i’m a sucker for single mom type tropes. their love story happened fast for there being little interaction between them two. ryker wasn’t my fav but i understand his issues and i don’t fault him for it. i liked that he grew!

My first traveling arc! What a fun mail day to receive the next Dylan Newton arc in the mail with the cute little VW bus accessories that the author included, not to mention some fun goodies from one of my fav bookstafriends @illstoptheworldandreadwithyou ❤️

Change of Plans tells the story of the third Matthews brother, Ryker, who falls for Bryce, a chef that has unexpectedly become the guardian to a trio of sisters. The kids in this book are fantastic personalities and make for an incredibly memorable meet cute for our couple.

In addition to the kiddo shenanigans, my favorite part of this book was catching glimpses of Drake & Kate and Imani & Zander. The humor and family meddling I always love from Newton is a great backdrop for tackling some tough subjects including grief and ptsd.

The thing I was missing from this book was really a tighter ending for Ryker. Bryce’s story showed personal growth, and she got some beautiful closure in a few rocky relationships. I wanted Ryker’s character to see a path for peace as well.

Change of Plans hits shelves on August 1st!

I received an arc from the author, Forever, & #netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was cute. I didn’t find it exceptionally memorable or spicy but it was fine. I like that Bryce is a strong woman. There were some funny parts as well. I am not sure if this is part of a bigger series but it felt like one.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a cute book! I’m a sucker for books with kids and these three girls were absolutely precious. I loved the discussion of PTSD throughout this book but it wasn’t overwhelming. It was just enough where you felt it’s ugly presence but our character pushed through and learned how to accept the support around him. I will say the only setback I had was that this book was very predictable. I was guessing things before they even happened which some people enjoy but I prefer to be surprised. If you’re looking for a quick and easy read to get you through a reading slump, this is a great option!

I can’t think of a more perfect Change of Plans!

I loved this story and each character that was introduced. I enjoyed getting back to the Matthews family and getting the opportunity to hear Ryker’s story.

Bryce and her nieces are an unconventional family, for sure. And they’re all trying to navigate their grief and new normal. However, the way the story develops is just perfect. I couldn’t recommend it more!!

Dylan is the sweetest person ever as an author and an individual.

I absolutely adore her writing style. She did fabulous with How Sweet it Is and All Fired Up. Change of Plans was just as awesome. I'm sad to see the set of three end with the amazing characters she has created and woven throughout.

Full of family, love, laughter and always a mix of trouble, this was a knockout success again!

Bryce is single woman who becomes the guardian of her 3 nieces after her brother and sister and law die 🥹 This is no easy task and her sister in law’s parents think they should have guardianship of the children so she is going through a battle. Ryker is an ex marine who has been closed off since returning after being injured in Afghanistan. He needs someone to get him out of his closed off self and just start smiling again. The two meet and their relationship takes off in the most sweetest and supportive way!

They both had some major life things happening but still made a relationship work and while there was some major miscommunication towards the end I really liked this one!

Change of Plans is the 3rd in the series, I have read the first 2 but it could easily serve as a stand alone. This is a romance, but with some serious topics involved. Bryce moves to a small town in western NY when her brother and his wife die in a car crash, because she's named guardian of their 3 young children. She is barely getting by and fighting a custody battle with their grandparents, when she meets Ryker, a Marine vet. If you've read the other books, Ryker is the brother of Drake and Xander. They immediately hit it off, run into some hurdles, and then it is a fairly standard romance, albeit one with a lot of PTSD and grief. I liked this along with the other books in this series. It's written lightly but doesn't shy away from painful topics.

Thank you to Netgalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the ARC.

🌟🌟🌟🌟💫 4.5/5

I can always count on Dylan Newton for an adorable small town romance featuring fun characters and serious chemistry. Change of Plans follows Ryker Matthews, who is struggling with the physical and mental impact of his Marine career. When he meets Bryce, a chef who recently got custody of her three nieces, sparks immediately fly. However, falling in love is not in either’s plans.

This was such a sweet, emotional love story. Ryker and Bryce are two lovable characters that you immediately root for. I loved their love story and how they helped each other through their difficult circumstances. I enjoyed catching up with past characters and am so sad we have reached the end of the Matthew Brothers romances. I cannot wait to see what Dylan Newton writes next.

Overall, Change of Plans is a heartwarming romance full of humor, swoons, and adorable characters.

ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a cute little heartwarming story!

our main characters, Bryce and Ryker, have both been going through a lot recently. 
Bryce has been given guardianship over her three nieces after her brother and his wife died, and she feels as if she's failing at every turn. 
Ryker is an ex-marine who feels that his ptsd has taken over his life, along with the side effects his leg amputation has been causing.

i am not the biggest fan of 3rd pov... i feel that it doesn't fully invest in the emotional connection, but I eventually warmed up to it.there was also quite a bit of miscommunication going on that did annoy me a bit, but it didn't take too much away from the overall story's progress.

a really enjoyable read that had sweet moments in tough and chaotic situations/topics :)

*𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳, 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 (𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨), 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘤 𝘪𝘯-𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸*

4⭐️ 2.5🌶️

I loved the first two books in this series and have been looking forward to Ryker’s book. This entire series always give me the small town feels, laughs, romance and just leaves me feeling happy.

This book was no exception. Both Ryker and B have a lot on their plates. Ryker is dealing with PTSD from his service in the Marines and B just became the guardian for her three nieces after the death of their parents. Despite the chaos in their world, the spark between these two is undeniable and just maybe they are the ones that can bring calm to the chaos in both their lives.

I adored the nieces, they are hysterical! How Ryker interacts with them will melt your heart and I loved to see how strong B was in embracing her new life and doing everything she can to give her girls the best life possible.

If you want a feel good read that will leave you smiling, this series is for you!

Highlights:
Small Town
Single Guardian
PTSD Rep
Slow Burn
Swoon
Laughs
3rd Person POV

Thank you to the author for the arc. All opinions are my own.

I thought this was such a cute book! I was so excited to read it, after loving How Sweet It is and All Fired Up! I loved that we got a story from Ryker’s POV. I also think the author tackled his PTSD well, this is something we see often in books.

I thought Ryker and Bryce were cute together, and they had the funniest meet cute! I did feel like Bryce was hard to relate to a few times in the story, and I didn’t love that. Overall, I really enjoyed the book! I found the plot to be good, and the book was quite entertaining at times! I also really enjoyed how the characters from the other books were sprinkled into this one! I do recommend checking this book out!

Thank you Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was thrilled to be a part of a Traveling ARC team for her upcoming release of Change of Plans. I flew through this read in record speed and fell flat on my face in love with Ryker Matthews.
From the minute he collided with Bryce Weatherford and her three nieces in the supermarket aisle I felt that everything changed for both of them. Undeterred by the chaos of Bryce’s life after she became the guardian of her deceased brother’s children, Ryker stepped up in the most endearing ways. Whether it was mass purchasing period products, rescuing Cecily from under the bread aisle, patching up fairy wings or dressing up as Goth Easter bunny (I’m still not finished laughing over that scene!!) Ryker showed up. Bryce returned the support by showing Ryker that the loss of his leg and struggles with PTSD does not make him any less whole or deserving of love. This book was a perfect balance between heart, comedy in the chaos, and heat. Watching these flawed main characters fight for a HEA while adjusting to their “change in life plans” was the romance I needed to kick off my summer reading. All the stars!! Read it! 🥰

Thank you NetGalley and Forever Publishing for the opportunity to read this advanced copy for my honest review! I’ve pre-ordered my physical copy because it must be on my shelves.

👌🏻what i liked:
The meet cute was adorable, and I love when he falls first. This was such a cute read, very heartwarming and uplifting.

🙃 what i didn’t like:
The miscommunication. This just wasn’t for me. I don’t think I knew that this was a “trope,” but I don’t think I will be seeking out anymore books that rely on miscommunication as a part of the story line.

📖 recommend?
Yes! Maybe read the first 2 books in the series first!

🥰 special thanks
Thank you to NetGalley, Dylan Newton, and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for granting me this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review!

This was a wonderful and heartwarming story about family, friendship, loss, and love. Bryce Weatherford leaves a position in a 5-star restaurant to come home and take guardianship of her 3 nieces when her brother and sister are in a tragic accident. She has a long hard fight ahead of her when the girl's maternal parents want to take the girls. But Bryce will never let that happen. She will work as many jobs as she can to pay for a lawyer. She loves those girls.

Ryker Matthews is a Marian Vet, that has been through an amputation from IED and is dealing with PTSD and some other medical conditions and keeps things from his family so that they don’t worry. He also has a car restoration business to help him keep the nightmares away.

