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Title: Picturing Perfect

Author: Melissa Brown

Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance

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Synopsis

Life may not turn out like we planned, but sometimes that’s what makes it perfect…

Hadley Foster has always been a planner. But, since the age of nineteen, things haven’t exactly gone according to plan… not at all. And the changes continue to mount when a trip to Europe with her best friend starts a domino effect in all aspects of her life. Suddenly, the future she had envisioned for herself seems unlikely to happen. It’s time to make a new plan… or accept the dominoes as they fall.

Jason Kelly has a great life. He’s a successful self-published writer who’s living his dreams. But, something is missing. Hadley Foster. Letting her slip through his fingers is one of his biggest regrets. Over time, he had to accept the idea of being without his first love as he watched her fall in love with someone else.

When circumstances bring Jason and Hadley back into one another’s lives, they’re forced to deal with their past, their present and the possibility of a future together.

4 star review 

"The right guy gets the girl, remember?  I'm going to show you who that guys is."

This is the third book by Melissa Brown and I have to say that I think that this one may be the best one yet.  Don't get me wrong I loved Bouquet Toss and Champagne toast but there was a wonderful sweetness to Hadley and Jason's story and I simply fell in love with them both.  

Hadley has always dreamed of having the perfect life with the perfect husband, a child and a beautiful house.  At one time this dream included her boyfriend of 6 years, Tucker.  But lately their relationship seems to be slowly breaking apart.  Tucker isn't the sweet man that she fell in love with all those years ago.  The man who was there for her when her father died, doesn't seem to exist any more.  When her best friend's brother appears back in her life she can't stop herself from thinking about him.  Hadley has been in love with Jason since she was a little girl.  And now that she has seen him again,  those feelings for him have resurfaced.  With her relationship on the rocks, Hadley wonders if there is a chance that Jason has the same feelings for her.  Can Hadley finally get her wish and be with Jason?  Then life throws Hadley a curve ball that she never saw coming, one that she is not sure how she is going to handle on her own.   She knows that any feelings that she has for Jason need to be put aside right now and she needs to deal with the issue that life has thrown her way.  But Jason Kelly has other plans.  His plan is to finally show Hadley how he feels about her. 

I loved Jason Kelly in Champagne Toast and fell in love with him even more in this one.  Jason Kelly is handsome, cute and adorable, sweet and maybe just a tad bit geeky but he is just perfect.  He is everything Hadley needs right now.  Jason and Hadley have a history together, being that his sister is her best friend.  Hadley has always been in love with Jason, but what Hadley never knew was that Jason has always wanted her.  Any woman that he has dated has never compared to her.  But she has had a boyfriend for the past 6 yrs so Jason put his feelings aside and moved on.  But now that things between Hadley and Tucker aren't as perfect as they once were, he decides that it is time to confess to Hadley how he really feels.  But right now Hadley is dealing with some heavy issues of her own, and is in need of someone to be there for her, to care for her and to love her.  Jason is exactly that person, but will she let him?  After all these years of wanting Jason Kelly will she finally embrace the love that he has for her, or will fear cause her to push him away?

I love Jason and Hadley together.  Jason is sweet and caring and wants to take care of Hadley in every way.  He is patient with her and knows that they need to take things slow.  You can see how much he loves her.  Jason gets her, he understands her and in a way I think they are soul mates who have found each other again after all these years.  Jason and Hadley were meant to be together.  The feelings that they have for each other have been there since they were teenagers.  You get a glimpse of the sweet moments they shared together when they were kids, through flashbacks, which I loved.  I loved Hadley as the heroine.  She was dealt a tough hand over the last few years but she managed to get through it.  And now she is faced with  yet another obstacle, but she holds her head high and is determined to make it work, to get through it, even if she has to do it on her own.  She is strong and confident and determined and I admired her for her strength.  

Melissa Brown has done such a wonderful job with this story.  It is a sweet romance that will melt your heart.   You will fall completely in love with Jason and Hadley and their story.  There story will make you laugh, cry, and warm your heart.  Her relationship with her best friend Auden is so real and so genuine, it's a friendship that most people can relate to.  Tucker and his mother weren't exactly my favorite people, and there were moments when I wanted to just slap the both of them, but Hadley handled herself like a gem.  Picturing Perfect is a must read and one that will leave you smiling in the end.  Wonderful job by Melissa Brown.

About the author

Melissa Brown is a hopeless romantic living in the Chicagoland area with her husband and their two children. Aside from writing, she enjoys reading and baking. She also has a slight obsession with actor Henry Cavill and the TV show New Girl. This is her third novel

Author contact links:

• Website: http://melissabrownauthor.blogspot.com/
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MelissaBrownAuthor
• Twitter: http://twitter.com/LissaLou77
• Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6457549.Melissa_Brown

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