The Wonder of Now

Written by Jamie Beck

Narrated by Dara Rosenberg

Moving on has never been harder—or so perfectly unpredictable…

Peyton Prescott would give anything for the carefree life she knew before breast cancer changed everything. But instead of using her second chance to move forward, she’s stuck promoting the memoir her brother convinced her to write, thus reliving the very battle she wants to forget. If she hopes her European book tour will allow her to enjoy revisiting her favorite travel-writing destinations, she’s wrong: her PR whiz is too consumed with his own goals to consider her needs.

Mitch Mathis has relied on discipline to achieve his goals, and with his new firm’s success riding on Peyton’s book launch, he must keep her on task. They’re here for business, not pleasure. And Mitch won’t let unbridled desire harm his professional reputation—not again.

When frustrated expectations and attraction throw the tour into chaos, it challenges everything Mitch and Peyton believe about themselves, life, and love, forcing these opposites to consider whether they can embrace the change they need to grow.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Sep 10, 2019
• ISBN: 9781978672253

Jamie Beck

Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Beck’s realistic and heartwarming stories have sold more than two million copies. She is a two-time Booksellers’ Best Award finalist and a National Readers’ Choice Award winner, and critics at Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist have respectively called her work “smart,” “uplifting,” and “entertaining.” In addition to writing novels, she enjoys dancing around the kitchen while cooking and hitting the slopes in Vermont and Utah. Above all, she is a grateful wife and mother to a very patient, supportive family. Fans can learn more about her at www.jamiebeck.com, which includes a fun extras page with photos, videos, and playlists. She also loves interacting with everyone on Facebook at facebook.com/JamieBeckBooks.

Reviews for The Wonder of Now

[pelusa41-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Prepare yourself for heartbreaking and eventually heartwarming story. We have Peyton who wrote a book documenting how she dealt with her breast cancer, wow that part is poignant. Mitchell her publicist decides to come along with her and as he is spending time with her and learning what she went thru and what she is afraid of starts having feelings for her and these two need to heal and go thru their demons in order for them to truly be able to be together. Truly emotional showing a good author to have us feel it.Rcvd and ARC at no cost to author..(netgalley) Voluntarily reviewed with my own thoughts and opinions

[lorikboyd · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Book 3 in the Sanctuary Sound Series. This story follows survivor Peyton as she starts her PR trip for her and her brother, Logan, book that follows Peyton’s breast cancer journey thru chemo. Peyton is embarking on an European book tour to promote their book, along with Mitch, her PR guru.

This book feels more like a stand alone, then a series. But, to learn the emotional baggage of the characters more intently, you should read the previous two. Beck does a great job of making you feel Peyton’s fear, regret and uncertainty of her situation.

I received an ARC of this book, opinion is mine alone.

[n.w.moors-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Peyton Prescott has written a memoir about her battle with breast cancer, illustrated with photos from her brother Logan. Now she has to embark on a book tour of Europe with her hunky publicist Mitch Mathis. Mitch is trying to get his new business going as well as dealing with family issues. But there's an instant attraction when the two meet at the airport to leave for Italy.I read the first two books in the series where Peyton is the villain, so maybe that prejudiced me some, but I could never warm up to her in some ways. Her fears and battle with cancer are stark and admirable in how she deals with them, but there was also a lot of the spoiled rich girl in her complaints about the book tour and her insistence on adding in other spots to visit. Her tantrums at book readings annoyed me, even if it was Todd. Mitch is a sweetheart and carried the book for me. It was nice to see him finally stand up to his mother and sister a bit finally. I'm not a fan of the insta-love that happened here and I thought the ending was a cliche. Ms. Beck always writes a good book; this just wasn't my favorite of hers.

[nelispelusa · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Prepare yourself for heartbreaking and eventually heartwarming story. We have Peyton who wrote a book documenting how she dealt with her breast cancer, wow that part is poignant. Mitchell her publicist decides to come along with her and as he is spending time with her and learning what she went thru and what she is afraid of starts having feelings for her and these two need to heal and go thru their demons in order for them to truly be able to be together. Truly emotional showing a good author to have us feel it.Rcvd and ARC at no cost to author..(netgalley) Voluntarily reviewed with my own thoughts and opinions

[pam50627 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The Wonder of Now is book three in the Sanctuary Sound series but it is completely self contained. You won’t be lost if you don’t read the first two books but you will miss some subtle nuances. This is Peyton’s book about her journey to survive breast cancer, find her way back into the circle of friends & how to embrace tomorrow instead of living in the past. Ms. Beck has managed yet again to take a subject that could turn a story dark & bring it up to the light. She shows Peyton coming to terms with her life, disease, old & new romance & the future. This is a story that will cause you to embrace life & your future. I loved be the way Logan encourages Peyton to embrace the changes in her life & appearance and put it on paper. It took courage for Peyton to move past her vanity to show the horror of her battle. Mitchell has his own issues to get past, although they aren’t as complex as Peyton’s. I enjoyed that in the course of the press tour they were each able to grow & see the other’s side. This was a true joy to read.