The Sidelined Wife (More Than a Wife, #1)

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She s getting back in the game, one blog post at a time Samantha Higgins never thought driving her husband s car would forever change her life But one conversation later, heard through his Bluetooth, and Samantha is changing her last name While trying to figure out who Samantha Decker is, she writes what she thinks is one final post on her blog, announcing her divorce When the post goes viral, she finds herself with a new title, The Sidelined Wife, and an unbelievable following To make matters interesting, her younger brother s best friend, Reed Cassidy, who was a thorn in Samantha s adolescent side, moves back to town as the new head football coach for her son s high school team Unbeknownst to Samantha, Reed has harbored a crush for his old babysitter all these years But, Samantha isn t keen on dating anyone, much less a younger man that used to booby trap her bedroom with firecrackers While Samantha is doing her best to learn and even make up some of the rules of single life and being a semi celebrity, Reed comes in and changes the game Now Samantha must decide if she should get back on the field or if she prefers the sidelines. Read The Sidelined Wife (More Than a Wife, #1) Author Jennifer Peel – kino-fada.fr Raw and honest are the words I d use to describe this book Divorce isn t a theme I generally enjoy in a book, but the author skillfully wove in a new relationship with fun romance while also focusingon Samantha finding herself after being redefined by her new status of single There is angst and grief over her loss, but I loved her attitude of looking forward and exploring how she wants her life, personality, and priorities to shift Her family is hilarious and while the Sunday dinners ar Raw and honest are the words I d use to describe this book Divorce isn t a theme I generally enjoy in a book, but the author skillfully wove in a new relationship with fun romance while also focusingon Samantha finding herself after being redefined by her new status of single There is angst and grief over her loss, but I loved her attitude of looking forward and exploring how she wants her life, personality, and priorities to shift ...I m in love and I don t care who knows it I absolutely LOVED Sam and her story I adore the way Sam is able to use a bit of humor and words to soften her pain and in doing so, support a lot of other women who have gone through something similar She is a character who isn t going to back down from her choices, even when it might be easier to do so, but is going to stay strong and create a new path for herself and her son There were some situations that Sam found herself in that would have made I m in love and ...Loved this one And really that should come as no surprise to anyone since I have loved everything Jennifer Peel has written This was another book that kept me up way too late because I could not put it down There was no point in doing anything else until I finished it so I pled exhaustion so I could climb into bed at 7 last night to read it There was no sleep for me until I finished shortly before midnight Reed is definitely swoon worthy and so perfect he s almost too good to be true Ther Loved this one And really that should come as no surprise to anyone since I have loved everything Jennifer Peel has written This was another book that kept me up way too late because I could not put it down There was no point in doing anything else until I finished it so I pled exhaustion so I could climb into bed at 7 last night to read it There was no sleep for me until I finished shortly before midnight Reed is definitely swoon worthy and ...Divorced Samantha never would have thought her marriage would end in a divorce But it has Her ex husband is off having a baby with another woman For 19 years she has been Samantha Higgins, wife and mother But now she s Samantha Decker, mother It s time to pick herself back up, figure out who she is meant to be and bring light and laughter back into her s and her son, Cody s life.She needs an outlet A place to let all her hurt, anger, frustration, disappointment, fear and loneliness go Sh Divorced Samantha never would have thought her marriage would end in a divorce But it has Her ex husband is off having a baby with another woman For 19 years she has been Samantha Higgins, wife and mother But now she s Samantha Decker, mother It s time to pick herself back up, figure out who she is meant to be and bring light and laughter back into her s and her son, Cody s life.She needs an outlet A place to let all her hurt, anger, frustration, disappointment, fear and loneliness go She will beat this and she will become better for it She turns to her blog to post what she thinks is her last post It s time to end one book and start a new story.But something terrifyingly wonderful happens Her favorite author shares her blog post and she has gone viral She can t believe the outpouring of love, encou...Another great read by Ms Peel I admit, I stayed up way too late finishing this one I kept thinking just onechapter and it was totally worth it This was a fun one to read all in one sitting, really get into the story and characters Recently divorced, Samantha Decker doesn t quite know what to do with herself Still reeling from the shock of her husband cheating and getting his mistress pregnant, she starts writing in her blog again and is surprised when her posts become so popular Wr Another great read by Ms Peel I admit, I stayed up way too late finishing this one I kept thinking just onechapter and it was totally worth it This was a fun one to read all in one sitting, really get into the story and characters Recently divorced, Samantha Decker doesn t quite know what to do with herself Still reeling from the shock of her husband cheating and getting his mistress pregnant, she starts writing