Finally, we get to see inside of Gentry’s mind and what is it that makes her the way she is. If you read the previous book in the Cabot series, then you know Gentry was pregnant and decided to keep her baby and not give the baby up for adoption. In the beginning of Gentry’s book, she is working on being a single mother. Her baby is colicky and running a fever so her sister in law calls in an EMT friend Ian to help. Ian and Gentry are instantly attracted to one another even though her son is the priority at the time. After that night Gentry needs a nanny because she can’t send her son to daycare. She offers Ian the job and he takes it letting her know it’s only temporary. Ian is all about helping others being that he has been in Haiti for the last few years trying to get his project of emergency services off the ground. He is home getting somethings in order after his fiancé dumped him when he gets the opportunity to work for Gentry. Being in close quarters with one another gives them both the opportunity to get to know one another. They more the spend together the less will they have to fight their attraction. When they finally give in its sweet and romantic but we all know sometimes things can get in the way of your feelings. With Ian and Gentry, they are both scared of being vulnerable and it cause insecurities, doubts and fears to rear their ugly head. Can they both fight their fears to overcome and fight for what they both want to be happy.

This is a sweet romance with two people muddling through life trying to find their own happiness. Gentry has been flying through life through one thing and moving on to the next before you can breathe. When she makes the decision to keep her son that is when she realizes what she wants most out of life. Ian is “chasing ghosts” as Gentry likes to say because he is trying to honor his father’s name by trying to finish where he left off. Things start changing for him when he spends so much time with Gentry and her son. I love the characters here and the scenes flowed into one another. It was a good story and if you love the sweet romance without all the intense and drama this is one for you.

Excellent book! I'll forever remember the main characters in this book. Each for different reasons but both Ian and Gentry are memorable. Ian is almost too perfect. A true humanitarian giving everything he has to those in need. Gentry is a former wild child now working hard to raise her child as a single mom while balancing the demands of her high pressure job in the family business. They both have demons that haunt them. These demons keep both of them from going after what they want. When Gentry's baby daddy shows up will Ian simply walk away or will he fight for what he wants. What about his dreams and desires. Can Gentry accept him as he is if he stays?

This is a wonderfully done book and one I think everyone will enjoy. I recommend it.

4.5 Stars!

Sometimes I request an ARC from NetGalley and then go on with my life. Other times I click that request button, and then anxiously check my email inbox to see if my request was approved, as was the case with the latest The Cabots book. Jamie Beck is the queen of the dysfunctional family saga, and When You Knew is another excellent addition to the series. My anticipation for this book was well placed!

Beneath Gentry Cabot’s wild antics lies a girl who never felt like she fit in, never felt unconditional love, and never feels like she measures up. But when her son was born she was determined to do right by him - he would always feel like part of a family, would always feel loved. Never mind if she had to compromise her free spirited personality, by working at the family company, to do it. In the previous books Gentry came off as flighty. Spoiled. Self-centered. But reading her story made my heart break.

Ian is equally as oppressed with his life, only he’s more in denial about it. With his humanitarian mindset, it makes it almost impossible for him to appreciate what he has. There are so many people in the world who have so little, and the burden he feels to help them is heavy. Caring for them is the Crawford way.

At first glance, Gentry and Ian have little in common. But once you peel back their layers, it turns out they nurse the same hurts. Watching them teach each other truths about themselves, and challenging each other to look at life in a different way, was both heartbreaking and heartwarming.

I’m really finding it hard to write this review. When You Knew has left me raw and emotional. Gentry and Ian were such good people with such heavy baggage to drag around, and it was so painful to see them not have what they both deserved. It was so painful to watch Ian struggle to fight his demons - ones he wouldn’t even admit he had. At least Gentry knew she had them, even if she didn’t feel like she was equipped to manage them.

