Review: Nothing But This

Nothing But This by Natasha Anders
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Greyson Chapman made a terrible mistake. Believing himself sterile he was devastated when his new bride announced they were pregnant, already jealous of the easy friendship she had with his twin brother he leaps to a conclusion and accuses Libby of passing off another man's child as his own on the day his daughter Clara is born.

Libby leaves the hospital and eventually starts up a new cafe serving amazing desserts with her best friend Tina in the small town of Riversend (a setting for several of Natasha Anders' other novels). She might live alone with Clara in a ramshackle home with unreliable heating, water and electrics, have a new business with a business partner who seems disengaged and feel lonely but hopefully things will improve.

Less than 24 hours after voicing his suspicions Greyson realises he has allowed his natural insecurity and jealousy of his more popular, outgoing twin Harrison to jump to ridiculous conclusions. After trying to drown his sorrows Greyson determines to win his wife back no matter what but this uptight, buttoned-up, dour millionaire is going to have to pull out all the stops to get her forgiveness, especially since Libby doesn't even know all the details.

When I read the previous book in this series, More Than Anything I wasn't blown away by Tina and Harrison's story, mainly because I found Tina to be irritating but I was chomping on the bit to read Libby and Greyson's story and it didn't disappoint. Watching (well reading about) a three-piece suit wearing millionaire businessman changing baby nappies, trying to cook breakfast and repairing ancient plumbing was a joy to watch. If I was being really picky I would have liked more prologue to explain why Greyson and Libby got married, what prompted this reserved man to continually propose to Libby, even on their first date, and more about the self-doubt/jealousy that could lead Greyson to believe that his wife and twin could be having an affair - but I understand that this would delay getting to the more humorous part of the novel.

Overall, a charming, funny second-chance romance between a couple who married for all the wrong reasons and need to examine their lives closely before deciding whether they can take a second chance.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

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