Welcome to Book One in the Blessings, Georgia series of Southern contemporary romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sharon Sala. With the support of her handsome, unassuming friend Mike Dalton, LilyAnne Bronte is finally ready to put the past in the past.
It’s never too late
Mike Dalton has secretly loved LilyAnn Bronte since they were all children together in the small … they were all children together in the small town of Blessings, Georgia. But one fateful day T.J. Lachlan roars into town and starts showering LilyAnn with his charm, and Mike feels his dream of them being more than friends slipping away.
To find the love you missed
LilyAnn, as anyone in Blessings will tell you, let herself go after her fiancée was killed in Iraq. The attention of the handsome new guy shocks her into a revelation: she’s ready to live again, and maybe the best is yet to come. The thing is, everybody in Blessings is sure it’s Mike and LilyAnn who belong together-and they’re willing to do whatever it takes to make LilyAnn realize the love of her life has been by her side all along.
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This is the first book in the Blessings, GA series by Sharon Sala. It also goes by the title, Curl Up & Dye. The town of Blessings, GA is full of characters that will tug at your heart, some you’ll wish you lived next door to, some will make you want to spit and scratch a few eyes out, and some you’ll just shake your head at. It’s a typical small town and everyone should experience living in one at least a portion of their life. If you can’t actually experience small town life, reading about it is the next best thing. Sharon Sala captures the charm and frustration of small towns perfectly. She weaves a story that has you fully invested in the characters and the story. You feel like you’re living right beside them.
In You and Only You, LilyAnn was the town’s sweetheart in high school with a bright and shining future that was all hers to capture. As is typical, she was the cheerleading squad captain and dated the star quarterback. They were as good as engaged by the time they were out of high school. Then 9/11 struck and Randy Joe enlisted. A month after being deployed he returned home in a casket and LilyAnn pretty much crawled into it with him.
It’s been eleven years and Mike is still waiting for LilyAnn to wake up and see him. It seems like he’s been in love with her forever. He’s always been there for her, but he’s getting past annoyed. When it looks like LilyAnn is about to join the land of the living again Mike figures it’s because of the new guy in town and he’s had enough.
There is plenty to love in this story. Like all small towns, there are the busybodies, the meddlers, the gossipers out for the latest story whether it’s true or not, the simple-minded who are too quick to judge, and then the majority of the population who will there for you whenever you need help and who’ve always got your back. Those are the ones that make small town life so wonderful. You’ll love this town with all its quirky personality. And if you don’t? Well then, bless your heart!
Beautiful Story
When you are crowned a beauty queen, lose your fiancee in a war you are in the spotlight, but now Lily Anne is a little lost. Mike has been her neighbor, friend all her life. But he has lived her for 11 years but she doesn’t know it. But things seem to happen to change everything.
You and Only You (Blessings, Georgia #1) was a great read by Sharon Sala. Mike Dalton has always secretly loved LilyAnn since they were kids. Unfortunately T.J. comes into town and starts charming LilyAnn and mike feels her slipping away. After LilyAnn loses her fiancé in Iraq, she finds herself ready to live again when T.J. shows her interest. But interest from T.J. may not mean that he is the right man for her. Maybe the man for her has always been just around the corner. I can’t wait to read more by Sharon Sala.
Sharon Sala writes this Blessings Georgia series with a lot of humor and some steamy scenes. They are such great stories with wonderful characters that you love to cheer on or want to throttle! Just started reading her books and this is my second but not my last!
YOU AND ONLY YOU by Sharon Sala is set in the small town of Blessings, Georgia. If you love small towns, Blessings has it all. It’s filled with a whole cast of quirky characters starting with the hub of the town—the Curl Up and Dye beauty salon owned by Ruby Dye.
LilyAnn Bronte works for the local pharmacy. She has spent the last eleven years grieving for her high school sweetheart killed in Iraq. During this time, she has stopped living. She doesn’t date and doesn’t connect with the community. She has withdrawn from everything until a new man, T.J. Lachlan, comes to town. Suddenly, LilyAnn takes a hard look at herself and doesn’t like what she sees.
Mike Dalton owns the local gym and lives next door to LilyAnn. He’s been in love with her since they were kids, but he’s about to call it quits when he thinks she’s fallen for someone else. Mike’s big problem is that he’s never told her how he feels.
LilyAnn has always seen Mike as a friend, but when he’s seriously injured, she drives him to the hospital and stays by his side until he comes out of surgery. She is grief-stricken at the idea of losing him but doesn’t recognize the feelings as love.
Lachlan becomes obsessed with LilyAnn when she refuses to date him and begins stalking her. He eventually breaks into her house and attacks her, but she fights him off. When he pulls a knife on her, Mike hears her cries for help and comes to the rescue.
With the help of the girls at the Curl Up and Dye, they nudge LilyAnn and Mike together and they find their happily ever after. Great characters and a really sweet romance.