
Raised by a highly critical mom, she is terrified to disappoint anyone.

Highly organised and focused, she is always turned out and proper. Astrid is a buttoned up, type A character. I can confidently say the first book has now moved up in priority! This one can be read as a standalone although I suspect I would have gotten more from it if I had read the other first.Īshley writes characters that are easy to love and I genuinely enjoyed both Astrid and Jordan. Ashley’s first book in the Bright Falls series, Delilah Green Doesn’t Care has been on my TBR since it came out, so I was delighted to have a chance to read this one. This book has it all folks: terrific characters, conflict that makes sense and moves the plot along, and truly swoon worthy chemistry. Is she going to pursue the life that she’s expected to lead, or the one she wants? But somewhere along the way, their dislike for each other turns into something quite different, and Astrid must decide what success truly means. When that determination turns into a little light sabotage, ruffling Astrid’s perfect little feathers, the showrunners ask them to play up the tension. Jordan is determined to preserve the history of her family’s inn, particularly as the rest of her life is in shambles. However, Astrid never planned on Jordan Everwood, Pru’s granddaughter and lead carpenter for the inn’s renovation, who despises every modern design decision Astrid makes. It’ll be the perfect distraction from her failed love life, and her perpetually displeased mother might finally give her nod of approval. When Pru Everwood asks her to be the designer for the Everwood Inn’s renovation that will be broadcasted on a popular home improvement show, Innside America, Astrid knows this is the answer to everything that is wrong with her life. Ever since she broke up with her fiancé a year ago, she’s been focused on her career-her friends might say she’s obsessed, but she’s just driven.

įor Astrid Parker, failure is unacceptable. Jordan grinned back, and that first-crush, effervescent feeling bubbled through Astrid again – her chest, her fingertips, her toes.Īshley Herring Blake delivers pitch perfect perfection with her latest book, Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail.
