{"id":64305,"date":"2022-04-21T08:30:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T12:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=64305"},"modified":"2022-04-21T08:10:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T12:10:39","slug":"arc-review-indescribable-lake-family-1-by-jennifer-van-wyk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=64305","title":{"rendered":"ARC Review: Indescribable (Lake Family, #1) by Jennifer Van Wyk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indescribable by Jennifer Van Wyk is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The first book in a brand new small-town series, this best-friends-to-lovers romance, is funny, sweet, sexy and fun, and I loved it.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

I walked down the aisle and said \u201cI do\u201d to the wrong man.
\nUnfortunately, it took me eight years to figure it out.
\nIt took me even longer to realize who was in front of me the entire time.
\nYou\u2019d think that being a romance author would have helped me to see the signs that I chose wrong the first time and I would have been able to write my own happily-ever-after so easily.
\nBut like so many of the books I read and write, it took something dramatic to happen before I opened my eyes and saw Brock as the man he\u2019s been to me my entire life.
\nI get a second chance to do this love thing right and I won\u2019t mess it up again.<\/p>\n

She asked me to walk her down the aisle but how could I do that when I knew the end result would be her saying \u201cI do\u201d to the wrong man? Or, at least, the man who wasn\u2019t\u2026 me.
\nIt didn\u2019t take some big epiphany for me to suddenly realize I had feelings for her.
\nThey were just\u2026 there. Always.
\nI missed my chance because I was a young coward.
\nBut that was then. I\u2019m no longer a scared teenager. I\u2019m a man who knows who and what I want.
\nI\u2019m not going to make the same mistake again or ignore the second chance I\u2019ve been given.
\nNaomi\u2019s about to see who held my heart all these years.
\nBecause the pain of watching her build a life with another man was almost more than I could handle.
\nBut loving her and having the chance to show her true love? Well, it\u2019s indescribable.<\/p>\n

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Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

4 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

This is such a sweet read! A best-friends-to-lovers small town romance, it\u2019s funny, sweet, sexy and fun, and I loved it.<\/p>\n

I fell in love with the prequel novella to this series, Serendipity<\/a>, which is the second-chance-at-love story of newly divorced Leah, and family friend, Stone. In that novella we also meet Leah\u2019s teenage children, well now they\u2019re all grown up and getting stories of their own, starting with Leah\u2019s youngest son, Brock, and his childhood best friend and soulmate, Naomi.<\/p>\n

Brock\u2019s heart broke the day he watched his best friend, and the love of his life, Naomi, walk down the aisle to marry her high school boyfriend. He knew she was marrying the wrong guy, but he never took his shot when he could have, and now he doesn\u2019t want to ruin her happiness. Over the years, the once-close friends drifted apart \u2013 mostly because of Naomi\u2019s husband\u2019s insecurities \u2013 but when Naomi finally divorces her cheating husband and wakes up to how much happier life is without him, her old best friend is there for her just like he always was.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoesn\u2019t matter that you and I haven\u2019t been as close these last few years as we used to be \u2026 You\u2019re still my girl.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Brock knows that this is his chance to finally win the woman of his dreams. He\u2019s not an idiot, and he knows he needs to bide his time, and he\u2019s prepared to wait as long as it takes, but he has no intention of letting Naomi slip away again.<\/p>\n

\u201cHey.\u201d I give her hand a squeeze.
\n\u201cI\u2019m having a hard time grasping this, I guess.\u201d
\n\u201cGrasp onto it and hold it tight, sweetheart. I\u2019m not going anywhere.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is such a sweet romance. Brock and Naomi are so meant to be \u2013 he knows it, his family knows it, the whole damn town knows it, and now that he\u2019s back in her life, Naomi is starting to realise it too. The love story unfolds easily and naturally, and I was so damn excited to see Brock finally get his chance to tell Naomi how he feels, watch them completely open their hearts to each other, and see him finally get the woman he has always wanted. There\u2019s no messing about, no game playing, they\u2019re open and honest, they dive right in, and the shift from friends to more<\/i> is absolutely effortless.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t our time then. Now it\u2019s our time, if you\u2019ll have me. I\u2019m all in.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sweet, sexy and playful, these two are so freaking gorgeous together, I just loved them.<\/p>\n

I lean over and kiss him soundly on the lips. \u201cTake me to bed or lose me forever, Brock.\u201d
\n\u201cDid you just<\/i>Top Gun me?\u201d
\n\u201cDamn skippy.\u201d
\n\u201cYou\u2019re the best,\u201d he says, grinning.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There\u2019s also a really well written emotional element to their story. Naomi\u2019s marriage was emotionally abusive \u2013 though she didn\u2019t realise it at the time, just little things here and there which escalated and she didn\u2019t even notice it. It\u2019s a beautiful journey watching her find her way back to herself and find the life and love that she deserves.<\/p>\n

And Brock\u2026 swoon! Wow, what a man. He\u2019s a good guy with a huge heart, funny, kind and caring, and he holds nothing back from Naomi, and I just adored him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI won\u2019t apologize for loving you. Now or then or forever.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Alongside Brock and Naomi\u2019s romance, we get to meet his family and key people in the town that will most likely feature in the series. Van Wyk writes fantastic family dynamics, and I loved getting to know Brock\u2019s siblings more. His relationship with his brothers is awesome, his older sister, who is also great friends with Naomi, is great, and his young nephew is a highly entertaining scene stealer. They\u2019re a great bunch, and I can\u2019t wait for them to get their own stories.<\/p>\n

This is such a cute read. Another fantastic small-town romance from Jennifer Van Wyk that stole my heart, and I loved it!<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The Lake Family<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Serendipity (#0.5)<\/strong> (Leah & Stone)
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\nFree: Available from Prolific Works<\/a><\/p>\n

Indescribable (#1)<\/strong> (Brock & Naomi)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Effortless<\/strong> (Cash & Hadley)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Forbidden<\/strong> (Corbin & Ryker)
\nTo be released 2022<\/p>\n

Remarkable<\/strong> (Boone)
\nTo be released<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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From the Ground Up<\/em>\u00a0was Jennifer\u2019s first published novel and now that she was bitten by the writing bug, has no intention of ever stopping. Jennifer makes her home in small town Iowa with her high school sweetheart, three beautiful, hilarious and amazing kids, one crazy Jack Russell terrier. This is where her love for all things reading, baking, and cooking happen.\u00a0 Jennifer\u2019s family enjoys camping, boating, and spending time outside as much as possible. You\u2019ll be her best friend if you can make her laugh and follow up with asking her what to read next. When she\u2019s not writing, you can find her cheering the loudest at her kids\u2019 sporting events (read as: embarrassing them), sipping coffee or iced tea out of a mason jar with her Kindle in her lap or binging on Netflix.<\/p>\n

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