Life in a Rut, Love Not Included by J.D. Hollyfield Review

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Synopsis

Having it all isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

When Sarah Sullivan’s perfect life blows up in front of her, she finds herself crawling back to the one place she never saw herself returning: Home.

At thirty-one, Sarah had it all. Perfect job, perfect boyfriend, perfect life. When all that is taken away from her, she is left heartbroken and angry and desperate enough to let her life swallow her whole…for a while.

Fending off love and the pursuit of happiness completely, Sarah vows to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. She creates a list of goals for herself—starting with a much needed shower—and constructs a plan to dig herself out of her rut. What she doesn’t plan for is meeting the arrogant new employee her parents have hired to work on an addition to their home. Enter Jack Calloway, the handsome, charming, lickable foreman with an insatiable effect on Sarah’s girly parts.

Jack accepts the job, but gets more than he bargained for. Unable to ignore his racing hormones—and calm his temper—over the obnoxious woman who clouds his judgement, Jack pulls her in and steals her heart until she finally surrenders. But is he up for the challenge of picking up the pieces of Sarah’s broken heart? Can he carry her out of her rut?

Review

Sarah thought she had the perfect life…perfect boyfriend, job, apartment…perfect everything until that all disappears and she’s a 30 something year old that’s moved back in with her parents with no job, no boyfriend and what seems like no happily ever after.

Just at the right time however, Jack bursts into her life rather rudely at first and Sarah starts to realise that maybe her perfect life before wasn’t so perfect and that she can get her true happily ever after.

I really enjoyed this story. It was such a great light-hearted read that left me feeling uplifted and smiling and believing in a happily ever after myself! Sure this wasn’t full of suspense or even drama and is quite a relaxing story line but it worked perfectly and I ended up speeding through this story.

“Oh holy burning hunk of foreplay”

I fell in love with both Jack and Sarah. Sarah was just hilarious and I was laughing several times during her inner monologues she would have, I also thought she was sweet and kind and 100% deserved the fairytale ending she was looking for.

“Holy Hottie McTongue God”

“I would like to refer to him henceforth as the Golden Jerk.”

Jack was gorgeous, rugged, hard working, kind and protective. He truly is one of my favourite BBF’s this year. He was so normal and un-complicated compared to many lead male characters you read about nowadays and someone I easily fell in love with.

” I just can’t fathom how anyone would let you go. If you were mine, I would cherish you, spoil you rotten and never let you out of my sight.”

The plot was nice, sweet, funny and just made me feel happy. I smiled a lot during this book and said “hell yeah” when Sarah spoke back (and sometimes slapped) those who deserved it. This story really was just a great, relaxing, easy going read that would be perfect for days when you are lazying in the sun and want a story that will keep you in a good mood.

Bethany

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