I said this in my review for All We Knew (The Cabots #2) - I’m not sure exactly why this series is considered a romance. Yes, the book focuses on a hero and heroine (and there’s kissing and stuff - with mostly closed-door scenes) but there’s so much else going on in this family saga. I wouldn’t recommend reading this as a standalone - besides missing out on two additional really good stories, you won’t get the full impact of just how much Gentry has changed, and how strained of a relationship she’s had with her parents and older half-siblings. I loved seeing her growth, and how she realized she needed to follow her own path to happiness - that what others in her family consider success doesn’t need to determine her path to happiness and success.

I’m sure this is the final book in the series, and I’m really sad to see it end - for a couple of reasons. First of all, I can’t think of another more compelling, heartbreaking, emotional family saga that I’ve ever read. Jamie Beck is a master at spinning a complex plot with relatable characters and realistic conflict. Her characters have depth and their dialog is entertaining. I both laughed and cried while reading this book. The second reason why I am sad for this series to end is because I don’t want to say goodbye to this family. They still have so many issues to work through! And, I like to see the couples firmly into their happily ever after. As When You Knew ends, Gentry and Ian aren’t quite there yet. With all they went through to finally get on the same page, I’m still feeling unsettled. But maybe that’s because I just finished reading their emotional story. Next time I read a book that puts my heart through the wringer, I should probably take some time to decompress before writing my review…

Or maybe not. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

*a HUGE thank you to NetGalley and Montlake Romance for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Jamie Beck has become a favourite author of mine, with all of her heart & wit being poured into her books. I’ve been looking forward to reading this book since I first met Gentry Cabot in book 1. She’s a special kind of character that takes a while to get to know & like. She has passion & attitude so strong you don’t think anything can touch her but we learn just how vulnerable she is when she asks Ian to be her nanny for her infant son. Ian is a character so twisted up with duty & honour to his father’s legacy & his own unsure feelings of how life should be for him, having just gotten out of a failed engagement. Becoming involved in Gentry’s life is an awakening for Ian, but with the father of Gentry’s son now in the picture Ian isn’t sure again. I love how this book is built around family, albeit dysfunctional. Gentry & Ian both are looking for that but neither really understands how it should be because neither really had a fully functional family to start with. I also loved how Jamie Beck didn’t glamorize the single mother aspect of this book & how she made Gentry work for every small advancement in her life & how she wanted her son to have a normal upbringing even though she’s privileged. Definitely recommend this book.

Gentry Calbot is a lady who doesn't follow the rules. Her latest rebel move has landed her with a consequence which has thrown a spanner into her life. She wouldn't swap her gorgeous baby boy for the world, but she is now a single mum. She works with her family who run their own business, a tea company. Her maternity leave is over and she really needs to get back into the office, unfortunately, her son is ill and needs a few more days. Gentry finds herself in need of a nanny just as a temporary fix.

Ian is a humanitarian worker and has dedicated his life to helping others. He spends a lot of time in 3rd world countries and unfortunately, it has cost him his relationship. His ex-partner has decided to call it a day and wants him to move his belongings out of her house. His job doesn't pay well and he only has enough money for a one-way flight. He takes the job to help with Gentry. It gives him a place to stay and some money but he also gains something he wasn't expecting. The situation complicated but finding love doesn't always go smoothly.

I really enjoyed this book. Jamie Beck is one of my favourite authors. I'll be honest, I don't often choose to read about single parents but Ms Beck writes books I can't get enough of. I really liked both leading characters. They both had interesting back stories and I wanted to see them work it out. I liked the fact the paternal father also wasn't a bad character.

Great read 5 out of 5. Life isn't smooth sailing but fate plays a good hand.

