Change of Plans by Dylan Newton

I've been a big fan of this series so I'm not surprised that this was another 5-star read for me. This author has a way of integrating hilariously humorous scenes in with real-life struggles to create a romance you can't help rooting for.

After a family tragedy, Bryce, a high-end chef, is suddenly the primary caretaker for her three nieces and has to completely rearrange her life to care for them. She's now working at a baker that's owned by the mother of Ryker, the third of the Matthews brothers. She's also living in the apartment above the bakery, accepting whatever opportunities she can to provide a good home for the girls but also have some conveniences and help when possible. But the girls are all dealing with these life changes in their own way and most days Bryce feels like she's just scraping by.

Bryce and Ryker had a hilarious meet-cute (meet-disaster?) at the grocery store where he came to their rescue. They later make the connection that he's the son of her boss and start a timid friendship. Ryker has an amazing way of connecting with Bryce's nieces and diffusing very tense and frustrating situations. But Ryker is dealing with PTSD from his time in the military (an incident that is tied to the reason he has a prosthetic leg) and mostly keeps to himself. He's distanced himself from his mom and his brothers and focuses on his vehicle restoration business. But he can't help himself when Bryce and her nieces are involved.

I think one of the things I enjoy the most about this series is how the characters all feel relatable and realistic due to their vulnerabilities and flaws. It feels like you could jump into this world and become their friends and who doesn't want that?

Any chance there's a long-lost Matthews brother out there somewhere so the author can squeeze out just one more book? :)

I’ve been a big fan of this series so I’m not surprised that Change of Plans was another 5-star read for me. This author just does a great job of integrating hilariously humorous second-hand-embarrassment-inducing scenes naturally with challenging real-life scenarios to just create a romance that you can’t help rooting for.

After a family tragedy, Bryce, a high-end chef, is suddenly the primary caretaker for her three nieces and has to completely rearrange her life to care for them. She’s now working at a bakery that’s owned by the mother of Ryker, the third of the Matthews brothers. She’s also living in the apartment above the bakery, accepting whatever opportunities she can to provide a good home for the girls but also have some conveniences and help when possible. But the girls are all dealing with these life changes in their own way and most days Bryce feels like she’s just scraping by.

Bryce and Ryker had a hilarious meet-cute (meet-disaster?) at the grocery store where he came to their rescue. They later make the connection that he’s the son of her boss and start a timid friendship. Ryker has an amazing way of connecting with Bryce’s nieces and diffusing very tense and frustrating situations. But Ryker is dealing with PTSD from his time in the military (an incident that is tied to the reason he has a prosthetic leg) and mostly keeps to himself. He’s distanced himself from his mom and his brothers and focuses on his vehicle restoration business. But he can’t help himself when Bryce and her nieces are involved.

I think one of the things I enjoy the most about this series is how the characters all feel relatable and realistic due to their vulnerabilities and flaws. I appreciated that both main characters had their own journeys for us to follow during this story - Bryce balancing her career and maintaining guardianship and Ryker finding a new way to work through his PTSD.

Any chance there’s a long-lost Matthews brother out there somewhere so the author can squeeze out just one more book? :)

Thank you to Netgalley and the author for the advanced copy to review. This book releases in August!