Title: Mine Would Be You
Series: Sweet Home Alabama
Author: Danielle Jamie
Emelyn LaClaire was honored to be the Maid of Honor in her best friend’s
wedding, but it came with a catch. She has to walk down the aisle with her ex
fiancé, Lawson McCoy. He's not just the Best Man; he's also her best friend’s
brother, and she’s loved him since she was eight years old.
Emelyn has avoided any kind of contact with Lawson since the day
everything fell apart during her sophomore year at the University of Alabama.
Now, after four years of avoiding him, she's not just seeing him, she also has
to walk down the aisle with him - the one man she dreamt of marrying almost all
her life...
Lawson McCoy only has a single regret, and it's throwing away the one
thing that was good in his life. When his sister, Delilah, and her fiancé,
Grayson, asked him to be the Best Man, it came with a stipulation. Do not in
any way mess up their wedding. That’s easier said than done, especially when
the one girl who would rather stick hot pokers in her eyes than look at him
will be walking down the aisle beside him....
This
is a second chance romance that is the perfect blend of ANGST-FILLED, EMOTIONAL
& MELT YOUR KINDLE HOTTT MOMENTS!!!!
***This is a complete story! No
Cliffhanger!***
My Review
This boy meets girl. Boy knows this girl will be his forever and always. What he doesn't know is that he'll make mistakes, he'll lose himself along the way, and he'll even lose his greatest chance at love.
Lawson is your go to guy. The one you know you'll want in your corner in the worst of times. He's the college football hero, and he's on the right path for his future with Emelyn right beside him.
When Emelyn wakes up in the hospital. She knows something has happened. What she doesn't know is the why or the how. When everything comes out. She knows they'll need each others support.
When Emelyn is forced to make decisions. She thought Lawson would at least fight. What she doesn't expect is not see him for 4 long years.
Will four years be long enough for Emelyn to forgive Lawson? Or will she end up in heartbreak city all over again.
I wanted to be there to hold them both. To take the pain away. To help them both see people make mistakes and to forge together. I literally didn't leave my couch for this whole book.
I'm giving this book 5 stars. Seriously the writing flowed together so smoothely. You couldn't help but fall for Lawson. You couldn't help but feel for Emelyn. It's just has all the FEELS!
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November 14th 2009
My
head is pounding, and every inch of my body hurts. I blink my eyes awake and
slowly take in my surroundings. I quickly realize after seeing stark white
walls and hearing the sounds of beeping monitors that I’m in a hospital room.
I
bring my hand up to my head and feel gauze taped to my forehead. Taking in the
room, I see flowers and stuffed bears beside me.
What the heck am I doing here, and what
happened? I think to myself as I
wrack my brain trying to remember where I may have been, or what might’ve happened
for me to end up here. I squeeze my eyes shut and try my hardest to remember
anything.
Slowly,
I start to recall being at a frat party on campus, where I attend the
University of Alabama. Images flash before me of my fiancé Lawson, my best
friend Delilah, and our roommate Lily. We were all at the party together, but
other than that, I can’t remember anything else.
I
find the button to call for a nurse and push it as I shout out, “Hello?” My
throat is dry and hoarse.
I
attempt to call, “Hello?!” one more time, hoping someone will hear me, and
finally come tell me what the hell is going on and why I feel like I’ve been
hit by a freight train.
The
instant I yell out again, my head pounds as if a snare drum is beating inside
my skull.
I
let out a sigh of relief when a few moments later, a nurse appears, along with
my mother beside her. “Oh good, you’re awake,” the nurse, who looks like Mrs.
Claus, says as she makes her way around my hospital bed.
“How
are you feeling, sweetie?” my mom asks, bending down beside me on the opposite
side and brushing my hair affectionately from my face.
“Like
I’ve been run over by a bus. My head really hurts, and I can’t move my right
leg without it causing a pain to shoot through it.”
I
glance down at my lower half, which is covered in a blanket, and my mom looks
in the same direction. She has a worried look on her face. Turning her eyes
back to mine, I notice tears welling up in her eyes. “Do you remember anything
from tonight, honey?”
Shaking
my head, I look at her with confusion. “No, the last thing I remember is being
at a party, but after that…nothing. Just tell me what happened, please,” I beg
as I begin to feel a knot tighten in my gut. I have this awful feeling in the
pit of my stomach as my mother lets a tear fall from her watering eyes.
“You
were in an accident. Why, Emelyn? Why would you ever get into a car with
someone who’s been drinking? Haven’t I told you enough times in your life to
never for any reason ride with anyone
who’s been drinking?”
What is she talking about? I was in a car
with someone who was driving while intoxicated?
Squinting
my eyes, I press myself to remember anything, but nothing comes. “I can’t
remember, Mom. Will you please just tell me what happened?”
Grabbing
a tissue from the rolling table, she dabs her eyes before sitting in the chair
beside my bed. With each passing second, I grow more nervous.
Resting
her hand on my arm, she smiles weakly up at me. “Honey, you were in a very bad
car accident. Your side of the car was hit by a pickup truck when Lawson ran a
red light at the intersection. You suffered a concussion, and your leg is
broken in three places. The doctor said your leg is in really bad shape, and it
doesn’t look like you’ll be able to get back onto the softball field anytime
soon.”
I
am stunned. Car accident? No softball?
Shaking
my head, I tell my mom with anger seething out of me, “No. I want another
doctor. Broken legs heal quickly all the time. I will play softball. I need
to play softball. Without it, I lose my scholarship!” My head is screaming out
for me to stop talking, but I ignore the shooting pains that consume me.
Softball
is my life. I cannot accept this.
It’s
been my dream since before I can even remember to attend the University of
Alabama. I worked my ass off all throughout high school to keep my grades up,
and busted my butt to impress scouts to get a full-ride scholarship playing
softball. Now, to be told it’s all being taken away from me…it’s as if someone
just snatched the floor out from under me.
Tears
fill my eyes as my mother’s words echo around inside me head.
Author Bio:
New York Times & USA Today
Bestselling author who took a chance and wrote her first book in 2013. It was
the beginning to a magical journey into the world of a published author with
now 14 books available on ebook retailers sites!
Danielle Jamie is a contemporary romance
author who loves getting lost in a good book or writing a memorable love story.
Her most popular works are her Bestselling Savannah Series, her heart wrenching
standalone Tempt my Heart and her steamy new taboo novellas in her Stepbrother
Series!
She lives in Upstate NY with her husband,
two daughters and son. She loves traveling and seeing the world all the while
meeting her fans along the way at Author Events.
Author Links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/daniellejamie85
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