About the Book:

Will leaving positive legacies mean kissing their own happily-ever-after goodbye?

If Tim Bergeron got a lifetime achievement award for anything, it’d be managing the iconic rock band, Awestruck, but he’d trade his successful career for the opportunity to prevent his daughter from repeating his mistakes.

When a health scare proves time is short, he talks Isabella into a cross-country road trip. His attempts to talk her out of a hasty marriage drive a wedge between them, and it looks like the best he can hope for from the trip is scouting out promising new talent to represent. That is, until he meets Gabby.

Widow Gabrielle Voss has responsibilities to her daughter and patients, deep roots in the community, and a dream that scares her. Though she’d never utter it to the people she lives and works among, the truth slips out with Tim, who’s not in Many Oaks, Iowa, to stay.

As her fiftieth birthday party draws near and an attraction to Tim sparks to life, Gabby realizes she must pursue her dream now—or, more reasonably, never.

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My Review:

Now or Never by Emily Conrad
Rating: 4/5
Pages: 138
Published: April 28, 2023
Series: Many Oaks Romances

Disclosure: I received this book free from the publisher/author. The opinions I have expressed are my own, and I was not required to write a positive review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

I was curious about this one and had it on my ‘to-read’ list for a little while. So, when it popped up on KU I decided now was a perfect time to finally read it. It ended up being an entertaining read, and a good story. I would have liked if it was a little longer, or at least felt a little more…wrapped up? I mean, I know it’s a prequel and part of a series, so the ‘what happens’ is probably touched on in later books, but I did feel it ended a little abruptly, with little hint of how things would turn out, or even the ‘what’s next’ type teaser that some stories give to suggest how the rest of the series might go, or at least where it starts.

That said, the was also really the only complaint I had about this one. Obviously, some (or maybe several) of the characters are just getting started, and have their own stories to tell. I’m curious to see how their stories work out as well, and to see which characters get their stories told in this series. It was a fun introduction to the new series, and I did really enjoy meeting Gabby and getting to see Tim in a different light. It’s a quick read, and kept me interested until the end!

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