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When Life Happened

By: Jewel E. Ann
Narrated by: Tia Rider Sorensen
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Parker Cruse despises cheaters. It might have something to do with her boyfriend sleeping with her twin sister. After a wedding day prank involving a strong laxative, that ends the already severed relationship between the twins, Parker decides to grow up and act 26. Step one: Move out of her parents' house. Step two: Find a job. Opportunity strikes when she meets her new neighbor, Gus Westman. He's an electrician with Iowa farm-boy values and a gift for saying her name like it's a dirty word. He also has a wife. Sabrina Westman, head of a successful engineering firm, hires Parker as her personal assistant. Driven to be the best assistant ever, Parker vows to stay focused, walk the dog, go to the dry cleaners, and not kiss Gus - again. Step three: Don't judge. Step four: Remember - when life happens, it does it in a heartbeat.

©2017 Jewel E. Ann (P)2017 Jewel E. Ann
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Loved it!

Performer was amazing. Loved Parker and her personality. Just the right amount of spiciness too!

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HEA with surprises

Well written story about love and life - it has colors and textures that bring both joy and tears.

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one of the better jea's

probably one of my favorites, but be prepared for a rollercoaster of emotions. consider yourself warned. your hearts gonna break and be.mended

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✫✫ 3.5 Stars ✫✫

This is a hard book to review! I loved a lot about it but I didn't love a few things too.
I'll start by saying I loved the basic story line. The author did an amazing job telling this story. I loved Parker when she first met new people, she was snarky, honest and fun. The time line in this book is what I think made it hard for me. If this story took place over a few years I would have LOVED it but it was really only a few months and that made it very hard for me to get on board with the love story. I do not like insta-love and this book has it times 2!! About 4 hours into this book I was wondering if it was supposed to all about the shock value. Because yes, there is "I didn't see that coming" in a huge way but I couldn't see where the book was going from there with 5 hours left to go. I found this book to be pretty depressing most of the time. And don't get me started on the sex scenes lol I was getting whiplash, either you have closed door sex scenes or you have details, you do not have graphic details then SLAM the door closes, that was a little odd for me.

I think if I had known before starting it that this book was sad and it had a shocking moment I would have loved it and like I said above If it had a longer timeline I would be screaming from the rooftops about it but instead I was left feeling a little unemotional about the characters because I couldn't get on board with the love they had for each other and after a huge WOW moment in the middle, the rest of the book fell a little flat for me.

The narration was great, She was perfect for all the characters and spot on the entire time!

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Loved EVERYTHING about this!

@audible version --> This is one of the best audible books I've listened to. I can't believe this is the first book by Jewell E Ann that I've "read". Everything of hers has been HIGHLY recommended - will be fast-tracking her other books. As for WTH - The story was wonderful, but the narrator managed to do so much with her voice that I truly felt Parker's character, felt every emotion; love, grief, betrayal, and hope. It's just perfect :-)

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I enjoyed the audio book.

I would recommend this book for a nice short read. If you're offended bysex scenes, it's easy and short to skip through.

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Angsty and Beautifully Written

Wow, just....WOW! This book is fan-freaking-tastic! Jewel E. Ann put me through an emotional ringer, though. It's an amazing book, but it almost needs a warning. I laughed, I cried then laughed and cried some more. It's an angsty and well written book. I was hooked from the first few words.

Tia Rider Sorensen was absolutely perfect for this book!

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Touching Love Story

This was a good romance at first I was hesitant and then jumped right in. I enjoyed this book!

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Wow.

Wow. Just Wow.

This book definitely came with unexpected feelings that bubbled up to the surface and exploded everywhere.

That twist. Definitely not expecting that.

What came before and what followed the twist totally made this book one that will be hard to forget.

This was my first book by Jewel E Ann. To say she knocked it out of the park would be a tragic understatement. I am utterly blown away and in love with her words. Top favorite of 2018.

Wow.

Read it.

Seriously. Go.

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Wonderful

This story is full of struggle, emotion and full of twists and turns. It’s also full of forgiveness and so much love!

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