Lucy Jorik is about to marry Ted Beaudine. But her best friend, Meg Koranda is convinced they are not right for each other and minutes before the wedding begin Lucy agrees and calls it off. Afterwards Meg is broke, cut off by her parents, and stuck in a small town in Texas where everyone hates her - especially the angry groom. Meg agrees to work in town to pay off bills and avoid jail - but ends up spending more time than she plans with Ted.
This is a stand alone book, but with numerous appearances of characters from previous books. So many characters that I found it hard to get into the book at first because I found myself trying to remember the storylines of the earlier books and trying to keep the characters straight. It made the beginning of the story feel somewhat stilted and forced. Readers who have not read any of these books may feel lost and be completely put off by the abundant appearances.
After muddling through the beginning, the middle of the book captivated me. I read it within one night, only putting the book down to go to sleep. I loved the story of Meg trying to find her place in the world where everyone around her exceeds expectations. The treatment she received from the townsfolk was little off-putting and bordered on bullying and Ted at times was exasperating but hot. Any fan of Phillips will enjoy this book, but I think a newcomer might be better off starting with her older books like It Had to be You or Nobody's Baby But Mine.
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