Finding a man should be simple, especially when you aren’t expecting romance! Lucy Lang wants a husband. She’s not looking for anyone special, just someone decent and reliable–but definitely not a man she’ll fall in love with. A young widow, Lucy already loved and lost her soulmate, and she doesn’t want to risk that kind of heartbreak again. But sick of being lumped in with her cursed “Black … cursed “Black Widow” aunts, Lucy is motivated to give up her casual and completely inappropriate relationship with Ethan Mirabelli, her handsome neighbor, and search for something more dependable.
Having been friends with Lucy for years, Ethan knows what she needs better than anyone else–and that’s him. But convincing her that their relationship is more than a “friends with privileges” arrangement will be a long, complicated process. Luckily, Ethan has always been patient…
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A second chance romance like no other!
Five years after the death of her husband, Lucy Lang is ready to date again; if only she can stop comparing every guy to her husband- and forget the illicit affair she’s been having with his brother.
Ethan Mirabelli has loved his best friend, Lucy, for years, but his older, attractive brother captured her …
“3.5 out of 5 stars. I meant what I said … it’s heartwarming and a very sweet book about how love can heal the soul. Yet I didn’t completely expect to be crying so much while reading it. =0P”
Read more of my review here: http://frommetoyouvideophoto.blogspot.com/2010/01/three-little-birds-pitch-by-my-doorstep.html
The Next Best Thing is the second installment in Kristan Higgins’s adult contemporary romance series: Gideon’s Cove. This was a heartbreaking, conflicted, and healing novel. As a reader, in my opinion, the heroine is not easy to love because she’s “stuck” and can’t quite see what’s right in front of her but don’t give up on her because grief can …
Lucy is that heroine with a tragic past that you just can’t help but wish for her HEA the whole time. She’s widowed at 24 after less than a year of marriage. She has so much going for her but has allowed life to pass her by for five years. Her loneliness pushes her to make some changes.
Simply put, I love Lucy’s character arc and the setting is …
Overall I enjoyed this book but really Lucy got on my nerves way too much. She was married to her husband for less than a year and widowed for five and still grieving like his death happened last week. As a wife who lost her husband of 30 years less than six months ago I am offended by this. Pull up your big girl panties and get on with life. I’m …
Oh how I love a book full of heartache and anger and good times and bad. Oh that sounds a lot like life and that’s almost exactly what this story makes you think of. I have to admit I did shed a tear or two! Great job Kristan, I love it!
For the most part I really enjoyed this book. Kristen Higgens is a great writer. All the characters were well-drawn, and I loved the hero. My only complaint would be that the heroine was a little slow to move on with her life and see what was right before her eyes, a wonderful man who had always loved her. He had a darling son. She has a …
I love this story. This was actually the second time I read it as it had been a while since last time, and it popped up as a recommendation from a friend and I decided to revisit it. I wasn’t disappointed. I love the dialogue, the hilarious inner monologue and I totally felt for Ethan. I love that their lives are all complicated and messy and they …
Mixed emotions about this one, and scrapes to a 3 star for the crazy characterization of some of the secondary characters and the humor.
Definitely in the Contemporary Romance section. Unfortunately, we have a problem with the heroine. She doesn’t deserve the hero.
Plot: The heroine is the GRIEVING young widow who has been having a friends with …
The Next Best Thing is book #2 in Gideon’s Cove Series. IMO, the book just had to much “STUFF”. The story was drawn out and the angst lead me to shaking my head and wanting to smack Lucy. It did have a HEA and the ending was this books saving grace…
Lucy Mirabelli, has been a widow for 5 years and with the birth of her niece she decides it’s …