The “What if” Guy by Brooke Moss
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Release Date: August 2nd 2011
Rating: 5/5
Source: Publisher, thank you!
Publishers Summary:

What would you do if you’re “what if” guy showed up at the lowest point of your life?

(Autumn Cole clocked hers with an encyclopedia.)

After losing her job at a swanky Seattle art gallery and finding out her father has been hospitalized, single mother Autumn Cole reluctantly returns to her tiny hometown of Fairfield, Washington to put the pieces of her life back together.

Her disgruntled twelve-year old son isn’t thrilled about going from hip to hick, but Autumn’s got it worse. She resumes her role as the daughter of the town drunk, promptly facing a crisis with her father that’s been decades in the making.

Running into Henry Tobler, and nearly breaking his nose, is almost more than she can handle, but can rediscovering love–and herself–with her “what if” guy teach Autumn to forgive before it’s too late?

From the big city to the hick town where everyone knows her past Autumn suddenly finds herself facing her past in a way she never expected. With the added addition of her twelve year old son Elliot and a drunk father she’s got the odds stacked against her. That is until she stumbles upon her once true love, Henry. What if you could have a second chance at love? Autumn gets the opportunity to during her return trip home and discovers she may find happiness after all.

Brooke Moss knows how to write Chick Lit! I am absolutely in love with her writing, characters, town and the story she put together in The “What if” Guy. From the first chapter I was completely drawn in to Autumn’s struggle and the romance she once had. Not only that, but I adored that she had a teen son. Her character was incredibly easy to relate to and her son was so perfectly written you could imagine his disappointment with his situation as if it was your own child. As for the romance, it was perfect. Henry was perhaps too over the top at times, but the story between him and Autumn was one that made your heart skip a beat the way it does with young love.

In the end, this is absolutely a story I’d recommend to fans of Chick Lit and romance. Set in a rural town that reads just like one you could imagine wandering around with neighbors who’ve known you your whole life, Brooke Moss brings to life a wonderfully realistic and heartwarming story. The “What if” Guy is a story I’d tell readers to run out and pick up! I’m excited to see what Brooke writes next and can’t wait to pick up The “What if” Guy for a second read through, I enjoyed it that much!

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