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    Now That It's You
    Now That It's You
    Now That It's You
    Audiobook9 hours

    Now That It's You

    Written by Tawna Fenske

    Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A RITA Award finalist, Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance.

    From USA Today bestselling author Tawna Fenske comes a romantic comedy that will simultaneously tickle your funny bone and tug at your heartstrings.

    Talented chef Meg Delaney hasn’t spoken to her cheating ex-fiancé, Matt Midland, for two years. Ditching him at the altar after blurting out “I can’t” instead of “I do” would sour any relationship. But now, just as Meg is finally ready to bury the hatchet, she learns closure is permanently off the menu. And the kicker? Matt’s brother, Kyle, is back in her life, stirring up feelings that are equal parts guilt and lust.

    Meg was the best thing that never happened to Kyle. He couldn’t make a move on his brother’s girlfriend—even if Matt didn’t value her nearly enough. The situation is even more complicated now that Meg’s bestselling aphrodisiac cookbook has spawned a legal battle with the Midlands. Maybe he should stay away. But love, like family, plays by its own rules. And the one woman he shouldn’t want might be the only one who’s perfect for him.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 6, 2016
    ISBN9781522689959
    Now That It's You
    Author

    Tawna Fenske

    When Tawna Fenske finished her English lit degree at twenty-two, she celebrated by filling a giant trash bag full of romance novels and dragging it everywhere until she’d read them all. Now she’s a USA Today bestselling author who writes humorous fiction, risqué romance, and heartwarming love stories with a quirky twist. Publishers Weekly has praised Tawna’s offbeat romances with multiple starred reviews and noted, “There’s something wonderfully relaxing about being immersed in a story filled with over-the-top characters in undeniably relatable situations. Heartache and humor go hand in hand.” Tawna lives in Bend, Oregon, with her husband, stepkids, and a menagerie of ill-behaved pets. She loves hiking, snowshoeing, stand-up paddleboarding, and inventing excuses to sip wine on her back porch. She can peel a banana with her toes and loses an average of twenty pairs of eyeglasses per year. To find out more about Tawna and her books, visit www.tawnafenske.com.

