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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Lisa Helmick

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What a different way to tell a story! I was surprised and thrilled at how the stories intertwined. The characters…well I loved them! They each have their own drama or story and I enjoyed how they figure it out and move forward. My biggest dislike was the last story because it felt a little rushed but again it was tied perfectly with the others.

I liked how creative the author is to come up with this book. This one has something for everyone. Characters of all ages and a little mystery in each one. Also it is a great title and name of a book store!

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Reviewed by Vanessa Estrada

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book! The three stories were all different, it didn’t feel like you were just reading the same story three times. It had the best romance tropes and it was not cheesy! I loved how all the stories were connected and all the coincidences kept the book interesting and kept me on the edge of my seat. The alternating POV was great and the characters were fun! My favorite couple were Fiona and Price, they were just too cute for words but they also made me cry so much.

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Jules Herbert

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book came along for me at a time where I just needed some happy and with its wonderful characters and heart warming moments that is exactly what I got. To put it simply, we all need a happily ever after bookstore with the fabulous Leona in our lives! This author creates such relatable charismatic characters, places and storylines that she will always have a true fan in me. My heart is now filled with hope and wonder.

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Robin Rankin

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Happily Ever After Bookstore

When I started reading it felt weird reading a holiday story in July, then I kept going and it wasn’t a holiday book and I ended up enjoying it.

There were 3 stories with in the book, though individuals there are also crossed with the center being Leona and her bookstore.   That is where the magic happens.

Charlie and Sadie were just meant to be together.  They meet at the bookstore though their paths should gave crossed several times before that fateful day.

Price and Fiona kind of broke my heart.   They loved each other but life had other plans for them.  They are reunited at the bookstore after several years.

Leona the unofficial match maker has helped with at least two couples (I’m betting there were more that we have no clue about) finding their happily ever after but neglected herself and her happiness.

This was a book that warmed my heart a little and was glad I picked it up.

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Tia Martel

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

At Happily Ever After Bookstore, you come for a book but you get a Happily Ever After with it. Sometimes that happy ever after is in the book you’ve purchased, other times, you might just find it with someone else. Leona loves helping her customers find the perfect book, but when possible she might meddle a little more and help them find something they were missing.

When Sadie comes in looking for a Christmas Romance, Leona points her in the right direction. While looking for the perfect book, she bumps into Charlie. After both have selected their books, paid and left, they soon discover that Leona has mixed up their books! Now, on the hunt to find one another, they find themselves in the midst of match making and a holiday miracle starts to happen.

Sadie and Charlie aren’t the only ones who are finding their Happy Ever After from the bookstore either! When Fiona moves to town, she’s planning on starting over years after her divorce. When Leona discovers that both Fiona and her ex-husband Price are in the same town, she uses her skills to get them alone together. After all, it’s obvious there is unfinished business there.

Just when Leona thinks she’ll never find her happily ever after, something goes wrong with the bookstore and Jon Ford, handyman, enters to help fix it up. In no time, Leona starts to believe he could be her happily ever after but then finds out it’s more than just him she’s getting into. Is she ready to live a man and his kids with her whole being?

I loved this books set up and idea! The author does a wonderful job creating her characters and helping the reader see them fall in love. I only wish that it had been more interspersed or that each set of characters had their own book with more detail in it. The way this is set up gives more of a short story feel, which leaves me craving more.

Happily Ever After Bookstore definitely makes you believe in the magic of a good book and I’m curious to see if we get anymore of the happy ever afters that Leona has, or will, play a part in. Great writing, great premise and I can’t wait to see what’s next!

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by M Policicchio

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Adorable interwoven tale of three women looking for something and finding love, friendship, and family at a bookstore dedicated to happy endings.

Leona, the owner of the bookstore, starts Sadie and Charlie off on their romance by “accidentally” swapping Sadie’s romance novel for the biography Charlie is buying for his grandmother. Inspired by Charlie’s grandparents, Charlie asks Sadie to marry him just days after they meet. Leona is at it again when she sets up Fiona and Price, a divorced couple looking for a second chance at love. Despite her record for finding other’s their HEA’s, Leona finds her life a little lonely until a brutish handyman tells her he is shutting off the water to her building one day to fix a leak in the apartment upstairs. Jon hasn’t had it easy in the love department and he isn’t looking for anything right now. He has enough going on in his life. The inspiration of Charlie’s grandparents is felt far and wide. Jon takes a chance on love again with Fiona.

