{"id":22919,"date":"2019-04-23T09:28:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T14:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=22919"},"modified":"2019-04-09T20:36:26","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T01:36:26","slug":"wotr19-throwback-review-my-favorite-what-if-by-lyssa-layne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=22919","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR19 #Throwback #Review &#8211; My Favorite What If by Lyssa Layne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wotr19-attending-author.png?resize=474%2C237\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21541\" class=\"wp-image-21541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wotr19-attending-author.png?resize=1024%2C512 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wotr19-attending-author.png?resize=300%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wotr19-attending-author.png?resize=768%2C384 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wotr19-attending-author.png?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wotr19-attending-author.png?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wotr19-attending-author.png?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"317\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/myfavoritewhatif-1.jpg?resize=317%2C475\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/myfavoritewhatif-1.jpg?w=317 317w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/myfavoritewhatif-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/synopsis.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"156\" height=\"54\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/synopsis.png?resize=156%2C54\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6165\"\/><\/a><figcaption> <br>One year after Jacob &#8220;Smitty&#8221; Smith is stood up at the altar, his good friend Jules encourages him to redeem his honeymoon package before it expires. Reluctantly, he agrees, and finds himself sitting beside free spirit Sloan Talbott, who is attending her sister&#8217;s destination wedding at the same resort. Both have been hurt. Neither is looking for love. Will one week in paradise be a fling to remember or could it possibly lead to something more? <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TBR.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"51\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TBR.png?resize=113%2C51\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6166\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/23677329-my-favorite-what-if\"> Goodreads <\/a><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Buy-Links.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"158\" height=\"45\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Buy-Links.png?resize=158%2C45\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6156\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=twintalk-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B00U85B0ZQ&amp;asins=B00U85B0ZQ&amp;linkId=a73b6be7d4946dd958b48598ba8293c2&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe>\n<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/angies-review.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/angies-review.png?resize=230%2C50\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6154\"\/><\/a><figcaption> <br>I received this book from the author for an honest review.<br><br>AWWW Smitty!! Lemme tell ya..this man stole my heart is Jules book. Then to SEE he was getting a book\u2026.Imagine me being a crazy girl jumping up and down. Yes I wanted Smitty to find love. SO imagine my shock when I SEE that the beginning of the book he is getting married. *Insert wrinkled eye brows* Unless her name is Angie, this won\u2019t do!!<br><br>Smitty has found his one love. I mean I was even shocked to hear about their whirlwind courtship and pending nuptials but it just SEEMED right. It seemed he found his one\u2026until Jules dropped the BOMB that Caroline isn\u2019t coming. My heart was breaking for my man in the first chapter. NO NO NO not my Smitty!!! Why would this woman leave. He is perfection \u2026in my eyes anyway.<br><br>So fast forward a year later and Smitty is still hurting. He hasn\u2019t had the heart to remove Caroline from his life so to speak. He looks at her photo every morning and is still hurt by her departure. Jules has had enough. She FORCED Smitty to go on his trip\u2026..errr\u2026..his honeymoon because the trip hasn\u2019t yet expired. She packs his bag and ships him off to Jamaica for the week.&nbsp;<br><br>Sloan is going to Jamaica to see her little sister get married. But before she can leave she has to go and visit a grave sight of someone she loves dearly. Her husband. She hasn\u2019t been able to move on in over 5 years since he died. Her love for Cooper is so strong and she is happy, or so she thinks, with her life the way it is.<br><br>A simple seat assignment on a plane has the two meeting and forming a connection. I gotta say there was something SO RIGHT about Sloan and Smitty the more and more we saw them together. They were like two missing puzzle pieces. They just FIT!&nbsp;<br>When the story starts to unfold and we learn what happened to Coop and then why Caroline doesn\u2019t show for the wedding. OMG I dunno which story made me sadder. But the things that REALLY BROKE Me was when Sloan leaves Smitty because of her involvement with Caroline\u2026OMG\u2026.DESTROYED!!!<br><br>I was a bit mad at my man Smitty but loved when how he owned his heart and feelings. I loved how he never gave up on Sloan and even assisted is getting her family to help him get his woman back!!<br><br>I am so going to miss this guy and these characters but trust me you won\u2019t be disappointed.<br> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/about-the-author.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"55\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/about-the-author.png?resize=231%2C55\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6153\"\/><\/a><figcaption> <br>Lyssa Layne is first, and foremost, the proud momma to her precious daughter, AR. In addition to working full-time and being a mommy to AR, she is also an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan, a runner, blogger, and an infertility survivor.<br><br>Having watched one too many medical dramas and being inspired by author Rachelle Ayala, who introduced her to the world of indie writing, Lyssa decided to try her hand at writing a romance story. Her attempt turned into the Burning Lovesick series. You can find Lyssa\u2019s own interests throughout her stories although all stories are fictional. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goodreads<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[590],"tags":[713],"class_list":["post-22919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-writers-on-the-river-attending-author","tag-lyssa-layne"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/myfavoritewhatif-1.jpg?fit=317%2C475","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paSW8H-5XF","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22919"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22929,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22919\/revisions\/22929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}