in her blog again and is surprised when her posts become so popular Writing helps not only heal the pain she is feeling, but helps others as well Finding a new purpose she is able to slowly start moving on with her life I could relate to Samantha in a lot of way thankfully not the bad stuff , we re close in age, both mothers and so it was easy to relate to what she was going through and admire how she handled everything S...I wanted to like it and it started off good Heroine took the house, alamony, got child support, and the ex s prize car in the divorce Good for her she deserved itbut by 13% I was regretting my decision The religious hypocrisy is outstanding Grandma constantly throws holy water on heroine because she got a divorce and according to her Catholic don t fuss at methe author made it clear the family s denomination beliefs a divorce is the worst possible thing that could ever happen She I wanted to like it and it started off good Heroine took the house, alamony, got child support, and the ex s prize car in the divorce Good for her she deserved itbut by 13% I was regretting my decision The religious hypocrisy is outstanding Grandma constantly throws holy water on heroine because she got a divorce and according to her Catholic don t fuss at methe author made it clear the family s denomination beliefs a divorce is the worst possible thing that could ever happen She even had a Priest go to the heroines our to cleanse it of evil spirits The heroines Mom hates quite verbally if I say so myself AND this is from someone who s MIL hates her me her daughter in law to the extent that she is causing extreme problems between her son and HIS wife Now, I m a Christian and according to my bible Matthew 19 9 specifically adultery is bibli...Oh My Swoon Reed My tummy butterflies were all a flutter over the persistently sweet and sexy ways Reed worked his magic on Samantha Honestly, grocery shopping will never be the same for me again There is just something so sexy about a man who goes out of his way to give the woman he is interested in the message that he wants her Reed is expert at this I loved that this book felt adultish andmature I love young love, first love which this book has some of but as I get older ah Oh My Swoon Reed My tummy butterflies were all a flutter over the persistently sweet and sexy ways Reed worked his magic on Samantha Honestly, grocery shopping will never be the same for me again There is just something so sexy about a man who goes out of his way to give the woman he is interested in the message that he wants her Reed is expert at this I loved that this book felt adultish andmature I love young love, first love which this book has some of but as I get older ahem, cough cough there is something satisfying in reading aboutmature situations and feelings that come with time and experience Samantha is a mother to a teenage son Life isn t quite the same as when she was in her twenties I loved watching Sam find her own self again processing all those emotions that were swirling inside her Healing from hurtful experiences looks different for all of us and I really enjoyed Sam s journey She was heartfelt and entertain...This is women s fiction with a kick of humour and I enjoyed the experience The story is not something I personally identify with but the heroine, nearing 40 and very newly divorced, finding her feet, was an engaging one Samantha decides to blog it out and the results find her a semi sensationI think there should be a law of nature that states that pimples and wrinkles are not allowed to exist on the same face Can I get an amen Her funny blogs of her tragic, destroyed life are merely a c This is women s fiction with a kick of humour and I enjoyed the experience The story is not something I personally identify with but the heroine, nearing 40 and very newly divorced, finding her feet, was an engaging one Samantha decides to blog it out and the results find her a semi sensationI think there should be a law of nature that states that pimples and wrinkles are not allowed to exist on the same face Can I get an amen Her funny blogs of her tragic, destroyed life are merely a cover for a lot of emotion and wreckage Soon, along comes Reed the boy she used to babysit and a lot of slow burning banter and chemistry ensuesYou ve grown up That sounded ridiculous Of course he had he was thirty four, the same age as Peter.He laughed at me You might have heard I have a big boy job now too and everything Samantha is the kind of women most of her gender would identify with at some point in their lives, lacking in self belief and self e...4 Stars Engaging read about moving on after divorce Cute story and a clean romance Very much enjoyed this author s story telling and writing, hoping the rest of the series is as good as this first book My only complaint is I could h...This was such a great read I about died laughing a few times But there were some really serious soul searching moments too I loved this book so much I love football, so that didn t hurt anything But really I just loved Reed what a great guy So many wonderful and romantic moments But thankfully not a perfectly easy happily ever after either.This is one for the keeper shelf And I cannot wait for book 2 I have officially read ALL of her books now and feel withdrawals coming on I would like This was such a great read I about died laughing a few times But there were some really serious soul searching moments too I loved this book so much I love football, so that didn t hurt anything But really I just loved Reed what a great guy So many wonderful and romantic moments But thankfully not a perfectly easy happily ever after either.This is one for the k...

The Sidelined Wife (More Than a Wife, #1)
  • English
  • 03 November 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 298 pages
  • Jennifer Peel
  • The Sidelined Wife (More Than a Wife, #1)