Insta-love abounds in these quirky tales of a charming bookstore and the people that are a part of its story.

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Kelli Harper

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is so sweet, cute, and romantic. Bonus is you get three almost four stories in one. First story the couple is set up by the book store owner. She swaps their packages on purpose so that they will have to seek each other out and exchange their purchases.
Second couple is a divorced couple who still love each other very much and the matchmaker bookstore owner does what she can to meddle and get them back together again.
The third part in this book is the Book store owners own happily ever after.
All three of these stories are intertwined and the females all become very close friends. This is a great light hearted read that is just a real feel good story.

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Whisper Hymer

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Happily Ever Bookstore by Bernadette Marie is a wonderful soft romance. It follows the love story of three different couples through a few weeks of time. The overarching theme of love at first sight makes the perfect backdrop for a evening at home reading with a candle. The interwoven stories allow the reader to really settle in. Just a perfect book if you want something to really give you a true love, happy ever after boost. I loved it.

 

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Jasmin Marie

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A great happily ever after and it all begins in a bookshop. Leona is the owner of this little bookstore and she loves to interject/meddle in the lives of her customers. Leona works her magic and forms three happily ever afters in this book. I loved the characters and the overall theme of this book. Great summer beach read!

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Amanda Haller-Doris

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this story! It was a three part book, so it was like having 3 mini books in 1! I love how they all started and ended in a bookstore, one of my favorite places to be! Everything starts at Leona’s book store where we meet Sadie and Charlie, two singles people trying to making it through the holidays, and then Fiona, a famous author, and Price a traveling musician who after years of being divorced, are reunited at the bookstore and small town. Leona sets up a book signing and ensures Price will be there, is that the nudge they need to make it work? Part 3 Leona meets Jon, a fix it man, who is working on the building her bookstore is in. The thread the winds through all of the stories is a love story about a woman named Ellen who met a man named Charlie and the next day they ran away on a train and got married and their happily ever after resonates through all of these stories. I just loved the writing and I loved how well written the characters were. This was such a sweet story, I haven’t read anything by this author before, but I will be checking out the rest of her books!

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Kerry Baker

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What a sweet, light-hearted romance this book is. I really enjoyed the fact that we get 3 stories for the price of one here and I loved each of the couples respectively. The book was fun and just a true romance right from page 1.
The author has really done well when writing this book. It is engaging, it is fun and it is everything you could want in a romance book. It was so easy to read and I found myself unable to put it down for long periods of time. This is a thoroughly enjoyable story that I think most would find a great read.

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by YellowTulips11

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Leona is living my dream! I have always wanted to own a small bookstore/coffee shop. So when I found this book, I knew it would be right up my alley. And let me tell you, it did not disappoint. Following Leona’s matchmaking skills showed just how much she knows her customers and what goes on in their lives. Which is not something you can find in a big box bookstore. She weaves her web of love and is quite surprised when she finds herself stuck in it! It was such a joy to read as she finds her own adventure in romance. You will be rooting for her “happily ever after,” the whole way!

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Anantha Rusum

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book is a story of three interwoven romances, all three leading to a book store. There is a sweet bookshop owned by a match maker Leona, who tries to bring couples together. Leona first brings two lovers together by deliberately making a Christmas eve package mix up. That entails in the pair spending the Christmas holiday together and finding love. The second time, she succeeds in rekindling the love in a divorced couple. In the journey, she finds love herself with a handyman who comes to repair her book shop. The book can easily pass off as a hallmark romance movie, and gives happy vibes. With clean romance and small town feel, it is a very pleasant read. I enjoyed the book.

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by April McCoy

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Bernadette Marie gives us a feel good book with not one but three sweet romances! A new author for me, Bernadette wrote us the perfect book to curl up and lose ourselves to imagination. Well written with great characters and the main character Leona was so well written! I enjoyed the idea of a book store where matchmaking is paired with a good book! Would definitely read more like this!

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Skylar Daniels

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book that I have read from this author, and I was not disappointed. This book immediately drew me in by the setting taking place inside a bookstore. (Truth be told, I’m a little jealous of the character. It’s always been my dream.) I had to read the book from the beginning to end in one sitting. Her writing is amazing, and I could feel and imagine everything the characters were. I’m excited to read more of her books in the future.

