Published: May 22, 2025
Format: Kindle Edition
Length: 438 pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Characters: Gabriella Jacobson and Benjamin Ashford.
POV: dual, but mostly Gabby’s

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:
⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ coming of age ➺ he loves her but she loves someone else ➺ preacher’s daughter ➺ college ➺ it’s always been you ➺ disability rep ➺ set in the 80s ➺ high angsty ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆

Review

I was loving this so much even when Gabby was being a bit insufferable in the beginning, but she did grow on me later on in the story, but then THEN Ben started acting like a complete jerk to her, saying the rudest things to Gabby. The way he treated her did not reflect the love he says he has for her for so many years. This would be okay if it had happened once or twice, as it’s completely understandable for him to be bitter and angry for while but it was a continuous cycle for the rest of the book. Had she not been knocked up I don’t feel like he would have come back to her at all. As I feel like he would never have read her letters if it wasn’t for his sister, which only shows me he didn’t care about Gabby anymore at all. I hate when I finish a romance novel feeling that the characters stayed together out of obligation rather than because they’re crazy for each other. I wanted more heart eyes and butterflies in the stomach. However, I couldn’t put the book down. The pain and heartbreak were very well done.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ This is book 3 in the Sunday Morning Series. Each book in this series features a different couple and can be read as a standalone, but for maximum enjoyment, follow the recommended reading order.

Sunday Morning
The Apple Tree
A Good Book

❝ The only people who study psychology are those who need to cure themselves of something ❞

❝ Loving Gabriella Jacobson was easy. Being her best friend? Pure torture. ❞

❝ I glanced over my shoulder and took a mental picture of the crime scene, where she unknowingly shot me down with an arrow dipped in the poison of unrequited love. ❞

❝ The elephant wasn’t in the corner of the room; the elephant was the entire room. In fact, there wasn’t even a room. Just a big, fat elephant. ❞

❝ I love you. I think it’s what I do best.❞

Blurb

Gabriella Jacobson has one goal for her freshman year of Get Matthew Cory to fall in love with her.

Lucky for Gabby, her best friend, Ben, is attending the same college on a music scholarship. He is the perfect resource—girls love him, and he’s more experienced with relationships than her, since she’s never had a boyfriend.

When Gabby panics before her first date with Matt, she begs Ben to show her how to kiss. But Ben has a secret, one he’s been keeping from Gabby for years. He’s in love with her.

One kiss turns into two, leaving Gabby confused and scared that their friendship might not survive the unforeseen emotions. She avoids Ben until something unexpected changes his life forever, and he’s forced to drop out of school.

Gabby tries to contact him, but he won’t respond. And Matthew Cory, her sister’s ex-boyfriend and handsome law student, is ready to fill the void Ben left behind.

Now that Gabby has the man she thought she wanted, can she forget about the boy who kissed her twice?

Dive into this unforgettable coming of age romance today!

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