General Fiction (Adult), Romance , Women's Fiction
Description
What would you change if you had to start your life—and love life—over again?
When Emma Harris wakes up from a coma she learns that her fiancé and her BFF have fallen in love, she’s lost her job, and the life she knew is gone. Overwhelmed but grateful to be alive she starts over from scratch. Not as easy as it sounds, of course. But she’s never been a quitter, even if she wishes she could quit rehab, where her hot but evil physical therapist, Simon, puts her through the wringer.
Eager for a new beginning, Emma opens a doggy day care. Unfortunately, the only space she can afford is owned by her childhood nemesis Ali Pratt. But hey, she’s been through worse, right? She tries to roll with the punches, but a friend drops his grandpa off at the doggy day care in desperation then on top of that, she and Ali bring the term ‘frenemies’ to a whole new level. And then another grandparent shows up. And another.
In the midst of all that, Emma realizes she’s accidentally fallen for Evil PT. But the most horrifying thing of all is that Ali just might have turned into the best friend she’s ever had. And as Emma grows from the pain of her past and takes on her new path, she comes to realize that life isn’t what you’re given, it’s what you make of it. AMAZON LINK
5+ STARS
Jill Shalvis has done it again! Made me fall totally in love with one of her books. Emma and Simon are two characters that I also loved too. Both on their own and when they spent time together. The humor was off the charts good and makes the book a keeper for me if only for the funny conversations and thoughts. But there is so much more. The uniqueness of Emma's story was a draw but it was also believable too. It also touched me because after having knee surgery myself, I recognized some of the physical struggle that Emma was going through. But let's face it she went through a whole lot more than I did when it came to injuries with a coma thrown in. The thing is though that the story wasn't a "Debbie Downer". It was emotional for more than one person but still in a good way overall.
Ali was an interesting character and sounded like she would JUST be a secondary person. But, it was like having two romances in one book. Ali was one tough character but she had some good qualities that were often hidden. I grew to really like her a lot. She didn't do well opening up to people especially in large groups. Which causes all kinds of problems for her because the love-of-her- life, Ryan is a people magnet.
Simon's father Dale adds some spunk, fun and problems for Simon. Hog is Emma's emotional support dog who adds a whole lot of smiles and fun to the story.
Problems will be solved, romance will win, showing that the struggle was worth it. This is a winner in my opinion. If I didn't make it clear..I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
"I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”
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