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The Happily Ever Bookstore by Bernadette Marie reviewed by Jessica Pritt

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was well written. The book was romantic, sweet, adorable, and cute. Not only was the Romance in this book heart warming, the stories were really good. They have three different sweet romances. All adorable and good. I love that they tie in with each other in some way. If you’re looking for a good story about couples, this is your book!

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Debbie Lesley

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Do you believe in fate? How about coincidence? Can fate have a little help? In reading The Happily Ever After Bookstore, you find yourself wondering these things. And if fate does have a little help, and things turn out well, maybe that is a good thing….as if it was meant to be. And with fate and/or coincidence involved, one understands the name of the book store, Happily Ever After.

I was drawn to this book simply because of the setting of a book store. (A dream job for me, I get to “work” in book stores through books.) Somewhat similar to The Little Paris Bookshop, Leona works to be sure every customer has a “happily-ever-after” experience when purchasing from her bookstore, much like the owner of the book barge in The Little Paris Bookshop. Is it possible that Leona manages to mix good choices with luck or fate? When things work out as happily as things do in this book, you find yourself wanting to visit Leona and let her work with your fate!

The book centers on several people and has a somewhat circular story lines where everything comes together in the end. The characters are all likeable and real. I felt a good understanding of the family dynamics and emotions of the characters, which is important to truly understand the people. It was also good having a grandmother suffering from Alzheimer’s as the author made a point to show how an Alzheimer’s patient may go in and out of being aware of people and events.

For a “feel good” read, take the time to read this one. It is a five-star book simply for how good you might feel after reading it. Is it great literature? Maybe not but it sure is good.

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Brittney Brady

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a cute little book. It was three interlaced stories in one. The bookstore plays a big part in each of the stories. It is all about fate and love at first sight. It’s a great quick feel good book.

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Heather Bass

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book I have read from this author and now she has a new fan. I love a good small town romance but this story exceeded all my expectations. This book gives you three amazing stories. If you need a pick me up, this book is the one to read. You will fall in love with these characters right from the start. I could not put this book down until the end and it only took me a little over a day to devour these amazing stories.

Sadie loves reading her romance books but she just can’t find the right guy. She goes to the bookstore owner for some advice. Sadie is looking at some books when she bumps into a very cute guy. She gets to talking to him and they have a lot of things in common. Sadie can’t believe that she might have found the one she has been looking for but does he feel the same about her?

Fiona loves being an author and she finds herself in a small little town. She is going to do a signing and she is in complete shock when she sees her ex husband that she is still in love with.

Leona loves to help other people find love but herself. She needs to update the bookstore. Leona meets the very handsome Jon. Leona is head over heels but he has young kids and she doesn’t know if she can handle a family right now.

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Audrie Harrington

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I love reading books about books and bookstores! The bookstore sounds so cute and Leona is a fun character who always knows the exact book for each patron. She even wraps the books like a present because if you are buying it for yourself it is still a gift! Leona mixes up the books for Charlie and Sadie when they are checking out at the same time. Charlie was buying a book for his grandmother about an old movie star and Sadie was looking for a holiday romance. They end up finding each other the next day and go visit grandma who has dementia. She ends up loving the holiday romance and even remembers Charlie and uses his name when he comes the next day to exchange the books. Sadie and Charlie spend the day together and are instantly connected. Fiona is an author who is still trying to get over her divorce and moves into town. Her ex, a musician, is also there by coincidence and the bookstore brings them together to talk for the first time in many years. There are so many fun stories in this book, I enjoyed it a lot!

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by La Toya Lewis

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely love books that involve bookstores and this is one of the best that I have read. Although the book contains three separate stories; they are all connected. I loved the themes of friendship and thriving in spite of setbacks. The stories are well-written and entertaining. The book is heart-warming and fun. The Happily Ever After Bookstore was truly a delight to read.

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Katie Matthews

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was such a lovely read, I really did enjoy every single minute of it. I loved how it was three stories but they were all interconnecting – they really were an absolute joy to read. I think from the title it’s obvious the bookstore is the centre for all of these stories but each one slightly different in its own way. I loved all of the characters, they were so relatable and it felt like I was reading about friends at times. There is one thing for sure with this book it definitely left me smiling once I had finished.
This is definitely a book you can settle down with on a summer evening and enjoy – it is one that I would highly recommend!

