Bloom Where You're Planted
The Perfect Beach Read
-
- $4.99
Publisher Description
What happens when the first blush of love fades?
Jennifer Pritchett feels increasingly invisible and left behind as her friends move on to the next steps in their lives. As she goes to therapy to figure out how to bloom in her own right, her boyfriend, Nick Carrington, finds himself being the one left behind. Jennifer wants their relationship to have more intimacy, but he can’t help but feel like he’s being compared to others—and found wanting. Can they each get what they need out of this relationship? Or will the flowers shrivel up before they do?
From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.
The Friendship Chronicles
Book 1: The Shoe Diaries
Book 2: Bloom Where You're Planted
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Baham tackles the difficulties of finding a life's purpose in her inspiring but frustrating second Friendship Chronicles romance (after The Shoe Diaries). Third grade teacher Jennifer Pritchett is having a quarter-life crisis. She's stuck in a rut at her job, fears that her trio of best friends are leaving her behind, and worries that her long-term relationship with accountant Nick Carrington has lost its spark, as Nick works long hours that leave him too tired for sex and romance. Jennifer turns to therapy and slowly sorts through her issues. But when counseling doesn't immediately improve her relationship, problems between the couple reach a peak as Jennifer navigates a new approach to life and tries to make Nick more like her friends' adventurous boyfriends. The couple's issues are obvious, but it takes time to get to their root and the pair's lack of communication—and Jennifer's unwillingness to compromise—along the way grow tedious. Jennifer's growth is genuine and earned, but it takes endurance that some readers won't have. Thankfully, the relationships between Jennifer and her friend bring welcome comic relief. It's a sweet idea that falters in execution.
