Something Blue by Heather McGovern finds wedding planner Beth Shipley desperately needing 
to plan an incredible wedding to save the family business, after food poisoning at their last event left them with a bad reputation. Knowing she needs the business, Beth’s best friend, Shelby, turns to Beth and her sisters to plan her rushed wedding. Only Beth didn’t imagine having to work with, and fight against, the groom’s brother, Sawyer Silva.
Sawyer’s family runs a successful ranch, and after finding out his own fiancé had been using him for his money, he has a negative view on love. He worries his brother, Garrett, is rushing to the alter, and while he doesn’t necessarily want to stop the wedding, he would like to see it postponed. He fights Beth in every step of the planning, but soon finds that he enjoys spending time with her. But when his suspicions about Shelby come to light, will he not only ruin the wedding, but his own chance at love as well?
I liked Beth and Sawyer as a couple. He refuses to back down, and she refuses to give in. There’s a nice push-and-pull between them, which leads to some interesting banter. As an individual though, I had an issue with Sawyer and how he handled things with Shelby. Instead of talking to her and getting to the bottom of the situation, he stews on it and gets angrier and angrier. He lets his own past cloud his judgement of her and hurts her, when all she wants to do is be accepted by the brother of the man she loves. If he didn’t want to confront Shelby, he could have at least had a discussion with Beth. While I could understand she might be biased towards her friend, she knows her and would have been able to clear up the misconception so it wouldn’t have reached the point that it did.
Despite my issues with Sawyer, I enjoyed the story overall. It’s a small-town romance about family, friends, forgiveness, and love. I’m looking forward to seeing what happens next with the sisters at the Orchard Inn.
Book Info:
Publication: June 28, 2022 | Forever | Orchard Inn #1
Wedding planner Beth Shipley has seen it all: bridezillas, monster-in-laws, and last-minute jitters at the altar. But this wedding is different—and the stakes are much, much higher. Not only is her best friend the bride, but bookings at her family’s inn have been in free fall ever since an unfortunate food-poisoning incident. Beth’s got one chance to save her family’s business, and she knows she can do it. As long as she doesn’t let Sawyer Silva’s good looks and overprotective, overbearing older brother act distract her.
Sawyer learned firsthand that forever doesn’t last. So when his brother decides to race down the aisle with a woman he barely knows, Sawyer is determined to keep him from making the biggest mistake of his life. Yet the more time Sawyer spends around the passionate and hardworking Beth, the more trouble he has disentangling his feelings—about the wedding and the wedding planner. When Beth discovers Sawyer’s plans, can he convince her that his only real objection is to a future that doesn’t include her?