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Angela Hayes

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

 

4 Stars

 

The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie is a fun, sweet, touching, and delightful small-town contemporary romance. We get three stories in one here, making for lots of fun.
We meet Leona, the local bookstore owner and incorrigible matchmaker who takes it upon herself to match up the locals- but she isn’t quite so lucky finding her own ‘happily-ever-after.
With a well-meaning meddling matchmaker, second chances, new love, finding love unexpectedly, endearing characters, and a ‘feel-good’ story definitely made this one of my favourite reads by Bernadette Marie.
Happy Reading!

Thank you, Bernadette Marie.

 

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Tori Mitton

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Oh my gosh, I cannot explain the magic of this book. Leona makes all these relationships form within days, she owns the bookstore where Sadie&Charlie meet. Because of Leona, Fiona the author of all the happily ever after books, falls in love with her ex husband all again. Everyone gets their happily ever after because of Leona.
Leona has an awakening of her life and what she wants, when her book store floods.
I read this book in 2 days, I could NOT put this book down at all!

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Charlisa Wahtomy-Alba

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a cute, feel good type book. Leona owns a bookstore which is her first love. She can find a book for any type of mood or situation whether it be new or old. She seems to be so focused on helping other people find their special someone that she doesn’t leave time for herself. That is until she meets Jon. Will Leona finally get the happily ever after that have been evading her?

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Rachel Moss

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This cute little book was fantastic! Each part (the book has 3 of them in it) are basically like a little mini story and I absolutely loved it. This book was not only romantic, and a very clean romance, good for just about any age, but it also felt completely magical. I honestly didn’t want to put it down. I loved each if the characters and felt like I was right there. I laughed and I cried. I definitely want to read more about these couples in the future!

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Lorrene Huisman

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book held 3 wonderful, sweet stories! I was literally gushing as I read, the stories were happy and brought on those tender moments I love so much! I was truly captivated and in my own awe as I read, just reading these books made my heart and mind feel happy! Wonderful book of stories!

Each one had characters that lost a chance of what they considered to be happy! As they visit this magical bookstore, the unthinkable happens. Something happens to all the characters in every story that might just give them their happily ever after! But the bookstore really is the thing that sets up the happily ever after for the characters, to keep it and hold onto it, they have to work their own magic! Loved the realism behind these stories and how captivating they were! Really loved and enjoyed these!

Such a wonderful read of second chances and hope. I devoured these very quickly. I wanted to see what would come of each story! I am so happy I got to read these stories! Highly recommend with no doubt!

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Sheri Schrader

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Happily Ever After Bookstore is a lovely read. Centered around the Happily Ever After Bookstore owned by Leona, we see three love stories come together. The stories are sweet and tie together seamlessly. I enjoyed the individual stories and characters and how they all tied together. I have a hard time picking my favorite part because they all drew me into their stories differently. I also enjoyed the bookstore being a central location of the story. One of my favorite places to go is my local bookstore. I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Jo Frizzell

The Happily Ever After BookstoreThe Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I adore everything about this book! The characters were beautifully written and their relationships were so unique and genuine! Leona is such a beautiful soul and Sadie is a complete sweetheart. Fiona is also so realistically cautious but also brave. Charlie is such a great grandson and I love Ellen too! I want to go to The Happily Ever After Bookstore and meet all of them, and lose myself in the books! I simply love how all their stories tie together and will definitely be looking up other books by this author because I am a sucker for a happy ending, and this book had them in spades! If you’re looking for a book full of love, a hint of whimsy, books, and happy endings, this should definitely be your pick!

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The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie – Review by Nakyshia Leger

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

My favorite thing about this book is that you get not one, not two, but three feel good love stories in one amazing book! If ever you need a pick me up, this book will do it.

Leona is a bookstore owner who loves to give her customers a happily-ever-after. When Sadie and Charlie are both seeking a book, Leona sees potential and makes a way to bring them together.

Author Fiona ends up at Leona’s bookstore where she happens to reconnect with her ex-husband. Leona may just help them see that growth and time could give them the ability to overcome differences.

Leona is good at giving everyone but herself their happiness. When Jon enters her life, she fights an inner battle to maybe find a happily ever after of her own.

The characters in this story are fun, deep and exciting. The way all of their stories intertwine is creative and beautiful. I walked away from this book feeling happy and uplifted. I will definitely be reading more from this author!

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