Jen has rebuilt her life after breast cancer, but she can't
seem to find it in herself to start dating again.
Unfortunately, "I'm not ready" isn't what her mother wants
to hear. Her hippy-at-heart mom doesn't even care if she
marries, but thinks Jen definitely needs an orgasm in the
near future.
With her sister's help, Jen devises a plan to bring a man
to Thanksgiving dinner who'll shut her mom up, at least for
a little while. She needs someone conservative. Someone
who's the antithesis to everything her hippy mom believes
in. That shouldn't be hard to find. In fact, the man is
sitting in her section at the bar where Jen waits tables.
Zach Coxwell is at a loss. He doesn't seem to have the same
plans or interests as his friends, all of whom are on the
fast track to success and spend lunch talking about
clothes. Ugh. It's just not him and he feels adrift from
all the people in his life.
Then he meets waitress Jen. Her surprising invitation to
spend Thanksgiving with her family may be a little odd -- I
mean, what kind of first date is that? -- but he's game.
Even though he expects her family to be a little concerned
over his past, which includes an arrest for marijuana,
imagine his surprise when his past brush with the law finds
approval with Jen's hippy family. And Jen feels totally
betrayed -- the guy her mom was supposed to hate meets with
way too much approval. What's a girl to do?
Jen and Zach both have a fair amount of baggage, and it
certainly clutters their trip into a new relationship. Can
they quit obsessing about the past and build a future?
You'll enjoy this thought-provoking romance. Jen's issues
alone are enough to add depth to the novel; but the genuine
angst brought from the main characters is counteracted
extremely well with some interesting secondary characters,
giving just the right blast of lightness to ALL OR NOTHING.
Again, Claire Cross does not disappoint.
Jen Maitland never had any use for handsome guys with easy
charm until she met Zach. He's the perfect fake date to end
her mother's matchmaking scheme before it starts. The only
problem is that Zach isn't as predictable as he appears...
Zach Coxwell hates commitment, but loves a challenge. Like
the pretty bar waitress who turned him down flat for a
date - only to invite him to her family's Thanksgiving
dinner. Zach knows he can make Jen smile, and he's betting
that he can unravel her mysteries.
Despite Thanksgiving dinner becoming a familial nightmare
for Jen, Zach has the time of his life and finds that Jen
may be worth a commitment after all - even if he has to
convince her by any means necessary.
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