One of the main reasons I enjoy this series so much is because the characters are all so down to earth, flawed and real. Jamie always does a fantastic job with character development; allowing us to get to know them and understand why they are the way they are, while we are falling in love with them or wanting to kick them.
Gentry and Ian are no exception and dare I say my favorites so far. They are perfectly imperfect yet perfect complements to each other. I adore them. Ian comes into Gentry's life just when she needs him the most and not for the first time.
I loved the story line and felt every emotion Jamie poured into her words. It is very well written and just so dang good.
Each book in this series always leaves me wanting more.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC of this book!

Of the three in this series, "When You Knew" was by far my favorite. I didn't love Gentry in the other two books, even though we knew very little of her. But now we get her story and she's interesting and fun and likable.

Gentry's been dealt a tough hand with an unexpected pregnancy (from a one-night stand) and she's determined to be the best mom ever - something I really admired. Ian comes off as completely judgmental, but also looking to prove himself through his volunteer work, and work in Haiti. He's definitely admirable, but not someone I could see with Gentry.

And then I fell in love with this couple. I loved seeing them navigate this somewhat unconventional relationship and eventually get to their happy ending.

This volume of the Cabot series is in many ways a family drama, dealing with the universal theme of adults who, unconsciously or not, continue to seek approval and love from parents who have been distant or remote. Ian and Gentry are opposites in many ways, but discover together how their lives will never be fulfilled trying to live up to their parents’ expectations.
I found the dialogue between Gentry and Ian sharp, witty and authentic. While some might describe their relationship as insta-love, it seemed to me that each of them simply recognized quickly something familiar and needed in the other. Gentry is a complex and unusual character. . Ian seemed a little less multi-faceted, but that may be because his character wasn’t developed in prior volumes like Gentry. Gentry’s struggles as a single mom, and her emotional growth because of this change in her life, are very relatable.
The story unfolded at a good pace, and kept me turning pages until the end. While this can be read as a stand alone, i believe I enjoyed it more having read the previous titles so I had background on some of the characters and understood thier motivations. It was an enjoyable and compelling tale.

Gentry is so defensive that her behavior was a bit of a turn-off. Ian was a bit too self-righteous. Her family makes her feel even more horrible about herself. His family makes him feel even more pressure to save the world. Put the two together and we get a couple that I figure is never going to make it. Somehow though, they fall in love and after soul-searching, decide that they want to be together.

I really enjoyed this 3rd book in the series. I read the other ones so long ago I was afraid I wouldn't remember some of the family connections; it all came back. Great series for the summer to read at the beach.

When You Knew had me hooked from the very beginning. I loved the quirky, interesting characters and enjoyed watching how the family dynamics played out over the book. I definitely want to read more about Gentry and Ian.

This was the third book in the Cabot series and it lived up to it's potential. Gentry revealed she was pregnant by a one night stand in an earlier book. She said she would give the baby to her brother and his wife, Sara, but changed her mind. It broke Sara's heart, but she felt she needed to keep her baby. It was time to grow up and be responsible. She took a job with her family's company but with a new baby, she was stretched really thin. She got unexpected help with Ian, who had helped deliver Colt. Lots of drama between Gentry and her mother, a new beginning with her siblings, a new relationship, learning you can't be happy doing something you don't love, and being responsible by looking for her baby's father. I got this book from NetGalley for an honest review. I loved it!

Of course she made the right decision to keep her baby.

Ugh, Hunter is one of those judgy people.

Reverse elitism, Ian? She can't help being rich.

Grandmother of the Year this lady is not.

I kinda would have dumped him too.

At least her dad is likable.

Is this her real mom? Where does the "half" part come in?

What the heck is a professional cuddler?!

Her speech at the restaurant was great. Wasting the food on your plate is stupid no matter who you are, though.

You're not being fair, Hunter.

My birthday is the day after Christmas. That's not an excuse to not give your kid birthday gifts.

I kind of like Smith. He's obviously hoping to get laid, but he could turn out to be a great father.

Honestly, I thought Farrah was sick or pregnant.

Did you want to date the man, Jenna?

Miss Linda doesn't seem very maternal.

I'm not ready to play nice with Jenna yet, But at least Gentry got out of that hellhole.