*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. This is a Kindle Unlimited read just like the author's other books

I enjoyed this book. Full disclosure, I did have a little trouble following in the beginning because I haven't read any of the other books in the series. I do believe you would have a much better experience with this book if you read the previous books first. I did feel like I missed out on Gentry's back story.
But I sure loved Gentry, she is a sweet, fun, but kind of sad too. I really want her to find true love and happiness. She does have her sweet baby Colt. The one person that has unconditional love for her and she loves unconditionally- even though he has a terrible case of colic!!! And then we meet Ian, again we miss a bit of a back story there if we didn't read previous books (although I don't think there was too much of Ian because he's obviously not a Cabot). And thru a little twist he becomes Gentry's manny taking care of Colt so she can go back to work and Ian can make some money to get himself back to Haiti. Ian is a humanitarian trying to live up to some family expectations he has for himself.
Gentry and Ian can't be more opposite but you know what they say. And once they get to know each other, they really aren't as opposite as they thought.
I love the family aspect of this book. It's really one of my favorite things. With that said, I will mention again it was a little hard to follow if you didn't read the other books in the series. I will probably go back and read them because I do like this family. I want to see what happens!
So I would give the book 3.5 stars.

I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review.

Angsty Goodness!

Gentry is the family screw up or at least that's how she perceives herself. She works in her family business and is actually a part owner, although she isn't treated by anyone working there with any kind of respect. She has a past and it seems her family won't let her get past it. The only reason she works in her family's business is to try to build a relationship with them. They don't make it easy on her. She basically hates her job. Her father appears to be the only one there to give her hugs or any kind of support. Her mother constantly criticizes her, further lowering her self-esteem, sometimes to the point of humiliating her in front of her coworkers. However, she loves her family and keeps trying to fit in. Eventually, her brother and sister have their own realizations and begin a much needed support system for Gentry and her son.

Enter the biological daddy and things get dicey. Ian is an EMT and spends most of his time in Haiti, attempting to fulfill his father’s life work implementing an EMT program. He's fresh off a failed engagement with a gal who now wants him back after seeing him with Gentry. Both Gentry and Ian have hard choices to make which tie into their parents' legacies and wishes. Will their feelings of familial duty win out, making a sacrifice out of their growing love for each other? Or will they learn to trust in the life and love they've only begun to build?

Although I've never read this series, Ms. Beck catches you up seamlessly. Now I want to go back and pick up some of the rest of prior stories.

This one combines family drama with romance with the tale of a woman who grows up when she has a baby. Much is made of Gentry having been rebellious but now she's Colton's mom and that's the most important thing. She meets Ian when Colton is ill and needs someone to tend to him. Ian needs the cash to return to Haiti where he's with an NGO. All good, right? Well, of course the romance (and steaminess) will come in. This is a fast entertaining read and you don't need to have read the earlier books to enjoy it. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

Gentry Cabot is the rule breaking, tattooed, wild child of the Cabot siblings. She has always felt like the outsider – from her parents and her siblings. She lives life on her terms and to hell with the consequences. Until she finds out she’s pregnant from a one night stand and doesn’t know the name or whereabouts of the father. Gentry takes a marketing job with the family company in hopes of making connections with her siblings and finally obtaining approval from her mom. On the side, she writes a mommy and me blog and takes photographs (her true passion).

Ian Crawford is an EMT who has spent the years since his father’s death trying to fill his shoes. He is currently working on a project in Haiti in memory of his father’s efforts there. He’s only home temporarily to raise money for his project and make connections to keep the project going once it’s up and running.

Ian and Gentry met the day she had Colt, and she hasn’t seen him since. She hears he’s back in town and remembers being intrigued by and attracted to him. She needs a nanny and he needs a place to stay and an influx of cash. Perfect solution, right?

These two make an interesting pairing. Ian realizes Gentry isn’t quite the pampered princess he expected. She hides a tender heart under all her brashness. Gentry calls Ian on his high and mighty attitude and centers him.

Gentry’s mom remains a real piece of work. Yes, to a point you get why she is the way she is, with her background, but please. It does not justify all her snarkiness and attitude towards Gentry. The resolution of their conflict was too easily done and fairly glossed over. I wanted more.

I really liked that Smith, Colt’s biological dad, wasn’t a total jerk. Don’t get me wrong, he had a couple moments, but overall a pretty nice, easy going, realistic guy.

