Love for Beginners: A Novel (The Wildstone Series, 7)

 by Jill Shalvis

5 awesome stars

This story had so many feels, if I wasn't cracking up laughing then I was teary eyed. We begin with the early stages of Emma's recovery after waking from her coma, her life has changed dramatically. Her BFF and her fiancé comforted each other much too closely while she was in a coma. Her parents have returned to their home, she's feeling alone except for her giant scaredy-cat dog. Yeah Hog the dog is the star of the show here. Her PT instructor Simon is wakening up parts of her body other that what he's working on. There's a great connection there. Her story is beautiful, not all doom and gloom, her coping with life, her long ago school enemy Alison,is now a frenemy and business partner. These 3 had their own POV, their own issues and flaws. You'll not regret picking up this book, the highs and lows, the side characters and other pets all made for an extremely entertaining tale of love.

What would you change if you had to start your life—and love life—over again?

When Emma Harris wakes up from a coma she learns that her fiancé and her BFF have fallen in love, she’s lost her job, and the life she knew is gone. Overwhelmed but grateful to be alive she starts over from scratch. Not as easy as it sounds, of course. But she’s never been a quitter, even if she wishes she could quit rehab, where her hot but evil physical therapist, Simon, puts her through the wringer. 

Eager for a new beginning, Emma opens a doggy day care. Unfortunately, the only space she can afford is owned by her childhood nemesis Ali Pratt. But hey, she’s been through worse, right? She tries to roll with the punches, but a friend drops his grandpa off at the doggy day care in desperation then on top of that, she and Ali bring the term ‘frenemies’ to a whole new level. And then another grandparent shows up. And another.

In the midst of all that, Emma realizes she’s accidentally fallen for Evil PT. But the most horrifying thing of all is that Ali just might have turned into the best friend she’s ever had. And as Emma grows from the pain of her past and takes on her new path, she comes to realize that life isn’t what you’re given, it’s what you make of it.