I liked the free-spirited Gentry in the first two books in this series. With a mother like hers you know Gentry has struggled during her childhood. Money defintely doesn't buy happiness and Gentry would attest to that.

Gentry's one-night stand leaves behind a lifetime committment- one Gentry is ready and willing to commit to and one she plans on excelling in despite her upbringing. However, when it comes right down to it, Gentry wonders if she is cut out for motherhood. She feels overwhelmed and now it's time to head back to the family business. After fighting her way in, in hopes of finally feeling a part of the family, Gentry is reluctant to step back again but needs help for the baby. ENTER Ian Crawford. Ian is a humanitarian based out of Haiti but has recently returned to his family home to retrieve his belongings from his ex-fiancee. Ian is asked to check in on a sick baby and finds himself face to face with Gentry Cabot. She seems a hot mess but Ian finds some type of attraction to her. While he is in need of funding to get back to his mission in Haiti, Gentry offers up a perfect job -money wise- as a live in nanny.

So while Gentry is getting adjusted back to the worklife- unsuccesfully- Ian is holding down the fort at home and doing a great job. Gentry feels like a failure on both areas- and I am a softy so I felt for her and was ticked at how she was being treated. Now I am emotionally invested in Gentry and I want her to kick ass with these people who discount her and run with assumptions. Wanting more, Gentry tries to hold her head high and not resort to her usual antics of mouthing off or just quitting. In her growth she decides that her baby needs to know his father- now how do you find a one night stand.

There are many things going on in this book and I loved them all. Gentry is learning how strong of a woman she is and how important family is to her. Yes they are seemingly evil to her but she takes blame for her past (NO MATTER HOW MUCH HER MOTHER CONTRIBUTED TO IT) and Gentry desires to make a good life for her son. She and Ian have some major chemistry, but Ian is leaving and honestly does he think he is better than her? His mother certainly acts that way at the beginning. Ian sees Gentry as the strong, desirable, loving and sexy woman she is and as a nurturer who desires to be the best mom for her son possible. Ian is torn to serve his mission in Haiti or his heart with Gentry.

Now enter Smith- baby dad and sexy man- and what type of threat does he pose to Genrty. Will he take her baby? Love him? Be there for him? What ype of threat does he pose to Ian? Will he take Gentry away? Be there for her when he can't? Oh what a tangled web we weave.

This story draws you into quickly playing on your knowledge of Gentry and her free-spirit which has been wrangled by motherhood. Her desire to grow and the reigns her family still hold on her. I really enjoyed Gentry's story!

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

This is the first book I've read in this series and it was a great romance read that was nicely written with an ending that will leave you pleased. I enjoyed the characters a lot. Ian and Gentry seemed so different but they were perfect for each other. Some parts of the story felt a little over the top and there were definitely times that I really felt a certain type of way about Ian's character but overall, he won me over and I enjoyed this book a lot. I look forward to reading the previous books in this series and other books from this author in the future.

The third book in a series about the Cabot siblings and the Tea business they own and run with their father and his second wife.

I read the first book and felt the angst was massively overdone, somehow I missed the second book but was lucky enough to be approved for an ARC of the third, which features the youngest daughter Gentry, half-sister to Hunter and Colby, the wild child, rebel and rule breaker.

The book starts with Gentry as a single mother following a one-night stand in Napa with a man she knew only as 'Smith'. Her baby Colton is fractitious with colic and she isn't coping. When Hunter and his wife Sara pop round Sara thinks Colt might have a fever and calls an EMT she knows called Ian for a favour.

Ian is a humanitarian aid worker in Haiti, only home to collect his possessions from his ex-fiancee's house before flying back to Haiti to continue to honour his father's legacy. He is frankly condescending towards this obviously wealthy young woman who is bemoaning her first world problems and seems unable to keep herself or her luxury apartment clean. His favourite refrain is that people in other parts of the world, like Haiti, have things a whole lot tougher than poor little rich girl Gentry. Nevertheless, Ian ends up helping Gentry by babysitting while she gets a night's sleep and tidying the apartment as well.

