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Rainy Day Friends

Jill Shalvis (2014)

SubgenreRomantic Comedy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SettingContemporary Urban
CSM age16
Goodreads4.13/5 (9854)

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageMild

Synopsis

Following the USA Today bestseller, Lost and Found Sisters , comes Rainy Day Friends , Jill Shalvis’ moving story of heart, loss, betrayal, and friendship. Six months after Lanie Jacobs’ husband’s death, it’s hard to imagine anything could deepen her sense of pain and loss. But then Lanie discovers she isn’t the only one grieving his sudden passing. A serial adulterer, he left behind several other women who, like Lanie, each believe she was his legally wedded wife. Rocked by the infidelity, Lanie is left to grapple with searing questions. How could she be so wrong about a man she thought she knew better than anyone? Will she ever be able to trust another person? Can she even trust herself? Desperate to make a fresh start, Lanie impulsively takes a job at the family-run Capriotti Winery. At first, she feels like an outsider among the boisterous Capriottis. With no real family of her own, she’s bewildered by how quickly they all take her under their wing and make her feel like she belongs. Especially Mark Capriotti, a gruffly handsome Air Force veteran turned deputy sheriff who manages to wind his way into Lanie’s cold, broken heart—along with the rest of the clan. Everything is finally going well for her, but the arrival of River Green changes all that. The fresh-faced twenty-one-year old seems as sweet as they come…until her dark secrets come to light—secrets that could destroy the new life Lanie’s only just begun to build.

Tags

Women's FictionSecond Chance at Life

Is Rainy Day Friends appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

This contemporary romance deals with adult themes of infidelity, grief, and betrayal after the heroine discovers her late husband led a double life. Contains mild kissing scenes, emotional content about processing trauma, and mild language.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, moderate sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include emotional abuse, cheating/infidelity, and gaslighting.

Who'll love this

Adult readers will connect with this heartwarming story of a woman rebuilding her life after devastating betrayal and finding unexpected love and family.