I wasn’t satisfied with the epilogue. It left too many questions unanswered for me. Overall not a bad read, I just felt like some parts needed more.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher.

WOW!!! I loved, loved, loved When You Knew by the talented Jamie Beck, book three in her Cabots series. Ms. Beck truly knows how to create a wonderful and emotional story between two people questioning their life choices and paths. After a one-night stand, wild child Gentry Cabot has become a single mom of a beautiful but very colicky little boy. She is overwhelmed, exhausted, and struggling. Always feeling like the odd child out, Gentry recognizes that her son needs a family more than anything and plans to rebuild bridges with hers. Before that can happen she needs some help and Ian Crawford becomes her savior. Ian has been following in his father’s humanitarian footsteps, devoting his life to service by raising money to train and equip EMTs in Haiti while helping those in outlying areas.

These two do not realize it but are more similar than different, despite their lives being worlds apart. Gentry wanted to fit in and be loved by her family. Doing whatever she needed to meet their expectations. Ian wanted to know what it would be like to live a normal life, not living up to his late father’s, and now his mother’s, expectations for him. Gentry liked working at Cabot’s Tea but it was not her passion; that was her photography and blog. These two ride an emotional roller coaster as they navigate the demands of the present and hopes for the future. Things do get more complicated when Gentry’s baby daddy reenter the picture and tries to fit into his son’s life.

This wonderful and amazing story was an emotional read and I was easily able to visualize the story as it occurred. I totally loved these characters and didn’t want to put this book down. I especially loved catching up with Gentry’s half-siblings. Ms. Beck created fantastic characters, making them realistic, keeping the story fascinating, making me forget the world around me and not letting me go until I turned the last page, wanting more. I highly recommend this book to other readers and look forward to Ms. Beck’s next book as this is her last book in the Cabots series.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

Gentry has always been the black sheep in her family and then she goes and gets pregnant from a one night stand, just to cement the point. When she sets to go back to work at the family business, her son gets sick and cannot go to the daycare, so she hires a nanny ... Ian, a humanitarian and EMT who is back in the states to raise funds to complete his fathers legacy. It doesn't take long for sparks to fly, but is the instant gratification worth the heartache later ... for both of them?

I liked the fact that Gentry was the one with money and Ian was the one struggling for money. And also that Gentry didn't have a "perfect" baby ... he had problems like so many do. I didn't read the first 2 books and even though I got the drift of the relationship between the siblings, I think it would have been helpful to know that family dynamic from the previous books ... so I will have to go back and read them. I could just feel for Gentry trying to be accepted for who she is by her family and for Ian who thought he was pursuing his dream when in reality it was his father's dream. Gentry and Ian's journey is full of joyful and heartbreaking moments and shouldn't be missed.

I received an ARC courtesy of Montlake Romance through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.

There was a huge pull for me to read Gentry Cabot's story after I read All We Knew. I'm always drawn to characters who don't naturally conform to how people expect them to act and behave. However, underneath her rebellious nature is a young woman looking for what most of us want in life; a happy settled and loving family life.

One night in Portland is all it takes to change Gentry's life as she knows it forever. A son born to a man she knows only as 'Smith' is all the information she knows about her baby's father. Still, life goes on; albeit with pressure from her family to bring up her child as they think fit. When her tiny tot is unwell, an unlikely hero walks into her life and agrees to help her out for a short time, only the arrangement impacts them both far more than either would have predicted.

EMT and humanitarian worker Ian Crawford only flew back from Haiti to remove his belongings from his ex-girlfriend's home. When he gets a call from a friend of his mom's, he's happy to help out. With the additional opportunity to earn some money; to buy his flight ticket back to continue his aid work. It's a lucky and mutually beneficial arrangement. Only, his time spent looking after baby Colt and getting to know his mom makes him review his life choices when he's confronted about the reasons for doing what he does.

