And Then One Day

Courtney and Dean’s love story in And Then One Day, book 4 in Samantha Chase’s Magnolia Sound series, is an emotional and heartwarming tale of family and finding love when you think no one has noticed you. Courtney Baker is tired of not being noticed, especially by the man she has always wanted; her best friend’s older brother, Dean Jones. When her boss retire puts her out of a job, Courtney thinks this is the perfect time to move away from small town life; which she will do shortly after her best friend’s wedding. Everything would have gone smoothly if not for Courtney drunkenly blurting out her feelings and kissing Dean. At least, she believed, she would be leaving town in a couple of days so it shouldn’t matter. Dean is shocked by this kiss, only because he’s also been secretly attracted to Courtney, for years. But, she’s his sister’s best friend and that’s a line he knows not to cross. Driving through standing water puts her car out of commission, causing Dean Jones to come get her and tow her car. This gives him the chance to keep her in town for a little while and maybe enough time for him to get her out of his system. I loved Drew Jones!! He was kind, caring, dependable, and take charge. Being the eldest, he became a caretaker for his younger siblings, especially after the death of their mother. He didn’t worry about himself or what he wanted; he dropped everything when they needed him. The biggest problem was one night with Courtney would never be enough for Dean. Not sure a lifetime would. Courtney needed to feel loved, especially from Drew. She especially needed to love herself, before accepting the situation she was in, job-wise at least. One Day they were friends and then another day they belonged to each other. Ms. Chase wrote a wonderful, heartwarming and emotional story that is not to be missed. She provided a tale rich with sexual chemistry, amusing banter, and endearing characters giving Courtney and Dean the love and happiness needed for them to have a forever life together. I highly recommend And Then One Day to other readers and look forward to reading the next book in this series. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

Samantha Chase’s release And Then One Day the 4th book in her Magnolia Sound series. Well this is technically 6th book if you count the 2 novellas in the series. I definitely have to because I first read the beginning of And Then One Day at the end of book 3.5, All the Befores (freaking fantastic book by the way!!!). My first thoughts were “gimme, I haaaave to have this book NOW, please don’t make me wait!!!” Well, I waited, and you know what? Ladies, it was worth every second of my pain and suffering of waiting for this book to be released. When it hit my tablet, I dropped EVERYTHING and started reading it, I could not put it down until I finished every word. But then, alas, I as sad, because this story was over, I wanted more. This always happens when I love a book this much. I LOVED Courtney and Dean; their characters are utter perfection. Each unknowingly crushing on the other, both too chicken to admit to their feelings. But then Courtney loses her job and makes plans to move away and figures ‘what the he…” and kisses Dean at her best friend’s wedding rehearsal. The sparks… give me a fan. But Dean, even though he felt the sparks, stupidly thinks Courtney is too drunk to know what she was doing. STUPID, stupid man!! So, with nothing she can do, goes thru with her plan to move 4 hours away from Magnolia Sound. However, fate, well fate has other plans. I, as a reader, love book series when they are all standalones, but you still get to see characters from the previous books. And Ms. Chase’s Magnolia Sound series certainly does this. Sorry, Ladies, I hate to review and run, but you see, I loved this book /series so much I also bought the Audible addition, and it just hit my iPhone, so I am going to go reread/listen to this fabulous book again. I was gifted with an early copy of this wonderful book for my reading pleasure and for my opinion regarding the book, and as you can see, definitely loved this book!! Thank you for reading my review. I really do believe you will love this book as much as I do, so what are you waiting for? Go hit that purchase button and enjoy.

In And Then One Day we finally get Scarlett's brother Dean and her best friend Courtney's story. Dean definitely wins top prize for being oblivious to who and what is right in front of his face. Courtney has liked Dean for years but she's faced the fact that there's no future for them. Ms. Chase takes the best friends older brother trope to a whole new level. Her unique talent for telling emotionally powerful and relatable stories are what sets this story apart. Since I don't like to put spoilers in my reviews I can't say anymore but that you need to read this book and go on this journey with them as it's so well written and beautiful in it's emotions. You'll be very happy that you read it. I am looking forward to reading the next book that the AMAZING Ms.Chase writes. I was given an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion of this book. I would definitely recommend this book and any other book by Ms Chase.