A charming new tale from author Tara September!
Jesse's Girl
Author: Tara September
Publisher: Plus it Up
Release Date: April 8, 2019
Genre: Fiction/ Contemporary Romance
“Jessie's got himself a girl and I want to make her mine.”*
Successful Texas lawyer, Reade Walker, curses that damn song every time it plays, all too aware of the irony of its lyrics. After all, he has been secretly and painfully enamored with Jesse’s girl, Gwen, for nearly a decade. It was love at first sight for him, but sadly she’s not his girl. She belongs to the one man who betrayed him and knows Reade’s hidden family secret. Yet Reade can’t seem to love anyone except the one woman he can't have. Or can he make her mine?
When Gwen Clark’s senator husband runs off with his intern and all their money, the ensuing scandal turns her life upside down. Deserted, penniless and desperate to provide for her six-year-old daughter, Gwen has no one to turn to but Reade Walker. The one man her heart desperately wants, but her pride dreads having to ask for help. Despite welcoming them into his home, it seems like Reade can barely stand being in the same room with her anymore, let alone under the same roof—in the same bedroom. But Gwen is determined to get her life back on track, and if that means dealing with another one-sided attraction, so be it. It is past time to rediscover her own dreams…if only she can keep her aching heart from breaking all over again.
*Song lyrics by Rick Springfield Jessie’s Girl, 1981
Tara September
An award-winning... and losing contemporary romance writer living in Southwest Florida.
Tara is proud to be the world's most okayest mom to clones (identical twin preschool boys). When not writing out her daydreams, she blogs over at When Tara Met Blog @tarametblog, a lifestyle and parenting blog of 14 years.
Holding a master’s degree in journalism from NYU, she previously was the Corporate Communications Manager at WWE and PR Manager for The Walt Disney Company, Consumer Products.
For the last seven years Gwen Clark has given her time and attention to a man who didn't appreciate her, respect her, nor honor the vows they took. All those years ago when he asked for her hand in marriage she had her doubts, knew she might be making the biggest mistake of her life, but at the time she felt she had no other choice. So she accepted his proposal and has regretted it everyday since.
But little does she know all that time there has been someone waiting in the wings, someone who has loved her since the first day that they met.. her husbands friend Reade.
When her husband decides to leave her and their young daughter, for a life with a much younger woman, and takes every penny they have with him, Gwen doesn't know what she is going to do. She can't possibly ask Reade for help... or can she?
Jesse's Girl is a story of resilience, new beginnings, healing, and finding love in the most unexpected places. This story unites two people who have loved one another from afar for years, both knowing it was wrong, but both unable to deny it. Gwen found herself stuck in an impossible situation, thinking she was on her own when her whole world came crumbling down around her, but all it took was one phone call to change everything. She was too proud to ask for help or place her livelihood in the hands of another man again. But with limited options she soon realized that taking Reade up on his offer of staying with him until they got back on their feet, was the best place for her and her daughter to be. Watching these two walk the fine line between them, and try to learn how to live beside one another without letting their true feelings show was downright torturous! Their love story is a slow burn kind of romance with bits of angst that will have you dying in anticipation... but so totally worth the wait!! I really enjoyed this first time read it's words were rich with emotion, captivating, and so good on the heart! Highly recommend!
I requested an advanced copy of this title from the publisher, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest and unbiased opinion.
From the publisher, via personal request
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