As different as chalk and cheese, Gentry and Ian are an unlikely couple, but they are well matched and thrive together. Both have difficult issues to deal with yet somehow manage to help one another to come to terms with their past by offering contrasting viewpoints even when the outcome could be detrimental to the one giving advice. They are far from perfect, but who are? Seeing Gentry take control of her life and looking at the bigger picture with regards to her son's upbringing; I applaud her decision to track down the father of her baby against the advice of her own mother. The Gentry we see at the end is unlike the woman who unintentionally hurt her brother and sister-in-law. She's matured as her family all realise how their intertwined pasts have had a negative impact not only on Gentry but themselves too.

As always, Ms Beck offers a truly inspiring and well written novel with heartfelt emotions. Any mum will totally understand and empathise with Gentry as she stubbornly tries to juggle the responsibility of caring for her newborn. It's cringe-worthy, funny and an honest reading. The reader is instantly enveloped within the narrative as the protagonists from contrasting worlds meet. Gentry and Ian are supported by equally realistic and relatable secondary characters. Those who have read the other novels in the series will be reunited with those they have met previously. However, this novel can be read as a standalone but I highly recommend reading these too.

A wonderful finale to the Cabot Trilogy.

***arc generously received courtesy of Montlake Romance via NetGalley***

I really enjoyed this book. It’s was a lovely easy summer read. I also enjoyed the other books in this series and look forward to reading other books by this author.

Once again, Ms. Beck captures our attention with a book filled with imperfect people dealing with life’s ups and downs, while still giving us hope and faith in what life has to offer.
This one belongs to Gentry Cabot and Ian Crawford.
Gentry is the youngest of the Cabot children, the wild child and the one that feels she has never fit in her family. A family made of successful individuals and a mother that is not easy to please.
A one nightstand creates a boy and Gentry has had to grow up.
Ian is temporarily in town, aiming to gets funds and assistance for the mission in Haiti that was created by his Dad. At loose ends and needing to find a temporary job, he takes the position of a “manny/nanny” , taking care of baby Colton , while Gentry goes back to work.
The story is filled with family dynamics and expectations . While both struggle with these expectations, a fragile relationship is formed. When decisions have to made as to whether to follow their dreams or the expectations put on them, the decisions are difficult.
At times heartbreaking , it’s also a story about following ones the heart, doing the right thing and maybe finding love and happiness.
Another winner from this talented author.
I was entrusted this copy by Netgalley. The opinions expressed are solely my own.

Life has an unexpected way of drawing the right people to us we need them the most. Gentry has an unexpected surprise of her child, Crawford must return home to bury his father, but is unsure of how to pay for the expense. He takes a high paying job as a live in nanny for Gentry. As their relationship develops and he grows to adore the baby and Gentry he now has to decide to stay or go. Like in life the unexpected happens when the baby's biological father shows up out of the blue. What will happen with the bonds developed.

This book has both on-page sex and cursing, including 3 f-bombs. That said, those things are really just an addition to the story and neither thing is overdone - the relationships between the characters are the main focus of the book. Anyone who doesn't enjoy cussing or sex can easily skip over them and still enjoy this book.

While this one can stand alone, I highly suggest that you read the first two books to get a feel for Gentry's back story. At the very least one should read All We Knew because a lot of what happens in this story is based around her part in that (incredibly beautiful) story.

After reading the previous two books, I was so looking forward to seeing how Jamie Beck planned to redeem the very clearly misunderstood Gentry, and I'm happy to say that she really nailed it with this story. To be totally honest, I actually kind of liked Gentry a little bit in the first book because it was obvious there was more to her than just the selfish twit that she pretended to be, but my heart absolutely broke for her in the second book and cemented my affection for her. Her decision was unintentionally hurtful to her brother and Sara, yes, but it was clearly the right call for her and I was firmly Team Gentry despite the hurt it caused. Needless to say, I adored Gentry in this book. I loved watching her slowly shed her hard outer shell in order to allow herself to be vulnerable and real because doing that made her so much stronger than she pretended to be. I never thought that a beanie baby duck could ever make me cry...turns out I was wrong.

