Series: Taylor Triplets (Book 3)
She loves him -- but does she want to get married?
She's finally getting married --
Or not?
When Brynne Taylor breaks off her engagement to Paul
Capriati, she knows her life is going to change. But when two women who claim
to be triplets to her show up in her small Utah town, it's a lot more change
than she ever expected. Now she's digging up long-buried family secrets and
navigating her relationship with her ex-fiancé. Does she actually want to get
married? And what's this introverted only child going to do with two brand-new
sisters?
Good conclusion to the trilogy. Brynne's life is a hot
mess. Six months earlier, she was engaged to the man she loved, was working her
dream job as a labor and delivery nurse, and had her mom around to help plan
the wedding. Then Brynne's mother passed away, and suddenly her life explodes
into turmoil. She takes a leave of absence so she can run her mother's
bookstore, postpones her wedding, and grieves her mother's death. Now Paul is
pushing to set a new date for their wedding while Brynne still feels
overwhelmed. When he issues an ultimatum, Brynne ends the engagement. Moments
later, Brynne finds a woman in labor in the bookstore's bathroom and is shocked
to see a face identical to her own.
I ached for both Paul and Brynne, but I also wanted to
shake them. Brynne's grief and need to concentrate on her obligations is
understandable. However, she doesn't do a very good job of communicating those
feelings to Paul. She also has some concerns about her future life with him
that she doesn't share. Brynne came from a family that was just her and her
mom. It was a quiet life with little time spent with other people. Paul comes
from a large Italian family whose exuberance is alien to her. Paul seems oblivious
to Brynne's discomfort around them. He also goes on about his wish for a big
family, while Brynne isn't sure she's capable of caring for even one child.
Paul's decision to use an ultimatum to force Brynne into setting a date
backfires on him, but he refuses to believe that she won't come around.
Complicating matters, Brynne discovers that she is one of
a set of triplets. She goes from no family to one with sisters,
brothers-in-law, and nieces and nephews. As she gets to know Lacy and Eva,
Brynne is forced to face the fact that her mother had secrets. Brynne struggled
with her relationship with her sisters, unsure if she wanted to keep them at a
distance or embrace the idea that she had a family. There were plenty of
growing pains as Brynne learned how to deal with sisters that didn't hesitate
to butt into her life, and Lacy and Eva learned how to back off when they came
on too strong. I liked that they were there for Brynne, and also helped her
confront her issues. There were some terrific scenes of them together,
especially those where they learned about their mother.
I liked the way that Paul didn't give up on their love.
That made it possible for him to be there for Brynne as she dealt with her
surprise family. I thought that he was very patient with the way she seemed to
be using him after ending their engagement. Not that he was without his faults.
Paul was a bit of a control freak who tended to make a mental plan and stick to
it no matter what. Brynne calls him out on it at one point, and after some
self-reflection, he realizes that he needs to make some changes. I liked watching
those changes and the effect it had on Brynne. I liked the ending as Brynne and
Paul came together, finally sharing their concerns and visions. The epilogue
was a great wrap-up.
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