by Susan Mallery
About this book
Heather is happy…ish. She has a successful business, a cute but contemptuous cat, and best friends Daphne and Tori who know where she’s broken and love her anyway. So why does she feel crushed when her ex gets serious about someone new? No problem – she has a plan. More connections will hold her together while her world falls apart, so she finally reaches out to the stranger who might be her dad.
Daphne isn’t having an emotional affair, despite what her husband believes. He started the rift in their marriage when he said they weren’t ready for a baby. They used to be the closest couple she knew. Can they find their way back to one another before it’s too late?
When Tori forms an inconvenient crush on Daphne’s brother-in-law, she suppresses her feelings. Until her apartment floods, and she moves in with the dog-loving doctor. If things go wrong, she could lose her friends… but if they go right, she could lose her heart.
Book review
This feels like a 3-in-1 love story, following the journey of three best friends and three brothers as they find their way back to each other. The three couples have their own unique relationship issues to resolve:
- Heather needs to learn to accept and trust in Campbell’s love and to be brave enough to face her feelings for him. In order to do that, she needs to overcome her childhood hurts.
- Daphne and Brody need to be better at communicating with each other and to listen without judging in order to rebuild their trust in each other.
- Tori and Grant have the most classic friends to lovers story. I love how they behave like an old married couple in the beginning when they were next door neighbours and taking turns to take care of each other’s dogs.
These six characters are friends. The three men are brothers and the friend group meets for brunch every Sunday. So on top of the individual issues that each couple faces, there is an additional layer of worry about keeping the friendship of the group together as they work through their issues.
I like the variety in the story. The themes are straightforward and easy to follow and the camaraderie among the friends and support for each other is just lovely to see.
Rin Ranger 