When You Knew by Jamie Beck
Publisher & Release: Montlake Romance, June 26, 2018
Time and setting: Present Day, Oregon
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Book Length: 373 Pages
Heat Level: 1 Flame
Rating: 4.5 Gold Crowns
Book Description:
Gentry Cabot’s rebellious life comes to a screeching halt when a one-night stand leads to a sobering new reality: motherhood. Exhausted and overwhelmed, the former wild child struggles to raise an infant on her own. After a lifetime of feeling like the odd Cabot out, Gentry knows that what her son needs most is family. For his sake, she plans to rebuild bridges with them, but first, she needs a little help on the home front.
Humanitarian worker Ian Crawford has devoted his life to service. Forced to temporarily return stateside, he’s eager to head back to Haiti to expand the nonprofit he just founded in his late father’s honor. He can’t do that without money, so when Gentry offers a hefty paycheck for a short-term gig as a live-in nanny, he can’t afford to say no. Ian expects to deal with a barrage of privileged problems. What he doesn’t expect is how quickly being a makeshift father transforms him.
Despite his growing attachment to Gentry and her child, Ian still has his dreams, and Gentry wants a full-time dad for her son. When the baby’s father re-enters the picture, will Gentry and Ian embrace the family they’ve formed or end up worlds apart.
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Vikki’s Musings
When You Knew is the third book in The Cabot series and a great addition. When I received an invitation from the publisher, via Net-Galley, to read and review, I eagerly accepted since I enjoyed the first two books in this series a great deal. My opinions are my own and are not influenced in any way.
I thoroughly enjoyed When You Knew from the first page to the last. Ms. Beck’s writing is emotional and pulled at my heartstrings a lot. The plot is realistic and kept me flipping the pages on my Kindle, breathlessly waiting for what would come next.
I met Gentry’s character in the previous two books and found her an interesting character. She has a fun-loving, ready for anything side, but when she takes on motherhood, she craves acceptance from her family. She wants to be the best mother, a good sister and an accomplished business woman in the Cabot family business, although, her heart isn’t in it. I fell in love with her character and truly wanted her to find her happy ending.
Ian is a guilt-ridden hero with lots of baggage but in the most interesting way. I liked him from the start and loved his tender care of Gentry’s son. The infant is not easy since he is colicky and cries all the time. Ian is torn between his growing love for Gentry and her son and his determination to follow in his father’s footsteps, a man who was very much an absent father. Fortunately, he comes to his senses before it’s too late!
While Smith doesn’t have a big part in this story, his subplot is important since he is Gentry’s baby’s father. Gentry is torn between doing what is best for her son and following her heart. Her family puts pressure on her at work and her personal life choices. This makes for emotional reading at its best!
I truly loved Gentry and Ian as a couple. They are perfect for each other. The chemistry between them is blazing hot. The love scenes are well-written, focusing on the emotion instead of the actual physical act. I loved this. I was so glad when they found their happy ending.
If you enjoy an emotionally-charged romance with engaging characters, then you will love When You Knew as much as I did. While this is the third book in this series, it can easily be read as a stand-alone, but I highly recommend reading the other two books since they are excellent as well. Happy reading!
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