The One Youre With, Lauren K. Denton
The One Youre With, Lauren K. Denton
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The One You're With

Author: Lauren K. Denton

Narrator: Caroline Hewitt

Unabridged: 12 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 07/06/2021


Synopsis

Written in Lauren K. Denton’s signature Southern style, The One You’re With tells the story of a seemingly perfect marriage rocked by secrets from the past.High-school sweethearts Mac and Edie Swan lead a seemingly picture-perfect life in the sleepy-sweet community of Oak Hill, near Mobile, Alabama. Edie is a respected interior designer, Mac is a beloved pediatrician, and they have two great kids and a historic home on tree-lined Linden Avenue. From the outside, the Swan family is the definition of “the good life.” And life is good—mostly. Until a young woman walks into Mac’s office one day. A young woman whose very existence threatens all Mac and Edie have built and all they think they know about each other.Nineteen years after a summer apart, with a family and established lives and careers, the past that Mac and Edie thought they left behind has come back to greet them. For the first time, constants in their lives are called into question: their roles as parents, their reputation as upstanding members of the community, and the very foundations of their marriage. As they wade through the upheaval in both their family and professional lives, they must each examine choices they made long ago and chart a new course for their future.Full-length Southern women’s fictionStand-alone novelBook length: 116,000 wordsAlso by Lauren K. Denton: The Hideaway, Hurricane Season, Glory Road, The Summer House

About Lauren K. Denton

LAUREN K. DENTON is the author of USA TODAY bestselling novels The Hideaway and Hurricane Season. She was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, and now lives with her husband and two daughters in Homewood, just outside Birmingham. Though her husband tries valiantly to turn her into a mountain girl, she’d still rather be at the beach. Website: LaurenKDenton.com; Instagram: LaurenKDentonBooks; Facebook: LaurenKDentonAuthor; Twitter: @LaurenKDenton.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Katy O. on January 27, 2021

(free review copy) Okay, so being the very first Goodreads rating and review for a book is SO MUCH PRESSURE. The good thing though is that Lauren K. Denton is one of my very favorite authors and I’ve loved every single one of her books. I moved this to the top of my TBR the minute I got a digital ga......more

Goodreads review by Karren on July 05, 2021

Mac and Edie Swan are high school sweethearts, they live in Oak Hill, in Alabama and have been happily married for seventeen years. They have two children Avery and Thomas and the family is well known by everyone in the local community. Mac is a busy pediatrician, he’s well-liked by his staff, patie......more

Goodreads review by Theresa on June 27, 2021

While this is well written, I guessed the central problem on page one and the ending before I opened the book. I was hoping there might be a big twist and I was wrong, but every minor plot point ended exactly as I thought it would. Mac and Edie tell their stories from when they separated for three m......more

Goodreads review by Nan on April 24, 2021

Gosh, I hate to be the naysayer here, but this was very shallow. The female protagonist, Edie, was totally into herself and very, very annoying. The husband’s misadventure was prior to their marriage and during a summer after they had broken up with each other. For 20 years there was no known sequel......more

Goodreads review by Tammy on July 23, 2021

This is a quiet story with a lot of heart and emotion. It begins in the Summer of 2000: Mac and Edie have dated since the ninth grade. The summer before their college senior year they make the decision to break-up, spend time apart over the summer. Edie goes to New York for an internship with a desi......more


Quotes

[An] excellent inspirational drama. Publishers Weekly

A compelling beach read. Booklist

A complex, compelling, powerful story about the roads not taken, the seismic shifts that can happen in an instant, and the way that sometimes, the decisions of the past shape the future in ways we couldn't have imagined. Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author

Lauren K. Denton is a master not only of Southern fiction, but at capturing the nuance of complicated, messy relationships. [The One You're With] is one of those rare books that I devoured in less than twenty-four hours, yet didn't want to end. Colleen Oakley, USA TODAY bestselling author of You Were There Too

The sweeping romance you need. Frolic

This poignant story touches on how the choices we make can shape a lifetime, for better or for worse, and serves as a reminder to never take love for granted. Heather Webber, USA TODAY bestselling author of Midnight at the Blackbird Café