly realistic, impeccably plotted, and
utterly compelling storyline.
This story is power packed with emotion and
family issues, fear to love again, loss and
grieving, forgiveness, personal growth,
friendship plus love.
I thoroughly enjoyed Winnie’s journaling. It
gave her and the reader a new view on the
ups and downs in not only her life but those
surrounding her.
Winnie DeVita is out of drug rehabilitation.
She is trying to make a life with her young daughter.
Winnie’s mother and ex-husband are trying to
bring her down. Her mother is a druggie. She has
gotten beaten up and almost died. Her mother has
been trying to compromise both Winnie and
Quinn’s reputation. Winnie’s ex-husband
is trying to blackmail Winnie into supplying him
with stories and pictures of her sister, Quinn Winters
McGinnis and her famous husband, Tucker
McGinnis. He also threatens her and their daughter
with harm.
Parker Hennison lost his finance’ to her habit. Her
parents are always blaming him for her demise but
he was always clean trying to care for her and help her.
Parker is raising his daughter on his own and trying
to start over in life if he can find a different job.
When Parker and Winnie met a connection develops.
But to what and where will their feelings lead??
Another powerfully written story by the author. Her skill
at drawing the reader into the story is amazing.
A Highly Recommended Read.
I volunteered to read It’s Always Something.
Thanks to the author for the opportunity. My opinion
is my own.
I absolutely LOVED About Damn Time by Nikki Lynn Barrett. Watching the slow burn relationship of Winnie and Parker was beautiful to watch!! These two have a hard past, come from different histories, both have had tragic heartbreak. But both of their sweet adorable kiddos give these two more strength then they can imagine. Plus we see Quinn and Tucker standing by them both!
I have a become a HUGE Nikki Lynn Barrett fan through the years. She always gives us characters that we will ADORE! Plus she writes stories that are passionate, and so realistic. Showing her characters strength, and perseverance.
I can’t wait for the next book in the series!!
This book has a lot of up’s and down’s and love in it!! This book also brought back memories of my struggles with my own mother [her constant abuse of me and forcing me to drink [wine] with her constantly] and my drug use [I was in the drug scene when I left home and it was not good]. Winnie and Quinn’s parents treating them the way they did since they were little was terrible. Winnie’s mother getting Winnie hooked on drugs was so horrible. Winnie is working hard to stay clean and sober and to build a relationship with her young daughter Piper. Reading how Winnie is trying to fight the demons, her mother and her ex-Mitch was very encouraging. The journal Winnie’s doing is great and I believe it helps Winnie. I believe that if it wasn’t for Piper, Winnie wouldn’t have gotten clean and sober. It was great the way Quinn and Tucker got temporary custody of Piper when Winnie got caught by the Police. Piper is so adorable!! It was awesome when Winnie met Parker. Parker is a single father of an adorable little girl Anya. Parker has been dealing with Anya’s grand parents and guilt over the death of his fiance’. Parker has an attraction to Winnie but, was afraid to act on it as he wasn’t sure if he wanted to get involved with another female with problems. I truly enjoyed reading Winnie’s story!! This is a MUST read book!! Nikki did an awesome job with this book!! I truly Loved it!! I truly want to read more from this series!!