When Gentry finds out that Colt has an ear infection and can't go to nursery as planned she is desperate to find a reliable nanny who would be willing to work for a few weeks and is able to start immediately. Ian is looking for short-term work to fund his flight back to Haiti so it seems like a match made in heaven - an EMT that Gentry already knows, who has proven he is good with children and can start immediately.

At first Ian came across as very judgemental and preachy and my heart sank because I thought Gentry was going to be portrayed as the thoughtless rich woman who is brought to realise that her moral compass is skewed by a compassionate and selfless man. Ho boy, I thought, prepare to DNF. What actually transpires is something very different. And I loved the fact that Gentry calls Ian on his holier than thou attitude (I won't spoil how).

Overall, I really enjoyed this book, although I felt that the resolution of Gentry's issues with her mother was overly simplistic and unrealistic, Gentry and Ian were a match made in heaven and I felt that they both exhibited emotional growth. I'm also not ashamed to admit that I cried, not once but twice while reading this book.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

This is the third installment of Jamie Beck’s The Cabots series. Books one and two dealt with siblings Colby and Hunter from patriarch Jed Cabot’s first marriage. Book three centers on free spirit Gentry, Colby and Hunter’s half-sister. Gentry had discovered in book two that she was pregnant from a one night stand from a trip to Napa. She had initially planned to let her brother and his wife, Sarah, raise the child, but decided she wanted to keep it. This book begins with a harried single mom Gentry trying to deal with a colicky and sick baby Colt. Sarah suggests that her friend Ian check out Colt. Because Colt is ill, he cannot go to daycare. Gentry asks Ian to act as a temporary nanny. Ian has followed in his humanitarian father’s footsteps. He is trying to raise money to set up volunteer EMT operations in Haiti. He needs some cash to buy a ticket back to Haiti, so he takes Gentry up on her offer. I loved Gentry. She comes across as this sarcastic tough girl, but she is really a sad lonely girl desperately wanting the love of her family. I liked Ian as well. He had similar issues in that his father pretty much ignored his wife and son in order to save the world. I really enjoyed the development of their love story and felt that this was a great ending to the series.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley for my honest review.

*3.5 Stars*
This is a touching read about family and what that really means. It seemed to ask the questions – is it worth fighting for deep flat-out love or should we simply settle for feeling stable or content? What sacrifices are and aren’t worth it for our family? I liked the honesty between the Gentry and Ian and how the were always able to say what they really meant to each other, especially Gentry. She wore her heart on her sleeve with Ian and didn’t pull her punches but was ultimately exactly what he needed.
I always find it fascinating how our idea of how people see us can often be so different to how people actually see us like with Gentry. I felt like it was dealt with honestly and in a believable and not over the top way. Case in point the place Gentry is able to get to with her mother seems to be an honest place but not all of a sudden this over the top mother/daughter dynamic because this wouldn’t have fit her mums’ personality. Therefore, where they were able to get to felt much more real.
The dynamic between Gentry and Ian is very sweet. I especially liked how the brought out the best in each other. He was able to relax and have fun, while Ian got Gentry thinking and wanting to be a more thoughtful member of society. All in all this is a sweet and easy read.
*Thanks to Netgalley and publisher for ARC*

I'm a romantic comedy reader to the core. I don't mind the drama, I just love (need ?) humor to go with it.
When You Knew doesn't have one single funny moment and yet, I enjoyed it a whole lot.
Both characters were a little messed up and I liked that.

Gentry was a single mom trying to put her life together. She was not a victime. Just a regular girl amaking poor choices at times and trying to do what's best with the consequences.
Ian was a do-gooder and seemed definitely lost (looking for a cause, a purpuse). He ended up being Gentry's live-in manny.
What happened is both of them falling in love amidst various dramatic events (his mom, her parents, her baby daddy, his ex-fiancée, her carreer, his plans for the future...)

The writing was fine but most of all, it's the characters that pulled me in. Both were vulnerable and far FAR from perfect. It was easy to put myself in their shoes.

I accidentally left a review from another book into this books review section. I am simply writing this note so that people know I did not read it yet as I did not want the previous review for another book to show up here. Per NetGalley, they advised that I leave a note for the publisher, which I did. I have to leave a star rating in order to edit the review, so I am giving the book 5 stars as I love all of Jamie's books and I anticipate loving this one as well!