I have to admit I cheated a little in reading this book as in that I listened to it on audiobook, instead of actually reading it. Mary Kay Andrews is a fun southern author, whose books are fantastic for listening to on long trips.
Grace Stanton is a livestyle blogger who thinks she has a wonderful marriage until she catches her husband, Ben, cheating on her with her assistant. In a spectacular exit from her marriage, Grace drives Ben's convertible into their pool, which is one of the best "I am leaving you" scenes ever.
Grace moves back to her mother's, which is an apartment above the bar she owns, The Sandbox. As Grace tries to put her life back together, she finds that Ben has locked her out of her blog, house, and finances. To make matters worse, the judge overseeing her case sentences her to counseling before granting her divorce.
The story bounce between Grace's perspective, and Wyatt's. Wyatt is a soon to be single dad, that runs his family's failing tourist park. His soon to be ex-wife, left him for the guy down the street, and basically tries to make his life miserable. After an incident where the ex deliberately provokes him to violence, he too is sentenced to counseling by the judge.
Grace and Wyatt officially meet at the divorce group, along with an interesting group of ladies. Most of whom were, also, sentenced to attend these sessions by the same judge. After some digging, they discover, that maybe these sessions are not as legal as they sound.
As Grace begins to put her life back together, she learns that maybe her life with Ben was not who she really was, and that a new love is just what she needs.
I simply adore MKA's writing style. All her characters feel real, and someone I would like if I met them in real life. She makes a nice balance in romance and reality. Her love scenes don't feel forced, and she leaves the good stuff up to the imagination. My biggest complaint is that sometimes certain things in the plot become predictable, but in truth that didn't keep me from enjoying her book.
I really enjoyed all characters. Grace was wonderfully creative, and character actually made me want to do the projects she talked about. A bonus for Grace is that she rescued a dog in the book. As a vet student and the owner of two rescue dogs, an author always gets points with me for making their character an animal lover and rescuer.
Who wouldn't like a man like Wyatt? He is a great father to his son, has the rugged outdoorsy thing going for him, and knows how to treat a woman. If a fictional character can get father of the year, I am pretty sure Wyatt deserves it. Despite how awful his ex is being to him, he tries to keep their son out it, and never says bad things about her around their son. I think he is a great match for Grace.
I definitely recommend this book. If you plan on taking a long trip soon, this is a great audiobook to put on.
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