this book was found family excellence, I can't even begin to explain how much I enjoyed it. it was heartfelt, frustrating, painful and hilarious. I loved ryker and his journey with his PTSD and self love and bryce and her three nieces were everything to me and seeing ryker bond with them was beautiful. I loved all the ways he showed up and expressed his care and love. this is a must read if you love found family.
Thank you to Forever & NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an advanced copy of this book!
content warnings: PTSD and grief.

thanks to NetGalley, Forever Publishing, and the author for the advance copy of this book!

I really enjoyed the third story in this connected series about the Matthews brothers. This one knocked the other two down and became my favorite as I was reading. Maybe it was Ryker; maybe it was Bryce; maybe it was both.

I loved Bryce's and Ryker's story, both separately and together. I mean their meet-cute alone had me cracking up. This book was more than just their budding romance and focused on the battles each was facing. It was really well written and thoughtful. I thought Dylan Newton did an amazing job handling the topics in this book.

Bryce's nieces stole the show in their scenes. They were adorable. It was also nice to see the characters from the previous books and catch up with them too.

A great rom-com that does have serious topics. Definitely worth a read!

I was eagerly awaiting Ryker’s story because I absolutely loved How Sweet It Is and All Fired Up. I’m disabled as well and love any representation I can get in romance books. I’m also a sucker for a single parent fic! All that to say I could not wait to start this book, and it absolutely delivered.

Bryce is a chef who became sole guardian of her three nieces after the death of her brother and sister in law, and is fighting to prove herself worthy of the job to the girls grandparents. Ryker is a former career marine suffering from ptsd after a losing his leg in an IED explosion. Their chance meeting of chaos in a grocery aisle showed sparks and Bryce working at Ryker’s moms bakery kept these two together in this sweet romance. Unforeseen circumstances left each of them floundering for purpose after losing the profession and dream they had worked for, and this mutual understanding was such a lovely connection.

This book absolutely touched me in a way that no other has. I am recently disabled after going through traumatic cancer therapies, and the combo of c-ptsd, acclimating to a new way of life, and wanting to stay inside my apartment without having to see how happy and successful my friend were hit home so deeply. He also doesn’t think he is “worth” much to a partner because of infertility due to radiation, something I feel daily. Ryker doesn’t want to be a burden to his family, have them drop everything for him. I absolutely love reading romance, and to see the joy, love, and happy ending for someone in a very similar position to mine was incredible. This is also an amazing romance for anyone to read, I love Bryce and Ryker’s chemistry and love languages. This man is the definition of competency kink! I am head over heels for Ryker!

I absolutely adored Bryce’s nieces Addison (5), Cecily (8), June (12). Ryker is so wonderful with the girls, he is a safe calming force for them and seemingly knows what each of them needs. A man that will buy period products without being asked, swoon. Bryce knowing everything about vintage cars was definitely swoon worthy for Ryker. The girls also bring a lightness and joy to Ryker’s life that he didn’t know he wanted or needed. He even prioritized his own mental health after experiencing joy with the girls, and Bryce of course. And although it’s an overwhelming transition, Bryce absolutely loves these girls and embraces all of their grief related quirks and the hilarity that toddlers and tweens bring!

Dylan Newton is absolutely an auto-buy author for me. 5 ⭐️

Content warnings: Bryce has a below the knee prosthetic from an IED explosion during his time in Afghanistan. He details his use of prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy as ways to overcome ptsd. There are mentions of suicide, night terrors, and the grief of the life and career before trauma and disability. Mentions of radiation therapies for Heterotopic Ossification, the pain the bone growths cause, and infertility as a result of the treatment. Bryce deals with the grief of her brother as well as caring for his three children who are also grieving, and have found their ways of acting out because of it. Details of custody battles in the court system between Bryce and the girls grandparents to determine guardianship.

Thank you to Forever publishing and Dylan Newton, Change of Plans is out August first.

Thank you NetGallry for the advanced reader copy for my honest review.

I absolutely LOVED Change of Plans! Ryker Matthew’s is the third brother to get a book in this series. He he a retired Marine with RBF and a prosthetic leg. He meets Bryce and her 3 nieces while grocery shopping. She is trying her hardest to be a mom like creature after her brother and his wife pass away.

While getting to know Ryker and Bryce we also get to see glimpses of Drake, Zander and their better halves :). I laughed a lot throughout this book and will really miss these characters.

Do yourself a favor and read How Sweet It Is, All Fired Up and finally Change of Plans!!

Stories about "mom-like creatures" stepping up and doing their best when circumstances demand are quickly becoming some of my favorite types of romances to read and Change of plans by Dylan Newton is one of the best!

When Bryce's brother and sister-in-law die suddenly in a car crash, she moves home to take guardianship of her three nieces. Things are no where near easy though as she's constantly putting out fires, fighting their grandparent's for custody and dealing with three rambunctious, grieving girls.

