Published by Self-published Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Format: eARC
Happily married to her college sweetheart, Poppy lived a blessed life with the husband of her dreams. Then everything changed. She is no longer a wife. She is no longer the envy of her single friends. Now, people look at her with pity as they whisper a single word behind her back.
Widow.
Years after her husband’s tragic death, years of pain and sorrow and wishing for the life she’ll never get back, Poppy decides to finish Jamie’s birthday list. She’ll do the things he wanted to most. Because maybe, just maybe, if she can complete his list, she can start to live again.
Poppy expects going through the birthday list will be hard. She expects it to hurt. But what she doesn’t expect is Cole. Could the man who delivered the news of her husband’s death and shattered her heart be the one to help her put it back together again?
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Stephanie’s 4 Star Review:
I received a copy of this book from the author.
As you can tell from the blurb, Poppy’s beloved husband is deceased. She’s lived in a fog for five years since. The one thing she’s readied herself for is to complete her husband’s “Birthday List.” A list he made of things he wanted to accomplish by each of this future birthday’s.
One of those was to buy Poppy her restaurant. She accomplished this and opened the Maysen Jar. I bet this place would be the cutest place from the description in the book. Plus I love Mason Jars so the fact that the food is served in them makes it even better!
As she’s learning to live again the man who delivered the news of her husbands death walks back in her life. It feels wrong to notice how *hot* Cole is though. I think it would be awkward. Not to mention it’s the first form of attraction she’s had since her husbands death. Would that be cheating? Rebound? New start?
Poppy and Cole work together on the Birthday List. Their friendship then subsequent relationship is so cute. There’s little to no drama between them.
I enjoyed reading this book. There’s very little drama and no angst. I was really hoping for some more of each in here but it was a good story regardless. I think you’ll like reading this contemporary romance.
Turning to the door, I smiled, ready to greet my late-evening customer, but faltered as the door closed behind him.
Cole Goodman was walking my way.
My belly dipped as I took him in. His aviator sunglasses were perched on top of his chocolate-brown hair. A black polo stretched across his broad shoulders and pulled tight across his muscled arms. His pale-blue jeans molded to his Herculean thighs before draping down to his black, square-toed boots. The leather belt on Cole’s trim waist held both a shining badge and a holstered gun.
Cole smiled and locked his light-green eyes on mine as he crossed the room.
His straight, white teeth made my breath hitch—something that had happened last night more times than I wanted to admit.
Molly, who had turned around from her seat to greet our customer, spun around so her back was to Cole. Her cheeks flushed as she whispered, “Wow.”
Wow was right.
Cole Goodman was—simply put—gorgeous.
He could give a woman a speeding ticket and get a thank-you in return. He inspired women to attempt push-ups in a karate class just for the chance to watch him sweat through his gi. Cole made grown women blush like teenagers and giggle in corners, like those girls at the dojo last night.
Devney is the USA Today bestselling author of the Jamison Valley series. She lives in Montana with her husband and two children. After working in the technology industry for nearly a decade, she abandoned conference calls and project schedules to enjoy a slower pace at home with her kids. She loves reading and, after consuming hundreds of books, decided to share her own stories. Devney loves hearing from readers! Connect with her on social media.
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