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#Giveaway #Review NEW USES FOR OLD BOYFRIENDS by BETH KENDRICK @BKendrickBooks

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The publisher of the media / book has provided me with a review copy at no cost. Opinions are my own. #Giveaway #Review NEW USES FOR OLD BOYFRIENDS by BETH KENDRICK @BKendrickBooksNew Uses For Old Boyfriends by Beth Kendrick
ISBN: 9780451465863
Series: Black Dog Bay
Published by Penguin on 2015-02-03
Genres: Contemporary Women, Fiction
Pages: 336
Format: eARC
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After growing up in privilege and marrying into money, Lila Alders has gotten used to the good life. But when her happily-ever-after implodes, Lila must return to Black Dog Bay, the tiny seaside town where she grew up. She’s desperate for a safe haven, but everything has changed over the past ten years. Her family’s fortune is gone—and her mother is in total denial. It’s up to Lila to take care of everything...but she can barely take care of herself.

The former golden girl of Black Dog Bay struggles to reinvent herself by opening a vintage clothing boutique. But even as Lila finds new purpose for outdated dresses and tries to reunite with her ex, she realizes that sometimes it’s too late for old dreams. She’s lost everything she thought she needed but found something—someone—she desperately wants. A boy she hardly noticed has grown up into a man she can’t forget...and a second chance has never felt so much like first love.

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MY THOUGHTS

Lila has had a charmed life until her husband dumps her, she loses her job hosting on a shopping channel and her father passes away.  She has always counted on men to make the hard decisions.  Now on her own and moving back home, she finds her mother’s financial situation is dire. Her mother, Daphne, a former model, cannot face the fact that her beloved home will have to be sold.  Until Lila discovers that Daphne has been collecting and hording designer fashions through out her lifetime.  With the online sale of a vintage Dior, she and her mother put together a plan to save the house.

Her high school boyfriend, Ben, just happens to move to Black Dog Bay and when Lila’s FUV (the SUV she bought before her ex cleared out the joint accounts),breaks down, they pair run into each other.  Ben saves her more than once and Daphne makes plans to get the two back together.  The only problem is that kissing Ben is like kissing her brother.   Also turning up is the boy she snubbed as a sophomore and Malcolm is more than spark-worthy now.  Of course, in such a small town, gossip runs rampant and only when Lila discovers the local watering hole,  The Whinery, does she get some heartfelt advice from the owner, Summer.

This book made me smile and laugh while taking me out of a cold-induced, horrible mood.  It was a quick and easy read full of fun and romance and a bit of a mystery with mean girls (actually old women) galore! Lila is such a wonderful character and I can see how this series is going to be one of my favorites.  There are so many minor characters that scream to be followed in this book. I haven’t read the first in the series, Cure For the Common Breakup, but I have ordered it and can’t wait to read Summer’s story in full.

 

About the Author

Beth Kendrick is the author of ten novels, including Cure for the Common Breakup,The Week Before the Wedding, and The Lucky Dog Matchmaking Service. She lives in Arizona with her family and a pair of unruly rescue dogs.

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  2. I guess I’d have to go for chocolate in those emotional moments!

    Have been waiting for this new title to arrive–Kendrick is a fellow alum and I’ve been reading her ever since she was part of an article in the alumni mag back when she’d only published a couple books. She just keeps getting better and I’ve enjoyed the earlier Black Dog Bay books. Thanks!!

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  9. I don’t use food when I am upset. I must be weird. You can never go wrong with a bowl of ice cream, though.

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