Enter Ryker, the middle Matthews' brother with a hero complex who is suffering from PTSD after serving in Afghanistan and losing part of his leg to an IED. Ryker seems to be in the right place at the right time when Bryce and the girls need help and soon these two lost adults find comfort in an unexpected place.

I've been eagerly awaiting Ryker's story and it did not disappoint. He's a strong cinnamon roll and the perfect match for Bryce. I loved them together and thought the caregiver, PTSD and disability rep in this book was outstanding!

Hilarious and full of heart, I can't recommend this dual POV romance enough, especially for fans of books like Life's too short by Abby Jimenez, Next of kin by Hannah Bonam-Young or The ones we fight for by Katie Golightly (other next of kin caregiver romance books). Many thanks to NetGalley, Forever and the author for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

Steam level: mild/fade to black

3.5

fun and immesserive. Newton is incredible at descriptions - I truly love the way she crafts sentences and scenes. As a reader, it felt like I was right there!

Unfortunately for me - the contents of this book gave me major anxiety?? All the antics with the girls and issues with the grandparents .... I felt myself skipping a lot of those moments. And they were important to the growth of these characters .. This is purely a subjective and personal reaction to the book so I'm sure others will be fine with it! It was just very over the top for me. But that could be just showing the realistic nature of raising 3 young girls.

Anyway , I loved Ryker. He was great. Broody men turned sweethearts for "the one"? Here for it. Bryce was harder to connect to, but again, that was just simply the cards she was dealt and they didn't work for me.

Overall, love this author, but this book plot just wasn't the greatest for me.

Romance is hit or miss for me but I really enjoyed this book. It was a quick and enticing read. I loved that there was a Man in Uniform, which is essentially why I read it! I also liked that the author addressed so many common issues like grief, PTSD, etc. I would definitely recommend this.

Wow, I almost have a hard time putting into words what this book did to me! The author has an amazing way of painting the scene so that you really can imagine it as you read. The first scene had me hooked, and laughing out loud at some points. This was an amazing mix of comic scenes and heart touching moments. All the characters were real, flawed, and people I would love to know in real life. I definitely want to read other books about this family!!

Dylan Newton has done it again! I absolutely love this series and I loved this book. Ryker and Bryce had me immediately. They both had their individual challenges but their chemistry just couldn’t be denied. They made each other whole in their worst moments. This book felt like the comfort only a “hug emergency” could provide.

Thank you NetGalley for the arc!

Change of Plans

3.75 ⭐️

Bryce is newly parenting her three nieces and struggling from the start. When she had the cutest Meet cute with Ryker in the local grocery store, I was hooked immediately!

This romcom has dual perspective which I loved. Both MCs were really developed, even if they had a lack of communication with each other.

Thanks to @netgalley for this ARC. Check Change of Plans out when it publishes in August!

A very sweet and tender story.

Bryce is a chef who is taking care of her three nieces after her brother and sister in law are killed in a wreck.

Ryker is a mechanic who was a Marine. He is an amputee who's been living with PTSD.

This is a very sweet story, but it also has its sad moments. Bryce is learning how to be a mom to three little girls who are grieving (and she lost her brother so she's grieving too). She's also contending with her brothers in laws who think she's not a suitable guardian and who they think should be raising the girls.

Ryker has been living a quiet life, but not one where he wants to let people in.

I love the book and the characters. Each girl has their own personalities. And Bryce and Ryker are really into each other. But Bryce has a LOT on her plate and Ryker is keeping some things hidden.

What a sweet book! Change of Plans follows Bryce, a chef who has suddenly became guardian of her three nieces and Ryker, a marine who suffers from PTSD.

I was immediately drawn in to the story because of Bryce’s situation. From the sudden and tragic death of her brother and sister in law to becoming the guardian of her three nieces, she really was just trying to keep her head above water while doing the best she could for the three girls.

Then in comes Ryker - talk about a fun meet cute! I loved how even though he was this tough, closed off marine, he immediately melted for the three little girls in the grocery store - even going so far to pretend to be a pirate!

There were times in the book that I really struggled, especially when it seemed like Bryce just couldn’t get anything to go her way. My heart went out to her - she was trying so hard and life just kept knocking her down. But she loved those girls enough to keep trying, which was just so commendable and sweet.

And Ryker was terrible at communication, which I could understand because of his situation, but dang did he step up for Bryce and the girls time and time again. What he lacked in words he made up for in action!

Overall this was a touching book - & I loved the inclusion of the dog, Six!

All I can say is I loved this book! Change of Plans follows Ryker, a Marine who struggles with PTSD and Bryce an aunt whose life changed when she became sole guardian of her three nieces. From the hilarious first meet in the grocery aisle to the flirty jokes Ryker and Bryce have great chemistry. When Ryker bought supplies for Bryce's niece, it made me fall even in love with his character even more. Writing about someone suffering with PTSD is hard and I can tell that Dylan did her research and she portrayed someone with PTSD correctly and showed the struggles someone faces everyday with PTSD. I really like how she showed what families deal with when they have a loved one suffering from PTSD. From the struggles of seeing what both characters face to the chemistry, this book was very well written, and I couldn't put it down.

