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What Was Meant To Be

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From the author of Love Unexpected comes an all new age-gap forbidden romance. Three years ago, Jacob Price walked away. After a whirlwind steamy affair, my father's best friend broke my heart. He told me things were too complicated. Messy. Wrong. That we could never be together. I knew he loved me but the fear of ruining our family was too great. With too much at stake, he sacrificed our hearts and ended it. Now, he's back and he still wants me. He still loves me. But now, I'm engaged to another man. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (November 8, 2022)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 298 pages


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 97


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.2 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #26,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2,702 in New Adult & College Romance (Books) #6,860 in Contemporary Romance (Books)


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    • Sinful😈Spicy🌶 Forbidden 🍒 Amazingness!! 🤩
Oh QB Tyler, My Astonishing Angel of Angst. You have done it once again. What Was Meant to Be has whipped it’s way right into this gals heart. A staggering and bewitching story that will have you stunned from the start all the way to the explosive ending. If you even mention a forbidden age-gap I practically start drooling. 🤤GAH! They are so my jam, yall! The heat, the angst, the sneaking around. HOLY HOT HADES!! 🔥🥵🔥Don’t even get me on a roll about QB Tylers dynamically explosive 🧨 love scenes. I don’t know how she does it but she always manages to blend this perfect amount of tender and soul-uniting moments with down and dirty, toss them under goods they are ruined now, moments. She just casts 🪄 her literary spell on me and I’m entranced and under her spell until the last syllable of the epilogue. I really loved all the characters. Well okay not all *cough,cough Parker🤬) Jacob, Kevin, and Michelle have this amazingly close friendship that has spanned years. As godfather to Kevin and Michelle’s two children, Jacob just fit right in as a piece of the family puzzle. The dynamics of all that could change when the once innocent way he felt about Whitney changes when he has a little too much to drink and stays over at Kevin and Michelle’s. Whitney reveals that she has been crushing on him for a long time. She isn’t a little girl anymore. She is a beautiful woman and totally off limits. Everyone knows that forbidden fruit is always the yummiest! 🍑🍒 Guilt, fear, and loyalty leads to a life changing decision and double dose of heartbreak for our couple. Even if the road was paved with good intentions it can still be one heck of a bumpy ride. You do not want to miss a paragraph of the heart-wrenching emotions, the angst, and the steam. So full of frustration, lip biting banter, and sinfully wicked chemistry?! OMG the chemistry. A tantalizingly taboo tale of inevitable love that just may have you wondering, can a relationship that has the power to hurt so many people really be What Was Meant to Be? Well in this case… I say yes, yes, one thousand times yes!! Five Stars for the H3 Effect! ⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️ 💔Heart Break ✔️ 😩Hangover ✔️ 🥰Happy Ever After ✔️ ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2022 by Wendy@Cr8zysockbookblock
    • ✨ 4 ✨
What Was Meant To Be was an enjoyable and angsty taboo romance book. It is dual POVs of the main characters (Jacob Price and Whitney Monroe) and has some great tropes like: an age gap, father’s best friend, godfather/goddaughter, a second chance and a forbidden romance. Also, there is cheating in this book but it does not occur between the main characters. I would highly recommend though, checking the other content and trigger warnings before reading. The overall premise was quite enjoyable; there were some heartbreaking, angsty, amusing, and heartfelt moments. I was pleasantly surprised with how much I really liked the forbidden/taboo aspect in this book as well. I will say though, there were a few subplots that could have been further explored upon. The romance between Jacob and Whitney was very spicy. I loved how devoted and obsessed Jacob was with her even after their 3 year separation. The tension and chemistry between them was off the charts. Again, the spice was definitely the main highlight of this book; just so intense, hot and kinky. There were also snippets of Jacob and Whitney’s relationship in the past throughout the story, which I also really appreciated. Being able to read some of their history and how much they meant to each other made their romance more intense. However, their present relationship did feel mainly physical at times. So I would have liked just a bit more relationship building in the present or more moments that showed them getting to re-know each other again after their separation. Their secret relationship and how it was exposed was unfortunate, Whitney’s ex-fiancé was absolutely horrible for what he did. The ending and last few chapters were quite rushed and resolved a bit too quickly, but the epilogue was really sweet. Overall, just a very fun and steamy read. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2022 by Rosaura Guzman
    • Umm…Wow! 10 stars
I’m in a full blown age gap era of reading for the last 2 months, and this one has topped them all. The heat between these two was hot the charts. I gasped way too many embarrassing times in public while reading this one. But well worth the embarrassment. This one is going to be hard to top
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2025 by Misty- Readtilldawnreaders 💗
    • Meant to Be ❤️🎓🩺💙
This is good if you like taboo romance. The love between Whitney and JP feels very real and the heartbreak she goes through is emotional. Some things to consider if this bothers you: There’s cheating involved and an age gap that has him old enough to be her father; he is her father’s best friend and her godfather. Jacob tries to do the right thing, but she’s the love of his life. Overall, I enjoyed reading it. It’s spicy and emotional. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2025 by AMD
    • Wow! This was a hot one.
JP and Whitney's parents have been best friends since college. Whitney and her brother Mason are JP's godchildren. JP and Whitney got together when she was grown and started a two-year affair where they profess their love for one another. After making the tough decision to not reveal their affair to his best friends, JP breaks up with Whitney, and goes to Mexico for three years on a medical assignment. Leaving Whitney behind to nurse a broken heart, JP tries to unsuccessfully forget about her and move on. When he finds out that Whitney is engaged, JP heads back home to get back the woman he never stopped loving. Determined to not be swayed by JP, Whitney is doing her best to ignore the chemistry between them. Denying that she still loves him gets harder by the day, until she finally can. That's when all the fireworks really start. The heat between JP and Whitney is even hotter since their breakup, and I loved it all! The narration by J.F. Harding and Juniper Young was great. J.F. is one of my favorite narrators and his portrayal of JP was awesome. QB Tyler wrote a very thought-provoking and very steamy tale. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2024 by Theresa Martin
    • spicy AF
Such a good book with a twist and a Whole lot of spice. Definitely get a curve ball in the beginning which was juicy.
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2024 by Amandax93

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