Book ONE in the Blueberry Springs series — All STANDALONE novels from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jean Oram!
One woman. Two men. One meddling small town.
Raised by her older sister in the small town of Blueberry Springs, all Beth Wilkinson wants is to create a family so big she’ll never be alone. Things are going great until her accountant fiancé, Oz, experiences a family … great until her accountant fiancé, Oz, experiences a family trauma, forcing him to rethink everything from his own career to their nuptial plans — leaving Beth alone.
As Beth works to rediscover her former bold and independent self in hopes of reattracting Oz, she catches the eye of the charming new city doctor, Nash. Not only does he see her as she’d like to be seen, but he knows exactly what he wants from life — and that includes Beth.
Torn between the two men, as well as two versions of herself, Beth discovers that love and dreams are much more complicated than they seem.
A chick lit contemporary romance that will appeal to fans of Jennifer Weiner, Jane Green, and Meg Cabot, and will have readers wondering who the heck Beth should choose.
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Always the Bride, not the Wife?
Sometimes you have to discover yourself beneath the layers of who others think you are, before you can move forward in life or love. When does caring become controlling? When does giving someone space turn in to moving away? And why must it all be so complicated? Narrator Cris Dukehart lovingly performs Jean …
I did not expect the turn it took to reach the end…such a tumultuous journey.
I had a very different reaction to this book the first time I read it. I was also in a very different place in my life at the time. I hadn’t yet experienced anything like Beth goes through in this story. And now that I have, I can say that the author does an excellent job portraying her chaotic emotions during the push/pull between Oz and Nash. …
Fun read!
Beth Wilkinson is the Recreational Therapist at the hospital in Blueberry Springs. She is soon to be married to Oz Reiter. She loves her job, her hometown, and Oz. She is happy and content with her life. Until Oz has a life crisis and doesn’t know what he wants to do with his life. He tells Beth they need to take a break while he figures it out. …
A little unrealistic and disappointing. The “heroine “ was presented as a woman who was indecisive and fickle. I didn’t think that the ending was “endearing”, but instead, predictable for the character’s character.
I did not like the book. I found the main character had to relate to.
It was ok. Kind of predictable
This book is OK but I just had trouble with why Beth was marrying Nash when she knew she was still in love with Oz. She jumped into the relationship with Nash as a rebound fling and really should have just let it go. She and Oz needed to talk more and sort out what he was going through. I still love the characters of Blueberry Springs.
Just finished read this! Lots of twists and turns. Most enjoyable.
This is really a sweet story with two heroes to root for! An easy read for a nice summer day!
I’m a big fan of this series…except for this book. It was hard for me to keep interested.
Boring
So fun. Worth reading
An enjoyable book. Characters were ‘real’ . Story kept me absorbed. Story was a good description of how lives are made miserable when parents cannot accept their child wants to do something different with their life and not follow their passion.
A book you want to last longer.
Didn’t like the story that much because the lady in the story hurt one man who is so generous, loving and very encouraging to whatever she likes then suddenly she decided she didn’t love him.
Dumb. This would probably have worked better if it had been written for teens and placed in a high school setting.
It started off really good but it gets boring and repetitive during the middle. I have not finished the book yet and if it doesn’t pick up in the next chapter, I will not be able to finish it.
If I could have rated it with a negative, I would have. It screamed of ignorance and misogyny. Community may be found in villages, cities and towns, and not solely within a town of 100 people. The protagonist was treated as the reason for another character’s alcohol abuse and crimes. Victim-blaming is imbedded within our culture, and may be …