For Once in My Life
Karly Lane
Reviewed by Helen
Every time I pick up a Karly Lane book I know I am going feel the story, make friends with the characters and be swept away in a wonderful story, I loved what MS Lane has written just before chapter one it is the best.
Jenny Hayward is fifty, divorced, a mother of three daughters and grandmother to one, she loves her job as a nurse and now that it is two yours since her husband left for a younger woman she feels she has her life on track, her home the way she wants it, but apparently her children and her best friend think that it is time she had more fun and by this they mean set her up on a dating app and low and behold Jenny finds herself on three dates in three days, how on earth did they ever think that she was suited to any of these men.
The dates might have been a disaster but the venue, the pub in town that has been renovated has a very good looking barman who Jenny gets talking to over the three days and Nick is one good looking guy and easy to talk to but a bit young for her, although as time goes by Nick doesn’t see any problem with the age difference, will Nick be the one to win her heart or will Jenny stumble at the age difference.
I loved this story so much, it is witty and fun but also moving and such a wonderful romance as we see Jenny and Nick navigate a rocky path to find love, a few obstacles are thrown in the way with small town gossip and the arrival of Nick’s sister. There are so many fabulous characters in this one Jenny’s daughters who play a big part in the story and Beth a fabulous best friend. Truly I laughed and smiled throughout this story as I cheered them on.
I do highly recommend this one, it was very hard to put down.
My thanks to Allen & Unwin and Netgalley for my digital copy to read and review.
Jenny Hayward is fifty, divorced, a mother of three daughters and grandmother to one, she loves her job as a nurse and now that it is two yours since her husband left for a younger woman she feels she has her life on track, her home the way she wants it, but apparently her children and her best friend think that it is time she had more fun and by this they mean set her up on a dating app and low and behold Jenny finds herself on three dates in three days, how on earth did they ever think that she was suited to any of these men.
The dates might have been a disaster but the venue, the pub in town that has been renovated has a very good looking barman who Jenny gets talking to over the three days and Nick is one good looking guy and easy to talk to but a bit young for her, although as time goes by Nick doesn’t see any problem with the age difference, will Nick be the one to win her heart or will Jenny stumble at the age difference.
I loved this story so much, it is witty and fun but also moving and such a wonderful romance as we see Jenny and Nick navigate a rocky path to find love, a few obstacles are thrown in the way with small town gossip and the arrival of Nick’s sister. There are so many fabulous characters in this one Jenny’s daughters who play a big part in the story and Beth a fabulous best friend. Truly I laughed and smiled throughout this story as I cheered them on.
I do highly recommend this one, it was very hard to put down.
My thanks to Allen & Unwin and Netgalley for my digital copy to read and review.
5 stars
November 28, 2023 by Allen & Unwin
