“What does dating the boss + meddling ex-wife + most adorable three-year-old ever equal? Trouble in Loveland.Īt seventeen, Charlee Jensen packed her bags and left her beloved hometown of Loveland, swearing she would never have anything to do with the men that left her heartbroken: her father, the man that taught her heroes can fall and Ryan Carter, her much older neighbor and teenage crush. –N.C.ġ2 Days of Clean Romance Day 1 – December 4th Jennifer Peel

Thank you Jennifer Peel for that beautiful reminder wrapped up in a heart wrenching, soul touching story. The answer is simple to state and difficult to execute. Marriage and parenting are ultimately about selflessness. That’s why I loved the conversation Jennifer wrote between Sam and Neil, with Sam confronting him on where it all went wrong. I can’t imagine ever loosing what we have. While we did hit a pretty big milestone in 2017, ten years- wahoo! Comparatively speaking our marriage is fairly young. I’m desperately, hopelessly in love with my husband and he treats me like his princess with admiration and respect. You don’t have to look far to see marriages that are falling apart and families disintegrating, and it terrifies me. Truths about acceptance, beauty, and worth. Through Sam’s journey Jennifer presents truths every woman needs to read and believe. Now Samantha must decide if she should get back on the field or if she prefers the sidelines.” While Samantha is doing her best to learn and even make up some of the rules of single life and being a semi-celebrity, Reed comes in and changes the game. To make matters more interesting, her younger brother’s best friend, Reed Cassidy, moves back to town as the new head football coach for her son’s high school team.

When the post goes viral, she finds herself with a new title, The Sidelined Wife, and an unbelievable following. While trying to figure out who Samantha Decker is, she writes what she thinks is one final post on her blog, announcing her divorce. But one conversation later and Samantha is changing her last name. “Samantha Higgins never thought driving her husband’s car would forever change her life.

The Sidelined Wife by Jennifer Peel is brutally honest and real. I have to be honest and confess that this book scared me, it made me feel vulnerable.