Thank youfor this eARC in exchange for my honest feedback.

I have been so excited for Ryker’s story since the moment he was introduced in How Sweet It Is. I loved how Dylan Newton didn’t shy away from any topic or feeling he had in this book. Ryker’s past and the PTSD he deals with is such an important topic, one that I feel like isn’t shown often in books, and I really liked the way it was done in Change of Plans.

There were times that I felt like Bryce wasn’t really for me, but I think it was mostly just that my humour is very different from hers. However, as someone who can absolutely appreciate a nice set of arms and totally overthinks, I really did like her. Bryce and Ryker were a great balance for each other and I loved every moment that they were together, but also appreciated the growth that they had separately.

The inclusion of the characters from the past 2 books was perfect to me. It was enough that as someone who read those books, seeing them was lovely, but not so much that someone would get lost if they read this as a stand-alone. But I definitely would recommend people read all 3 books, because they really all are such great reads.

Thank you to Forever & NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an advanced copy of this book! I voluntarily read this book, and all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Love love love this book!! Bryce and Rykers dynamic as couple was *chefs kiss* … plus the interactions with the children was so well done. Ryker might just be my favorite Matthews brother!

Thank you author Dylan Newton and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this as an ARC!!

I loved this book! It's uplifting, romantic, heartbreaking, sweet, funny, hot....I could go on!

This was my first book by Dylan Newton and I can tell you it's not going to be my last. In fact immediately after finishing this book I bought and read How Sweet It Is (also 5 stars) and am about to read All Fired Up.

Change Of Plans can be read as a stand-alone but as I was reading it I was wondering about the other Matthews brothers and their relationships. I was so pleased to find out their books had already been written.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Forever (Grand Central Publishing) through NetGalley.
Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you, Forever (Grand Central Publishing)!

oh my goodness this BOOK

can we just appreciate it when two main characters get their own lives together before seriously dating because YES. Ryker so true of you. My heart physically pained for both Bryce and Ryker and ugh they are perfect. I adored Bryce's nieces and all the little interactions they had with Ryker. Those scenes were my favorite bits :)

So basically what I'm saying is pre-order this! Especially if you like The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez!!

This appears to be the last book in the Matthews family series (unless there's a cousin out there?), and I'm so sad to see these characters go.

This story focused on the middle brother, Ryker, an Afghanistan vet who has pulled back from family and friends since his honorable discharge due to injury. Enter Bryce, a chef & single mom to her three nieces. When the two have their meet cute at the grocery store, it was sweet enough to suck you into the story right away.

Experiencing how the two MCs navigated their communication, family drama, and growing love brought a lot of laughter and some soul touching moments.

Thank you to NetGalley for the digital ARC.

“A hometown hero comes to the rescue of a struggling chef unexpectedly caring for three little girls who may end up saving him too, in this romantic comedy that perfectly balances depth, charm, and all the feels.

When disaster strikes and chef Bryce Weatherford is given guardianship of her three young nieces, her life goes from cooking with fire…to controlling a dumpster fire. Five‑year‑old Addison refuses to remove her fairy wings, eight‑year‑old Cecily won't bathe, and tween June is majoring in belligerence. With all this chaos, Bryce jettisons hope for a life outside of managing her family and her new job.

It's been years since Ryker Matthews had his below‑the‑knee amputation, yet the phantom pain for his lost limb and Marine career haunts him. To cope, he focuses on his vehicle restoration business. He knows he's lucky to be alive. Yet, “lucky” feels more like “cursed” to his lonely heart.

When Ryker literally sweeps Bryce off her feet in the grocery store's baby aisle, they both feel sparks. But falling in love would be one more curveball neither is ready to deal with… or is it exactly the change of plans they need?”

**What I loved about this book:
This book stirred up all the emotions for me!! I found both of the main characters, Bryce and Ryker, so relatable - Bryce in the overwhelmed “mom” role and Ryker from a mental health perspective. Ryker was such a swoon-worthy book boyfriend and the secondary characters really contributed to this book! I highly recommend this one!!

Read if you like:
*a relationship born from mutual healing
*open door romance
*mental health rep
*a unique meet cute
*some forced proximity
*a swoon-worthy book boyfriend

Ryker’s story is my favorite Matthew’s brother book! I’ve been waiting for Ryker’s story and it did not disappoint. I read this book in under a day because I just couldn’t put it down. I wanted to reach through the pages and give him, Bryce and the girls all really big hugs. Bryce is the perfect person for Ryker and him for her. Bryce is the light and connection Ryker was searching for after his injury and Ryker recognized the strength within Bryce even when she thought she was failing. Bryce and her nieces came into Ryker’s life and changed his dull world to full color and gave his RBF a kick to the curb.


Thank you @authordylannewton @readforever and @netgalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest feedback.