When You Knew
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An unlikely couple must decide what truly defines family. Gentry Cabot's rebellious life comes to a screeching halt when a one-night stand leads to a sobering new reality: motherhood. Exhausted and overwhelmed, the former wild child struggles to raise an infant on her own. After a lifetime of feeling like the odd Cabot out, Gentry knows that what her son needs most is family. For his sake, she plans to rebuild bridges with them, but first she needs a little help on the home front. Humanitarian worker Ian Crawford has devoted his life to service. Forced to temporarily return stateside, he's eager to head back to Haiti to expand the nonprofit he just founded in his late father's honor. He can't do that without money, so when Gentry offers a hefty paycheck for a short-term gig as a live-in nanny, he can't afford to say no. Ian expects to deal with a barrage of privileged problems. What he doesn't expect is how quickly being a makeshift father transforms him. Despite his growing attachment to Gentry and her child, Ian still has his dreams, and Gentry wants a full-time dad for her son. When the baby's father reenters the picture, will Gentry and Ian embrace the family they've formed or end up worlds apart?
Series
3 primary books4 released booksThe Cabots is a 4-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Cat Sebastian and Jamie Beck.
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I really enjoy this series even though each book focuses on a completely different couple, setting, and time. The only reason this is a series is because all the Cabots are related. This installment takes place in 1970s central New York focusing on doctor Alex and Daniel Cabot, the son of Tommy Cabot from the first book. Sebastian really tried to make Alex an “interesting” character by giving him all the stereotypical neurodivergent tics as well as being part of a family of Soviet refugees. Alex has overcome a whole lot of hardship to become a somewhat boring neighborhood pediatric physician. Daniel has grown up to become a music writer and makes enough to rent a run down old tenement apartment and, apparently, buy a lot of take out and groceries. And that's it. This series is more of a comfort type of read where not a whole lot happens but the characters are interesting and charming enough to make that okay. Sebastian states that this can be standalone but I definitely think you'll get more out of this if you've at least read the first book [b:Tommy Cabot Was Here 57658644 Tommy Cabot Was Here (The Cabots, #1) Cat Sebastian https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1617808187l/57658644.SY75.jpg 90312887] since both Daniel's parents and Everett were introduced there and have significant appearances here.
