Blog Tour: Sunny Shelly Reviews The Best Man, by Kat Tammen

Title: The Best Man: A Novel

Author: Kat Tammen

Genre: NA Contemporary Romance

Release Date: July 9, 2018
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Emelia Sullivan and Andy Dalton have been friends since they were five years old—the day his family moved in to the house next door. Connected by bedroom windows that faced each other and a treehouse they shared in the backyard, the two became lifelong best friends. Emelia loved Andy with all her heart.

But not like she loved his older brother, Samuel.

Tall, handsome, and the absolute best at everything he ever did, Samuel Dalton captured Emelia’s heart without even trying. He was her first, and longest-lasting, crush.

Children grow up and move away from home. With effort, some ties are strengthened by time. Some are frayed, on the verge of breaking.

For Emelia, coming home to see Andy over summer break is easy. Finding out Samuel is home for the summer too, however, provides a challenge she is determined to overcome. Will a friendly competition for the title of “Best Man” help Samuel see Emelia is not the same little girl he left behind years ago?

No matter how long she’s been away, home is the place Emelia can count on, where everything always stays the same.

Until it all changes.

The Best Man is a roller coaster of emotions, and one of those stories that stayed on my mind even after I’d finished reading it. While Emmy is in love with both brothers Andy and Samuel, this story wasn’t a love triangle; Andy is clearly her best friend and Samuel the guy she’s loved for as long as she can remember. When Andy gets engaged, a friendly competition is enacted to see who is “the best man.”

When Emmy finally gets her moment with Samuel, that happiness is shattered by a tragic turn of events. I didn’t want that to be the one and only time for them! There is a lot that goes on in both of their lives before they are able to get to that happy place once again, but the ending is perfectly perfect and for all the tears I shed, I finished The Best Man with a smile on my face.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Kat Tammen lives with her husband and son in a small town in Illinois, just across the river from St. Louis, Missouri. A true blue Cancerian, she enjoys writing stories which take readers on an emotional roller-coaster ride. From laughing to crying, and everything in between, she writes authentic and relatable characters readers care about.

A firm believer that life is too short to not have fun, she tries not to take herself too seriously. She’s been known to break into song mid-sentence, and frequently recites random movie quotes. She wishes sarcasm had its own font and thinks wine should be considered its own food group. She’s also very proud of the fact that she can solve a Rubik’s Cube. Most of all- she truly believes all you need is love.