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Starting from Scratch
Cookie Walker has lost the love of her life, but she knows life must go on.
She just doesn’t know what she’s supposed to do with it.
After getting booted from the PTA, she decides there’s no better time than the present to make some big changes. Her family is dealing with change, too. Her three children must adjust to life without their father, her sister is struggling to get pregnant, and her parents' business is failing.
Even with all that going on around her, Cookie starts spending a lot of time with Dylan Cooper, a friend of the family who is in the middle of a nasty divorce.
While Cookie is glad to have found a friend who can understand her feelings of loss, she’s oblivious to the fact that Cooper has developed romantic feelings for her.
He eventually makes his feelings known and Cookie has to decide if she is ready to juggle three kids, a new business, and a possible new romance… something the small-town gossips are already talking about!
She just doesn’t know what she’s supposed to do with it.
After getting booted from the PTA, she decides there’s no better time than the present to make some big changes. Her family is dealing with change, too. Her three children must adjust to life without their father, her sister is struggling to get pregnant, and her parents' business is failing.
Even with all that going on around her, Cookie starts spending a lot of time with Dylan Cooper, a friend of the family who is in the middle of a nasty divorce.
While Cookie is glad to have found a friend who can understand her feelings of loss, she’s oblivious to the fact that Cooper has developed romantic feelings for her.
He eventually makes his feelings known and Cookie has to decide if she is ready to juggle three kids, a new business, and a possible new romance… something the small-town gossips are already talking about!
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First published April 20, 2019
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About the author
Jessica Goodwin
5 books28 followersJessica Goodwin is an author, freelance writer, and blogger with five novels and hundreds of articles under her belt. Her work has appeared on Scary Mommy, Baby Gaga, Tribe Magazine, Mamalode, Mother Hustle, Nugget, Travel the Home Exchange Way, the Falls Church News Press, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
She is currently pursuing her ALM in Extension Studies (Creative Writing & Literature) with Harvard University Extension School.
Two of Goodwin's books, Here We Go and The One Who Got Away have appeared on the Amazon bestseller list. In March 2012, her third book, One of the Guys, received an Honorable Mention in Sapphire Star Publishing's Month of Romance contest. Goodwin's latest book, Starting from Scratch, was released in spring 2019.
Goodwin lives near Washington, DC with her husband, son, and their two cats. She likes cookies, coffee, and anything that sparkles. If she could have any animal for a pet, it would be a T-Rex. She loves experimenting in the kitchen, home exchanging, singing in the shower, and takes way too many pictures of her kid.
In what little spare time she has, she blogs about her family's travel adventures at Go With The Goodwins - www.gowiththegoodwins.com.
Visit www.jessica-goodwin.com for more information.
She is currently pursuing her ALM in Extension Studies (Creative Writing & Literature) with Harvard University Extension School.
Two of Goodwin's books, Here We Go and The One Who Got Away have appeared on the Amazon bestseller list. In March 2012, her third book, One of the Guys, received an Honorable Mention in Sapphire Star Publishing's Month of Romance contest. Goodwin's latest book, Starting from Scratch, was released in spring 2019.
Goodwin lives near Washington, DC with her husband, son, and their two cats. She likes cookies, coffee, and anything that sparkles. If she could have any animal for a pet, it would be a T-Rex. She loves experimenting in the kitchen, home exchanging, singing in the shower, and takes way too many pictures of her kid.
In what little spare time she has, she blogs about her family's travel adventures at Go With The Goodwins - www.gowiththegoodwins.com.
Visit www.jessica-goodwin.com for more information.
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May 26, 2019
Starting from Scratch is a lovely book but it's more about Cookie's journey than a romance novel. The storyline is good although if your looking for a true romance then this is not a book for you.
July 2, 2019
I really loved this book. I read a lot of chic-lit where the husband of the main character has died so I was reluctant to read this book at first because I thought it would be like all the other books I've read but I am so glad I didn't listen to my gut feeling. I really loved the author's writing style and all of the characters. I'm not a huge fan of romance so I loved that the romance was gradual and not shoved in your face. I am hoping Jessica Goodwin will publish more books soon! This one was a true winner!
May 4, 2019
I'm so torn about this book. I really enjoyed the pace, which surprised me and the lack of drama, which didn't! The story was quite lovely and the struggles were heartbreaking. The ending though... It was like omg yes it's happening and then it just ends!
I hope there will be a second book but maybe I'm just being greedy!
I hope there will be a second book but maybe I'm just being greedy!
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews