Josh and Gemma the Second Time Around
by Sarah Ready
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Pub Date Jan 26 2023 | Archive Date Mar 15 2023
Swift & Lewis Publishing, LLC | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
The highly anticipated sequel to romcom Josh and Gemma Make a Baby.
Everything is about to change.
Gemma Jacobs has life figured out. She’s upbeat, positive to a fault, and the master of her own destiny. She has a wonderful career in social media marketing, lives in a trendy apartment with her fiancé Josh Lewenthal, and is pregnant with their much-loved baby.
Her life is wonderful. Absolutely perfect.
Except…
What really comes after the happily ever after?
Josh Lewenthal is laid-back, fun-loving, and always finds the humor in life. He writes a wildly successful web comic series, and can’t wait to marry Gemma—the woman of his dreams.
His life is amazing. Terrific.
Except…
What happens when everything changes?
Suddenly Josh and Gemma’s lives are turned upside down, and their love and their future together are at risk. They realize their happily ever after isn’t the end, it’s just the beginning—and now they have to fight for it.
They confront a devastating separation, the return of world-infamous Ian Fortune, and the question of whether or not their love can truly survive when everyone says...it’s already gone.
Captivating, gripping, and full of unexpected twists and turns, this love story yanks you into what happens after the happily ever after.
A Note From the Publisher
Paperback: 978-1-954007-43-7
Large Print 978-1-954007-44-4
Hardback 978-1-954007-45-1
Ebook: 978-1-954007-42-0
Audiobook: 978-1-954007-46-8
Paperback: 978-1-954007-43-7
Large Print 978-1-954007-44-4
Hardback 978-1-954007-45-1
Ebook: 978-1-954007-42-0
Audiobook: 978-1-954007-46-8
Advance Praise
“…winning read about a little-discussed topic.”
—Kirkus Reviews on Josh and Gemma Make a Baby
“Josh and Gemma the Second Time Around is a special, unique treat that proves romcoms can be realistic and still make your heart melt!”
—Jennifer “Jay” Palumbo Writer, and Stand-Up Comic
Marketing Plan
Paid advertisement, Social media posts, blogger campaign, direct mailing, author interviews
Paid advertisement, Social media posts, blogger campaign, direct mailing, author interviews
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781954007437 |
| PRICE | $15.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 352 |
Featured Reviews
Rebekah F, Reviewer
I am in literal AWE of this book. I didn’t realise that Sarah Ready was making a sequel to the first book, but I’m so glad she did.
Josh and Gemma’s story did not go in the direction I had expected it, but I think that’s what made me love this book so much. This book isn’t the conventional romance. The characters go through real struggles, real emotions, real complexities…it’s simply stunning in the most basic of words.
My god! The emotions that the characters, and, in turn, the reader feels are so profound and raw. Ready highlighted the challenges involved with infertility, miscarriage and IVF in her last book. This book took Pre-Eclampsia/ Eclampsia and brought it to centre stage. It’s a frighteningly common condition that happens to pregnant women and the risks to the woman’s overall health can be life changing.
Normally a happily ever after kind of ending is just simply a nice touch for a romance novel, but this book…I was desperate to see what the ending would be.
As it was last time, the writing was phenomenal. Amongst the very sad turmoil moments, there’s were parts that made me laugh out loud. There were parts were I scoffed in outrage and also parts where I blushed due to the steamy intimacy. I admire Ready so much for how she can provoke such a spectrum of feeling within her readers.
If there’s ever a series you should read, it should be these books.
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