The Do-Over by Bethany Turner

WOW!!  I have always enjoyed reading books by Bethany Turner, but I believe The Do Over  is her best story yet.  McKenna Keaton is a highly driven lawyer living in New York City who has known the path of her life since she was age seven. Henry Blumenthal makes documentaries and happens to be the guy from high school who she studies with and  was competing against to be valedictorian.    They have not seen each other since high school and meet again when she is home involuntarily.   (I found a little of  the TV show Family Ties and a touch of Jane Austen’s Persuasion running through this.) 

I LOVED this story. It was delightful and held my interest from the first page. I connected with the amazing secondary characters who made me laugh.  The twists and turns of the  subplots added depth to the story while keeping  it interesting.  The romance was delightful and I am now team #HenryBlumenthal. (Long sigh) 

The Do Over shared life lessons with sweet romance, wonderful characters, and  humor to make a memorable story.  The perfect book to brighten up my week. I highly recommend this book!  

I was given a complimentary copy of the book and not required to write a positive review.

Bethany Turner has been writing since the second grade, when she won her first writing award for her essay explaining why, if she could have lunch with any person throughout history, she would choose John Stamos. Do-gooders all around her chose Reagan, Thatcher and Gorbachev, but it was Bethany’s ode to Uncle Jesse which walked away with the prize. More than 25 years later, her writing is still infused with pop culture and off-the-beaten-track ideas.

Bethany is a born and bred Kentucky girl who relocated to Colorado in 2001, three years after meeting the love of her life in a chat room, back before anyone knew that wasn’t always a good idea. Thankfully, it worked out in this case, and she and her husband are the proud parents of two boys. In 2014 Bethany walked away from her career as a bank vice president to step out in faith as a writer. Since then, God has not only opened doors in the publishing world, but has also called her to full-time ministry serving on a church staff. She is an innovative systems administrator for a rural church that is passionate about reaching the unchurched.

Bethany is proud to say that John Stamos regularly ignores her on social media, even to this very day.