Emilie Carter never wants to return to Danvers, Massachusetts, but when her childhood home needs to be sorted for sale, she’s forced to tie up loose ends. Her hopes to abandon all ties to the place fails when she’s roped into being a bridesmaid for her ex-best friend and Emilie’s high school sweetheart. No big deal, right?
Wrong.
Dean Wright has worked hard to make a name for himself and … himself and continue his father’s fishing business. After years of feeling empty, enter long-time crush, Emilie. When she needs a date for a wedding to show her ex she’s moved on, he takes it a step further by proposing a fake engagement. Her presence stirs up old feelings, and Dean is determined not to let her go this time.
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This book is such a sweet story. I have read several of Jenny’s books. You will never go wrong
This was a sweet romance, and, for the most part, I enjoyed it. It was well-written and well-edited.
Faith was mentioned briefly a few times, but it wasn’t much of a focus in this story.
I had some difficulty relating to the main character and felt she used her ‘best friend,’ the hero of the story. In the end, she sees his value, but I never developed much of a fondness for her.
This story deals with the effects of psychological disease (specifically schizophrenia) on families.
It’s hard to find a good clean romance book but “something old” definitely was that! Emilie and Deans story was so sweet and had you sitting on the edge of your seat! Good clean book with good language and clean book all around! I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a food romance book!
This was a really good book about taking a chance. I liked that these two took a chance. I thought these two were great together they were what the other needed.
I LOVED this story! It hooks you in right from the beginning and you enjoy every minute. I’m a little sad it ended. Such a cute story!
This was a sweet and clean romance by a new to me author. At the end of the book is that chapter to the next one in the series and it sounds interesting!
This book is about a girl who finally goes home and confronts her past life. She is pretty stuck on her senior year in high school and can’t seem to get over it, years later. Luckily, a perfect boy from her past zooms in and caters to her every need (a bit too much honestly). There is also some other people in town from her past such as her ex-boyfriend and ex-best friend (who surprises me that they would’ve been friends). Her friend Ava is very over the top. Trouble gets stirred up and she still is trying to decide whether to stay or leave.
It ended. I thought it ended a little to abruptly in the last two chapters and that there were still some loose ends. Maybe we learn more in book two?
Overall a sweet and light read with a good guy.
Something Old is a well-written romance. The plot has lots of twists and turns. Dean and Emilie are likable and complex characters. One mark of a good book is if it engages the reader’s emotions. This one most definitely did that for me. There were more than a few times that I wanted to reach into the book and slap the antagonist, and I’m not at all a violent person! This is a great friendship to romance and fake relationship story all in one.
I received a complimentary copy and also got a copy through KU.
I couldn’t put this book down. I loved the characters. I love a good clean romance and this didn’t disappoint!
An absolutely wonderful book to begin a series! I found myself unable to put the book down. I always like a good clean, romance with no innuendos to anything more. Emilie and Dean’s relationship developed beautifully throughout the story and the other characters filled their roles nicely. I appreciated the maturity and sensitive way Ms. Rabe approached the topic of mental illness and the stigma attached to it, she did a good job with that aspect of the story.
Overall, very well written and I look forward to the next. Highly recommend…
Cute story. The hero was the gem of all gems. The poor heroine had a past that she needed to overcome and he was there every step of the way. Cute, clean and romantic.
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I really enjoy a clean good romance novel. I am particular about the romance novels I read. They have to be clean, relatable, realistic, with real human flaws type of characters . “Something Old” had all that for me. Even the book cover is beautifully done.
I was immediately drawn into the story and couldn’t put the book down. The relationship between Emilie and Dean was real and heartwarming. There was a beautiful attraction between them that was presented tastefully.
I also absolutely loved how the author wove the characters past experiences and relationships into their present day character. It made the read intriguing and relatable.
I highly recommend this romance book. It had a great plot, relatable main characters as well as the secondary characters. I am eager to read the rest of the series.
I picked it up to read a couple of chapters before bed, and before I knew it I was halfway through the book. It was easy to lose myself in the small town and the characters were likable and it was well written.
Emilie goes home to put her childhood home up for sale. Little did she know, she would find herself and make amends with her past. This book was a little hard to get into at first but after getting to know the characters I flew through the chapters. Can’t wait to see what comes next in this series.
I absolutely loved the character development in this book! You just wanted to get to know them and for their story to turn out happy! It was such a fun read!
I enjoyed this book so much I devoured it in one day. It felt like no time passed as I read through this delightful romance. Best way to take a break from the world at large!