It Was Always You

Grace General Series, Book 1

De: Laura Beth

Narrado por: Sara Brodt

A decade of friendship. Three years of heartache. One man she could never forget.

Jenna Watkins has never quite found the place she belongs. Growing up as the only child of a military father, her life was constantly on the move. New city, new school, new faces. With a wild personality and a no-filter mouth, making friends wasn’t something she was good at.

That all changed the day she met Emmett Owens.

At 15 years old, Emmett became the best friend she’d ever had. He was her confidant, the peanut butter to her jelly, and the one person she grew to trust with everything she knew. Over their ten years of friendship, feelings blossomed, and so did the possibility of a true Happily Ever After…

Until he married someone else.

Three years later, Emmett is back, with his adorable daughter in tow, begging for a chance to prove himself. Jenna wants to believe he’d never hurt her, but she was foolish enough to think that once before. Yet, the more they rekindle their friendship, and the closer she grows to his daughter, those lines she so firmly planted start to blur.

Will she be able to let him in, or are some wounds too deep to heal?

It Was Always You is a friends-to-lovers, second chance romance that will have you swooning over a single dad determined to make a good life for his daughter and win back the only woman he has ever loved.

Tropes:
Friends to Lovers
Second Chance
Single Dad
Dual Timelines
Mutual Pining
Slow Burn

©2023 Laura Beth (P)2024 Laura Beth

Great book

Great book by an up and coming author. Can’t wait the her next book to come out.

Emmett and Jenna

• Single POV 
• Dual Timeline 
• Groveling 
• Single Dad 
• 1st book in the series 
• Nurse/Blue collar romance 
 
This book has been on my TBR for far too long! Laura Beth gave us the sweetest story told in a dual timeline, Single POV. Usually both of those tend to bother me, or they struggle to keep my interest. But not this book! Jenna and Emmett's story was perfect. And I couldn't have loved it more. I can't wait to listen to the rest of the series. 
 
Their story is full of so much pining! From their very first interaction in their Home Economics class in high school, these two shared the sweetest friendship! Unfortunately, heartbreak and longing rip these two apart. 
 
My heart broke for Jenna for so many reasons. But mainly because she never felt like she was enough for anyone, always questioning her self-worth because of her inadequate parents! Emmett was her only shining light in her life for a long time! So when these two were ripped apart, my heart shattered for Jenna. But as heartbreaking as it was, we get to watch Jenna overcome so many mental blocks! 
 
Emmett will steal your heart instantly. He was so tender and observant. And when we met him again in the present time, he was a wonderful, attentive dad. I wasn't surprised! This man would move mountains for the ones he loves! And I freaken LOVED watching him win Jenna back! Emmett had zero issue making his feelings for Jenna known in the most possessively perfect way! 
 
I loved watching these two find their way back together and the relationship that grew between all three of them! Allie, Emmett's daughter, included!! 
 
🎧Audiobook review🎧
Single narration 
Narrated by Sara Brodt
 
Sara did such an incredible job on this audiobook! Even as a single POV it wasnt lacking in the slightest! Every emotion was beautifully captured. I'm so excited she's the one who's narrating the other two books in this series. Her voice was so perfect for Jenna. Tender and shy! I loved it! So well done!
 

What a debut!

Oh my goodness, Laura! What a debut novel! I absolutely love Jenna and Emmett. He’s an amazing man and an absolute angel of a father. I need everyone to fall in love with them too. Their story is literal perfection. Sara Brodt brought this to life so beautifully! I love everything about this book

Beautifully done

I love this book! Jenna and Emmett are perfection and their story feels so real. Can’t wait for book 2!

Very good debut novel.

The first 3/4 of the book was better than the last 1/4, but still it was well written with great characters. Well worth a credit.

Emmett and Jenna forever!

This was one of my top reads of 2023, and this audiobook was done so well!