When You Knew
Written by Jamie Beck
Narrated by Siiri Scott
4/5
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About this audiobook
An unlikely couple must decide what truly defines family.
Gentry Cabot’s rebellious life comes to a screeching halt when a one-night stand leads to a sobering new reality: motherhood. Exhausted and overwhelmed, the former wild child struggles to raise an infant on her own. After a lifetime of feeling like the odd Cabot out, Gentry knows that what her son needs most is family. For his sake, she plans to rebuild bridges with them, but first she needs a little help on the home front.
Humanitarian worker Ian Crawford has devoted his life to service. Forced to temporarily return stateside, he’s eager to head back to Haiti to expand the nonprofit he just founded in his late father’s honor. He can’t do that without money, so when Gentry offers a hefty paycheck for a short-term gig as a live-in nanny, he can’t afford to say no. Ian expects to deal with a barrage of privileged problems. What he doesn’t expect is how quickly being a makeshift father transforms him.
Despite his growing attachment to Gentry and her child, Ian still has his dreams, and Gentry wants a full-time dad for her son. When the baby’s father reenters the picture, will Gentry and Ian embrace the family they’ve formed or end up worlds apart?
Jamie Beck
Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Beck’s realistic and heartwarming stories have sold more than two million copies. She is a two-time Booksellers’ Best Award finalist and a National Readers’ Choice Award winner, and critics at Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist have respectively called her work “smart,” “uplifting,” and “entertaining.” In addition to writing novels, she enjoys dancing around the kitchen while cooking and hitting the slopes in Vermont and Utah. Above all, she is a grateful wife and mother to a very patient, supportive family. Fans can learn more about her at www.jamiebeck.com, which includes a fun extras page with photos, videos, and playlists. She also loves interacting with everyone on Facebook at facebook.com/JamieBeckBooks.
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Reviews for When You Knew
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Quite honestly, I despised Gentry in the first two books, especially the second one. But she won me over here. Having a baby matured her and smoothed out some of her rough edges. Ian is a sweetie, and it was interesting how Ms. Beck showed that they both had some of the same issues though they handled them in different ways. As always, the writing was good and realistic with a nice HEA. I still don't like Jenna, but Smith turned out to be a reasonable and nice guy. All in all, this was a good series that deals with real-life issues in a thoughtful way. I enjoyed it a lot.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I did not know that this was the third book in this series. I have not read the prior two novels. Yet, I didn't feel like I missed anything having not read the first two books. In the beginning, I was not sure about this book. While, I felt for Gentry and her son, Colt; I did feel like it took me a little while to truly warm up to the overall story. Ian was a gentleman. From the beginning, he did not judge Gentry but provided her support. This was the best thing that he could do for her. Gentry felt like a real person. While, I am not a mom; she seemed relatable. Example of her eating whatever was readily available in the house along with no shower. New moms can relate. As the story progressed, I really did get into the story as well as the characters. Ian and Gentry shared a close connection. One that was built on love. The story was enjoyable that there was no real down time. When You Knew is worth your time to read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gentry is a single mother struggling to fit in with her family of over achievers. She's trying to fit in with the workers at her family's tea company. Ian is struggling to live up to his father's name & reputation. He's trying to get a humanitarian organization setup & running in Haiti. Ian moves into help Gentry with her colicky son, Colt, & earn some money to help with his mission. Neither expected the chemistry & attraction to flare up. I enjoyed this book. Gentry & Ian are both searching for their place in life. They both have blinders on thinking the path they are taking is the only way to get the hat they want. I love that the opened each other's eyes to other possibilities but at a realistic time frame rather than an immediate agreement. The interactions between each of the main characters & their families were very telling about why they act & react the way they do.