I have to be honest that Ian wasn't my favorite book 'hero' for part of this book, but I really grew to adore him as the book went on and Gentry helped to snap him out of his “McJ” headspace. He was raised by the king of McJ's so that mindset was pretty much metaphorically beaten into his head as a child and as an adult, but I liked how Gentry called him on his judgmental moments and how Ian learned how to balance all of it out. If Ian makes you frown to begin with, be patient with him because he grows into a really great book boyfriend.

While this book is definitely about the friendship and growing romance between Ian and Gentry, the larger theme of familial relationships is excellent. Throughout this series, the Cabot family dynamic has been a mess to say the least, but we've also seen every member of the family grow and change to become better people. Even with all that personal growth, I love that at the end it wasn't all shiny and perfect and tied up with a pretty bow, but that everyone is still flawed and imperfect while trying to be better. That kind of realism is what makes Ms. Beck's books some of my favorites.

If you enjoy a really, really well-written book that will draw you in and leave you thinking about the characters long after you've stopped reading it, you should read not only this book, but this entire series.

I am pleased to give an honest review of this book that I received as an ARC from the author and from NetGalley.
I have read all of the books that Jamie Back has written and thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them. When You Knew was no different - it is definitely a story that will stick with me for years to come. When reading Jamie's books, the characters begin to feel like family and you are eager to hear more about them in each new book.
As for Gentry and Ian's story, I felt all of the emotion that the characters seemed to be going through. Colt is such a lucky child to have such a great family!
With the snippets of storyline that included Hunter & Sara and Colby & Alec, it made me want to go grab their stories off my shelf and re-read them so that I didn't have to say goodbye at the end of the book.

I hadn’t read the first two books in this series about a family that owns a multi-millions tea company, but I really enjoyed this one. There are references to plot points in the first two, but the author manages to convey in a couple of sentences what I had missed so I didn’t feel too much at a loss. It did take me awhile to figure out that the heroine is the daughter of the father’s second wife, but it eventually became clearer.

The heroine, Gentry Cabot, is a rebellious daughter of a very uptight, negative mother. She got pregnant after a one-night stand with a guy whose name she didn’t know. Now she’s trying to deal with raising a baby who cries constantly with colic while also trying to go to work at her job in the family tea company.

She ends up hiring Ian Crawford who is in town for a couple of months before he goes back to Haiti where he’s been trying to set up an emergency health services operation for the poor victims there still suffering from the earthquake there. He’s an EMT and has come out to help her before when the baby was sick. He needs a place to stay and doesn’t have all that much money so why not work as a nanny to the colicky baby for a couple of months.

Ian is a different type of hero. He’s devoted to his charity work for which he’s been raised by his parents who also spent their lives devoted to helping others around the world rather than spending time with their son just enjoying themselves. He’s hypercritical of how the rich spend their money. One of the best scenes was when Gentry calls him out on that and points out how many people have jobs because of her family’s business and the things they buy. I wasn’t too clear why Ian was hanging around in Portland instead of going right back to Haiti. There are some references to his raising money, but he doesn’t seem to do much of that until he’s helped by Gentry and her family.

Of course, Gentry and Ian are going to fall in love. The real question is what hope they have when he’s planning on going back to Haiti and she’s staying in Oregon. The answer says something about how people can help others and still have a life devoted to their loved ones.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

When You Knew is my favorite of the series! I really liked Gentry and her unconventional ways. Ian was the perfect match for her and Colt. I loved their special moments together and their playful relationship, especially the picnic by the lake. I enjoyed every moment of Gentry & Ian's emotional love story.

I voluntarily read and reviewed a complimentary Advance Reader Copy from NetGalley.

This book is absolutely amazing!!! It's so easy to fall in love with Gentry and Ian!!! I actually cried reading this book! Perfect addition to The Cobalt Novels!