The Best Man

Name: The Best Man
Rating: 4.44444465637207 (9 reviews)

Lydia Michaels

Apr 2021 · Jasper Falls Book 2 · Bailey Brown Publishing

4.4

9 reviews

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A friends-to-lovers, small-town gem from bestselling and award-winning author Lydia Michaels!

Patrick fell for Julie in kindergarten when she first shared her snack with him. As her childhood best friend, he adored and protected her for years–until she fell for someone else.

Loving Julie meant letting her choose her own path, even when her choices ripped their friendship apart and landed her in a miserable marriage. Years after moving away from Jasper Falls, Julie and Patrick return home for his brother’s wedding. To save his heart, Patrick lies and pretends he’s in a relationship with Julie’s sister, but Julie is also hiding from the truth and all secrets are about to be exposed.

Patrick should focus on his duties as best man, but seeing his first love has awakened old feelings he can no longer ignore. As secrets are exposed, Patrick hangs his heart on the line. It’s now up to Julie to choose the best man.

Ratings and reviews

4.4

9 reviews

Becky Baldridge

November 30, 2021

We're back in Jasper Falls, this time for a wedding and a bit of the one who got away romance for Patrick Clooney. This second in the series picks up where book one left off and can be read as a standalone. That said, I'd recommend starting at the beginning because there are so many terrific characters in this series, and you'll want to meet them all. Plus, it's just a truly awesome book. Patrick and Julie's story is a bit lighter than the first book in the series but just a bit. It definitely hits on some emotional topics with Julie's past relationship. And that's where I had problems with this one. Without giving too much away, I'll just say that things happened a little too quickly between Pat and Julie. I get that Pat's been in love with her since they were kids, and they've been friends all the while, but it felt really rushed to me. Nevertheless, as I already mentioned, this series is packed full of great characters, and too fast or not, the storyline held my interest. Ashley Trumpler was back for the narration, and she does a phenomenal job. She captures the emotion perfectly, so whether the characters are excited, scared, angry, sad... you feel it. All things considered, The Best Man is an entertaining story with lovable characters - except a couple, but we've got to have someone to hate when things are getting all angsty.

rosa dunahue

April 28, 2021

The Best Man by Lydia Micheals ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🔥🔥🔥 The Best Man is a good second chance romance. This Julie and Patrick story. It does involve her Lance who is jerk but when a lot of misunderstandings comes to light Patrick and Julie are able to make a go at the relationship. As they fall back in love with each other you get to go on the journey with them as they found their way back to each. Although The Best Man had incredible characters I did found it hard to read at times. I found myself being bored at times but then it get better. Would I read from Lydia Micheals again. Yes I would.

Erin Lewis

November 29, 2021

4 star Review The Best Man (Jasper Falls #2) by Lydia Michaels AUDIO REVIEW: This was a good addition to the series. Not as emotional as the first book but still pulled at my heart strings as Julie did her best to break the bonds of her emotionally abusive relationship with her ex. ( A real piece of work that I would love to smack down). Returning to Jasper Falls for Ryan and Maggie’s wedding she finds herself stressed on numerous levels having finally had the courage to leave her ex. Patrick has been in love with Julie for years but through a series of miss communications and loyalty finds himself engaged to her twin sister Jo, just when it seems that Julie is finally free, or is she? The last thing Julie ever expected was to fall in love again, but Patrick is persistent and slowly she opens herself up to him and the chance to love and live again. Jo and Julie’s mother is a character that I dislike and I was cheering as they finally stood up to her overbearing ways. Ashley Trumpler's narration was easy to listen to and brought the characters to life for me.

About the author

ABOUT LYDIA MICHAELS

Lydia Michaels is the bestselling and award-winning author of more than forty novels. She writes heart-clenching, unpredictable romance with dark elements and high heat. Her work is character-driven and bursting with broken heroes and badass females. With a sweet spot for overbearing, territorial types, her deeply emotional books are spicy, emotionally satisfying, and guaranteed to leave readers with many book hangovers.

HOW IT STARTED

Lydia Michaels started her author career in 2007, quickly becoming a recognized presence in the publishing industry. The Surrender Trilogy, her breakout series with Penguin Random House, shared many Barnes & Noble endcaps with fellow bestsellers Sylvia Day and EL James, boosting her career as a to-be-read newbie author. She has since been featured by national media outlets such as USA Today and Romantic Times Magazine and starred as a guest on multiple podcasts.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Michaels is the founder of the East Coast Author Convention, which hosts 500 readers and authors. Spotlighted at events such as the Women in Publishing Summit, Indie Author Conference, Skye Warren’s Romance Author Mastermind Conference, Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Apollycon, Tempted and Tantalizing in New York, she continues to share her experience and knowledge with others in her field.

Her work has won multiple RONe Awards and honorable mentions, which has given her incredible courage to write significant stories that delicately address challenging topics such as domestic violence, patriarchy, and the Me Too movement, keeping today’s romance readers both informed and entertained. As the consecutive winner of the 2018 & 2019 Author of the Year Award from Happenings Media and the recipient of the 2014 Best Author Award from the Courier Times, Michaels continues to blaze a path in the romance community for deeply emotional romance that artfully confronts cultural challenges faced by women today.

In addition to publishing more than forty novels, Michaels is also the CEO of LMC Consulting. As a certified author coach specializing in characterization and plot development, she has helped fledgling and bestselling authors improve their craft.

BEHIND THE SCENES

Michaels is happily married to her childhood sweetheart. Her favorite things include cooking Italian cuisine, hosting extravagant dinner parties, sipping martinis, listening to her husband play piano, and escaping to her coastal home on the Jersey Shore. She’s an LGBTQ ally, a BLM supporter, and a firm believer that the patriarchy must burn (women’s rights are human rights).

CONNECT WITH LYDIA

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Website: LydiaMichaelsBooks(dot)com

Contact: Lydia@LydiaMichaels(dot)com

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