When Bryce needs a hero in the grocery store, little did she know that Ryker would be the one that would be the one to sweep her off her feet in the baby aisle of the store. Little did they know just how m many changes of plans would happen to bring together through many a misunderstanding.

This was my first Dylan Newton book and it won’t be my last. This book had me laughing out loud at the antics of the three girls and their aunt and also had me grabbing for the tissue box. It was so wonderful and heartwarming that will pull at your heartstrings. Byrce is fierce in her love for these three orphaned girls and Ryker who is gruff and handsome, but has a tender heart for the 3 girls and their aunt, and his family is the perfect hero. When I finished this book, my heart was light and I had a smile on my face.

Bryce Weatherford is given guardianship of her three young nieces when disaster strikes their family, and her life goes from cooking with fire to.. well.. a dumpster fire. Between the tween June being uninterested in everything that's not her phone, eight-year-old Cecily boycotting bathtime, and five-year-old Addison refusing to remove her fairy wings, the family is a whirlwind of chaos. She's struggling to establish a routine, while establishing herself at the new restaurant she's working at in a small town.

Although it's been years since Ryker Matthews was in a military accident that resulted in a below-the-knee amputation and having to retire from the Marines, both still haunt him. He's poured everything he has into his vehicle restoration business, but the PTSD has him holed up at home.

When Ryker literally sweeps Bryce off her feet at the grocery store, they both feel sparks. Would falling in love be one more curveball neither is ready for, or is it exactly the change of plans they need?

I read this book not realizing it was the third in a series featuring the Matthews' brothers, and I will certainly be going back to read them! I loved how as the reader, you're immediately thrown into the chaos that is Bryce's life, written like you're there with Bryce feeling the stress of the situation. You could feel Bryce and Ryker's chemistry from jump, which I adored, and enjoyed seeing all the supporting characters take on the role of helping Bryce, no questions asked. Ryker's family is wonderful and so patient with his PTSD and helping him as much as he'll allow. The only gripe on my part was that there was the classic miscommunication trope thrown in at the end, and the ending felt a bit rushed! I would have loved to see more about how they managed to blend their lives once they decide to give things a go. Overall, this was a lovely, lighthearted read!

This one was not for me. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read it ahead of time.

I enjoyed Dylan Newton's previous two books in this series, and was thrilled to get a chance to read an advanced copy of this one. It was quite good. Don't let the 'lighthearted romance' tags fool you, this book mixes some very serious things into the laugh-out-loud scenes. Warnings for way too much vomit, very serious grief, and PTSD.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the eARC.

DNF due to transphobic comments/making Queer-ness a punchline/toxic masculinity

I have enjoyed Dylan Newton's romances in the past, but I have noticed some skirting moments in her previous books that had me a little weary on her writing. This book, however, pushed it too far for me to finish and continue being a fan in good faith.

There is a very cute scene where the main male protagonist is babysitting three little girls and ends up getting a makeover. Very cute! He's not embarrassed! He seems secure in his masculinity! Enter: his brothers. Now, these brothers were the male leads in the first two books in this world, and I was veeeery disappointed in their behavior. They make jokes about Ryker transitioning (for letting children have fun and putting makeup on him while babysitting?) and make fun of the idea of sharing one's pronouns (dick/dickish?? Not pronouns). I finished the chapter in hopes of someone calling them out on their toxic and transphobic behavior, but nope. They were just being jerks. I will not be recommending this book to anyone, and I will no longer read anything from Dylan Newton in the future. (Listen, this might seem harsh, but clearly the author doesn't find any problem in this kind of behavior/language, and as someone who supports LGBTQIA+ rights and has friends who this language would hurt, I can't in good faith continue supporting the author. The end.)

This was cute! I realized part way through that this was the third book in a semi-connected series, and I am interested in going back to the other two. The adopted family part of this book was really sweet, I definitely would not have managed as well as Bryce if someone handed me three kids.
Ryker is the perfect cinnamon roll romance hero, he always shows up at the right moment, but also the banter was adorable and giggle inducing. There was also great mental health rep as Ryker is suffering from PTSD after being a soldier in Afghanistan. The two step up and learn to lean on each other and that was very heartwarming. I would highly recommend if you are into a family, dual POV romance.

Thank you so much for a digital early copy in exchange for an honest review!