Doing It Over (Most Likely to, #1)

by Catherine Bybee

Voted Most Likely to Succeed, Melanie Bartlett ended up anything but. The down-on-her-luck single mom wants a complete do-over—is that too much to ask? With her family long gone from River Bend, strong, independent Mel is as surprised as anyone to end up in the quaint small town she once called home. But with her friends, Jo and Zoe, by her side, and a comfortable room at Miss Gina’s quirky bed-and-breakfast, she just might have turned the corner on a new life.

Wyatt Gibson never liked the big city. River Bend suits the ruggedly handsome builder just fine. Wyatt knows he’s home, even if that means being charmed by the appearance of Melanie and her spunky, adorable daughter. Is Wyatt’s calm devotion—even amid a coming storm—enough to convince Mel she may have found a home to call her own, a family that never leaves, and a true love to last a lifetime?

• ISBN10: 1503950727
• ISBN13: 9781503950726
• Publish Date: 19 April 2016
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Montlake Romance
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 332
• Language: English

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

I am never disappointed by a Bybee book. She gave us such wonderful friend-families in The Not Quite and Weekday Brides books. Once again, she has built a fantastic group of friends AND this time, the story takes place in a charming small town, which adds to that warm and fuzzy feelings.

I love the concept for this new series! Three life long friends, who have been separated reconvene in their home town for their ten year reunion. Each has something from their past that they are trying to outrun, but they cannot help looking back. This book focuses on Melanie, who was voted most likely to succeed in high school. She left town a decade ago for college, and never looked back...until now. Her life had not turned out the way she expected, and she is looking for a fresh start. What she finds is the support of life long friends, and a spark with one of the town's newer residents.

I had so much fun getting to know all the major players. I thought Bybee did a great job filling us in on each character's past, while allowing me to speculate what their book will be about. I also liked the multigenerational characters. We had young, older, and even older. I loved learning about hem all and seeing them interact. We had a little mystery/suspense there, and I appreciate the way Bybee took the story. It could have gone another way, and I am so happy it didn't. And, now I have another fictional town I want to move to. This place sounds wonderful, and why wouldn't I want to live in a community with neighbors like the ones in this book?

A great start to a new series, that I am looking forward to reading.

[Linda]

Doing It Over had a very nice mix of romance and suspense. Small-town, tight friendships, and hot romance. Mel and Wyatt were amazing - and so was Mel's daughter, Hope.