Title: Sweet Nothing
Author: Jamie McGuire and Teresa Mummert
Publisher/Year: Jamie McGuire 11/1/15
Length: 251 Pages
Overview
It is enough to break any man: watching what could have been my future slip away before it was ever in my grasp. The possibility of losing someone I loved before she was even mine is something I never would have imagined—certainly nothing I’d ever wish on anyone. I went to her every day and waited. Waited for the impossible, for a sign, for her to look at me … hoping sinners are granted miracles, too.
Just one glimpse of him was all it took. In the next lane, at a stop light, was the man I would fall in love with and marry. People talk about love that takes time—the kind you fall in to. We were more like a crash and burn. When our lives intertwined, I knew I would never be the same. He was the man I would cherish the rest of my life, who would father my children. In an instant our life together began, and in an instant it would end. The late nights; the excuses; the lies. And in the blink of an eye, it was like we never were.
For the first time, experience a heartfelt, jaw-dropping novel by New York Times bestsellers Jamie McGuire and Teresa Mummert.
When you think you know what’s happening, you’re only half way there.
My Thoughts
I’m a HUGE fan of Ms Mcguires so i was really excited that i was going to get another book from her mind. What we have here though takes us to a place that is so unexpected and quite confusing.
We have our leads, Avery and Josh – who are both working in similar situations to one another and that’s what in essence brings them together. Josh is a paramedic and Avery is an ER nurse so their paths cross, but they are so different that it’s inevitable that they are going to come together.
Josh has a bit of a reputation in the hospital that he’ll seduce and sleep with any nurse, and we know that Avery has been rather stand-offish. with that in mind, you KNOW that when and if they get together, it’ll be explosive!
It takes an accident to bring them together, and it’s how the saying goes, you don’t know what you have until you lose it, and that’s really where our story takes shape. it almost goes too smoothly throughout their romance, finding that they have their own haunted pasts that get them to where they are in life, and then coming together with such honesty and passion that it gets better and better. Throw in a few issues w/ Trust from Avery and well, you get the typically lovely romance story.
It’s not until the last few chapters that you really get thrown for a loop. Honestly, i had a lot of trouble really understanding what was happening, we see Avery waking up from an accident and we learn that there’s so much that she’s confused about which makes us even more confused. Then there’s the whole issue with Josh and what his role is during these final chapters as well.
I had to check out a spoiler forum from one of the authors to really understand where the direction came from for this finale and i think that i get it now, but it wasn’t at all what i was expecting although i should have been. The other sad bit is that i was hoping that this was an intro to a story since we learned so much about Deb and Quinn throughout but it doesn’t sound like that’s in the works. I hope they change their minds.
On that note – it’s really a sweet story and one that really falls into place in Jamie McGuires library. I’m def interested in seeing what else the other author has to read as well – Teresa Mummert is someone worth paying some attention to. On that note, have a great rest of your sunday and GO JETS! (sorry – couldn’t help it!)