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Meant For You: A Playing for Keeps Novel Kindle Edition

by Ranee S. Clark (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 62 ratings
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A hometown hero that’s suffering a personal crisis. A single-mom who’s back on her feet again. And the what-ifs they finally have a chance of seeing come true.

A year after her divorce, Chelsea Lewis spends most of her days working part-time at her cousin’s bakery and hiding veggies in her picky son’s lunches. Then she reconnects with an old friend who helps Chelsea in all the ways she’s forgotten she needs—including romantic ones.

Former football player, DJ Kaiser, is back in his hometown, working as a fireman to serve his community, but after nearly burning down his own house with a barbeque and wrecking the Chief’s truck, his mistakes are stacked against him—until he sets out to ease the stress of Chelsea’s load. Serving her has him feeling like a hero again.

When Chelsea’s ex shows up and begs Chelsea to move closer so his young son doesn’t grow up without his father, Chelsea and DJ have to consider what’s best for Chelsea’s little family, even if that means sacrificing the relationship that has saved them both.
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    238 pages
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    January 1, 2019
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07KBJPRMD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sweetly Us Press (January 1, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4831 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 238 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1791603203
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 62 ratings

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Ranee S. Clark

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In a house overrun by boys, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Raneé loves football and enjoys watching (and playing!) other sports as well, like basketball and baseball. When she’s not chauffeuring three busy boys to various activities (and sometimes while she is!), Raneé is either writing, reading (usually romance), obsessing over clothes in the form of her online boutique, or figuring out how to get a Crumbl cookie in rural Wyoming. When her real-life love interest can drag her away from imaginary worlds, she doesn’t mind spending some time with him in the great outdoors that he loves.

Find out more about Raneé at www.raneesclark.com

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
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5.0 out of 5 stars I want all the recipes
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2019
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This was poignant and funny and hard and sweet. It's a different kind of coming-of-age story, one for those of us who weren't the Chosen One and didnt figure our lives out until well into adulthood. I loved it. And I want all the recipes.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Cute, quick read
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2019
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Full of cute, sweet, romantic, and real life moments. A quick, fun read. I loved that the characters were authentic.
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Nicole Fried
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2020
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Great book!
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SL K(The Flipped Page)
3.0 out of 5 stars Fun, poingnant, reflective and heartfelt
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2019
Romance, clean; Series, but stand alone read.
Fun addition to this series, but this is a stand alone read. The earlier books in this series were college or immediately after. This was a more adult addition to this series. Chelsea and DJ were a cute couple. Chelsea's complications with her ex husband and toddler, and DJ's career issues made for a cute back story and conflict. Their genuine friendship, kindness, and their growing affection and devotion were sweet to read and watch, particularly as they supported each other through their choices and problems.
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Ria
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, Clean read
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2019
I quite liked this story. It dealt with difficult things as family dynamics are hard to navigate after a divorce. I liked that Brady and Chelsea made an effort to be friends for their son and could rationally talk about issues. They might not like every choice the other makes but they still tried to work together. Far too often that doesn't happen and the children suffer for it. And then add the awkward situation of Chelsea being interested in her ex's best friend. I suspect that some readers don't think that it would be realistic to have that friendship remain in any form but it can happen. My grandparents were divorced and remained friends. My grandfather remarried and grandmother was in a long term relationship as well and the group went on vacations together. They got along fine. So I think that while it might be awkward to navigate initially I believe it could happen.

I found Chelsea to be a little uptight in her parenting as she was trying to compensate for an absentee dad. I think she could have relaxed a little and accepted help. There was so much she could not control so she held fast to what she could control. Her insisting that her son only eat her homemade healthy foods was an attempt to have some control. Unfortunately it resulted in a power struggle with her son. She wanted every bite to "count" but I kept thinking he would probably eat more bites if she'd stop trying to control it so much. The reality is that her son was also trying to have control over something in his life.

That being said, she is the mom. She gets to make those decision especially when dad isn't around. Just because I would make different choices, it doesn't necessarily mean she is wrong. And the aunt or grandparents or whoever need to follow mom's wishes.

I liked DJ and thought he was a kind and caring person. I felt bad that he struggled so much to find his place off the football field. My one big question was what did he end up doing as a career? He moved and we were never told what he did after that.

This book could be a Hallmark movie if you were to remove the specific denominational references. It is specific to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but can be enjoyed by anyone if you don't mind a little prayer and church terminology, etc

Sex: no. References to getting married due to teen pregnancy but that was long before the book begins.
Language: no
Violence: no
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the characters and plot in this cute romance!
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2019
I’m always happy to read a book by Ranee S Clark! I’ve read so many of hers and loved them. These Playing for Keeps books are some of my favorites. Make sure to read them first, they’re all great! Playing for Keeps , Double Play , and Love, Jane.

I love the way Chelsea seemed like a real person. She had hopes and dreams, but like all of us, she had things she saw as failings. I have to say that at the end of the book, I was a little sad that I couldn’t actually have her for a friend. She’s just the kind of person I’d like to be friends with!

And DJ…I’m so glad to finally be able to read his story. I’ve loved him in all the other books. But it was so fun to see things through his perspective in this one. I loved the way he goes out of his way for Chelsea and for Austin, her little boy. He really is an amazing character. It was fun to see him help Austin grow and change throughout this book. And I had to laugh a little bit at the crazy things that kept happening to him throughout the book. I didn’t know any one person could have as many bad things happen as DJ did!

I wasn’t sure this book was going to end up with a happy ending for everyone as I read it. I’m not going to spoil that for anyone. But I did love the ending. It was perfect!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Small town second chances
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2019
Being a mom is hard work, but it's especially hard for newly single mom, Chelsea. Her two year old, Austin, has reverted back to not eating or sleeping with his dad gone. As a mother myself, I loved reading about Chelsea's attempts to parent and to feel adequate enough to fill both shoes.

Since the divorce, Chelsea is back in her small Wyoming hometown and I adore small town settings! Chelsea works for her cousin, who is trying to get a treat business off the ground, and the results made me hungry. I also had to admire the desires to create something new, but similar, to offer the town of Clay.

Chelsea and her ex-husband had a good friend, DJ, and his role in the story is absolutely heartwarming. I love that he tries so hard to make life better than before he came into the picture, yet he isn't perfect. He's one sweet, genuine, and lovable man!

This story is a great feel-good romp through the summer fields of second chances and I loved it!

Content: implied teen intimacy; divorce; mild romance; mild+ religious elements

*I received a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are my own and were voluntarily given.*
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