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    • 4/5
      Good book with a nice mix of romance and grief. It had been two years since Meg left her fiancé at the altar after finding out he had cheated on her. She's finally ready to bury the hatchet and goes to see Matt at the hospital where he is having minor surgery. Meg runs into her ex's brother at the hospital and learns that Matt has died. Kyle has always had a thing for Meg but buried his feelings while she was with Matt. Now that Matt is gone, so is that reason to keep his distance. But there are other things that complicate the situation.Overall, I really enjoyed the story. I liked the way that Meg decided to close the Matt chapter in her life by visiting him in the hospital and ached for her when she found out about his death. There were times that I thought her grief was a little excessive, considering that they'd broken up two years earlier, but on the other side, they had been together for a long time. Kyle's grief and conflicted feelings were understandable. He and Matt had been brothers, but not always friends. Because Kyle and Meg had also been friends, they were able to connect over their shared grief. But there is also an underlying attraction, one that Kyle has felt for years and that is (mostly) new to Meg.I liked the development of the relationship between Meg and Kyle. They had a lot in common, including a somewhat quirky sense of humor. The scenes with the LARPers and Kyle helping Meg prep a catering job were pretty funny. Because they knew each other so well, they were also able to open up about their memories of Matt, both good and bad. Those moments were sweet and heartbreaking. I loved the way that Kyle was so sensitive to Meg's moods, fears, and dreams. I had great hopes for something special between them.However, their developing relationship was complicated by the legal battle initiated by Matt and Kyle's mother over the photographs in Meg's cookbook. My opinion was that Sylvia was way out of line with her demands and her attitude. Everything that was revealed about Matt made him look like a self-centered jerk. His attitude toward Meg and her cookbook was obnoxious and I didn't think he (or his mother) deserved one penny from Meg. I ached a bit for Kyle since he was caught in the middle. He was torn between his love for Meg and his love for his brother, complicated by the guilt he was carrying over his actions. I had high expectations for him, and unfortunately, he did not fully live up to them. I hated what he did at the end and still don't understand how Meg could forgive him so easily. I liked seeing Meg develop enough backbone to stand up for herself, but then she backslid at the end. Matt's attitude toward her cookbook was more than enough, in my opinion, for her to stick to her guns. I think she gave up too much at the end - a token should have been sufficient. I'm happy for Meg and Kyle that their relationship worked out - forgiving Kyle for what he did was nice, but I don't know that I would ever be able to really forget and trust again.
    • 4/5
      Title: Now That It's YouAuthor: Tawna FenskePublisher: Montlake RomanceReviewed By: Arlena DeanRating: FourReview:"Now That It's You" by Tawna FenskeMy Thoughts...For some parts of the story I sort of liked the novel but still I will say there was many things about the read that I didn't really care for. OK, I could understand the emotions and all the grief from the read but what the brother Kyle had done because of his love for his brothers fiance was not a good thing for me to even try to understand and for Meg to be able to forgive him in a heartbeat? This definitely left me saying how could she especially after it all comes out! Wow!I guess the whole idea of Meg falling for her ex fiance's brother[Kyle] had me shaking my head and saying NO way even though he had died! Another part of the read that had me on pins and needles was Kyle's mother. I definitely didn't like her at all! I still couldn't figure out Meg's reasoning about that hold situation about paying for the $10,000 for taking photos for her cook book...why she even felt she had to pay it especially after it was proved that he [Matt] did say he would do it for sexual favors! Now, that was some story! Anyway, by the time I got to the epilogue of this novel I was really feeling I was in left field thinking there were too many questions that weren't answered for me and that ending...definitely a bit rushed! This was a Wow moment for me! However, after I set back and thought a little about this novel I realized the author did a decent job with giving the readers a story but maybe it was just me: I just didn't care for the hero or heroine so my rating came to a 3.5 which ending up being around a four rate. So, all I am left saying is that this novel was about: 'death, grief and infidelity' and there is more but ....this is where I say you will have to pick this one up to see for yourself what you think of this novel 'Now That It's You.'I received the novel from NetGallery in return for my honest opinion.
    • 4/5
      Now That It's You by Tawna Fenske starts with Meg going to the hospital to forgive her cheating ex-finance who she hasn't saw in 2 years, they were together for 10 years before she left him standing at the alter. Once arriving at the hospital she runs into Kyle who surprises her with an unwanted and unexpected outcome.Meg and Kyle's paths keep crossing. With Matt out of the picture their relationship grows. Until Meg's cookbook takes off in sales and Matt's family wants a share of the profits.I was hooked from page one in this book and couldn't put it down until finished. Although there is some language in it that might offend some, I enjoyed the book.I received an ARC (advanced reader's copy) from NetGallery and the publisher in exchange for my honest review.
    • 2/5
      ReviewI received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.Two years ago Meg's fiancé, Matt, confessed to an affair the night before their wedding and Meg was unable to go through with the ceremony. She has finally put this behind her and so, when she hears that Matt is in hospital for some minor surgery, she decides to visit him and make peace (yes, she feels it is up to her to make peace - see also below). Unfortunately when she gets there, she finds that he has died.The opening was an enjoyable read, right up to the point where we learn that Matt was in hospital for hair transplant surgery and died because he had taken Viagra the night before. Meg runs into Matt's brother Kyle both at the hospital and the next day at the park. While talking at the park, they encounter some LARPers (role play participants) and decide to join in. I decided to skim this (excruciatingly dull) part and never really managed to go back to detailed reading. There was just so much to annoy me:Meg was a complete doormat, who had decided to pay off the entire cost of the aborted wedding herself, despite the fact that Matt was the one who was unfaithful and waited until the night before to tell her. He then billed her $10,000 for taking photos for her cookery book, despite having offered to do it for free (or "joking" that he would do it in exchange for sexual favours). So, instead of querying the bill or telling him to get lost, she pays it off gradually. Seriously? This is our heroine?Then there is the hero, Kyle, SPOILERS with his money-conscious ways - I have never read of a family (not intended as outright villains) so concerned with screwing every last penny out of a woman they once loved and who was betrayed by their son. Kyle feels his mother has a point about splitting the royalties from the book, Kyle wonders if Meg kept her engagement ring, Kyle is concerned that Meg can't prove exactly how many instalments she has paid thus far, Kyle can't stop himself from pointing out that Meg didn't in fact perform the sexual favours referred to, Kyle was kind of responsible for Matt being unfaithful in the first place. I hated Kyle and really didn't enjoy this book.