Amazing Social Examination While Telling Solid Story. I gotta admit, when I first heard about this story featuring "a teen party with a tragic outcome", I was a bit scared that Beck was about to go preachy. More than a bit, if I'm being perfectly honest. But I've come to truly appreciate her strength as a storyteller, and I knew that no matter how preachy she may have gotten, it was going to be a truly excellent story that allowed her to do it.

And yall: She didn't get preachy. At all. Instead, what we get is a truly balanced, truly nuanced look at how even local politics and tragedies can tear even decades long confidante level friendships to shreds. What we get is two very realistic approaches to parenting - I've seen both even within my own family. What we get is two mothers fighting for their sons who happen to be on opposite sides of both the local political issue and the tragedy. And we see in depth the love and devotion each mother has to her son - and what each is willing to do to try to help.

Beck's older books - romances - were still excellent stories, even if constrained by that particular genre's (some would argue obsessive and insane) rules. Now unconstrained by those rules and able to tell exactly the story she wants to tell in exactly the way she wants to tell it, this already strong storyteller shows that she is truly a master of her craft. Very much recommended.

This was an emotionally charged book of two mothers who were best friends and a tragedy tears them apart. It’s also how bad things can happen to good people trying to do the right thing. Many things and relationships in the past can cause a reaction in certain ways in our lives going forward. Healing is needed to move forward and handle similar circumstances. A really good book for those with teens and how not one way of parenting is the absolute way. A good read of how a family gets through a tragedy on the brink of falling apart.
Thanks to the author for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

In this third book of the Potomac Point series, Jamie Beck once again tackles difficult subjects with grace. Grace and Mimi have been friends since their sons were toddlers - and now, as teens, the boys have grown apart, and their mothers find themselves on opposite sides of a school budget debate. As the adult child of an alcoholic, troubled father and an enabling mother, she feels the need to control everything about her life - and when the uncontrollable happens, she has nothing to cling to.

It would have been easy to make Grace unlikable, but the author allows you to see the complexity of her emotions. I was cheering for her marriage, her friendship with Mimi, and her relationship with her mother throughout. The issues of control and forgiveness are handled with respect.

I do not like to give spoilers in a review, so I will stop here - except to say that I really want one of Hannah's pistachio muffins now!

For All She Knows was such an emotional read, true friendship was put through the ringer from a tragic accident. Grace and MiMi struggled with how to deal with the aftermath of the accident. MiMi's strength seemd to prevail and get their friendship back on track. Grace had to learn how to deal with events out of her control. I enjoyed this book it focused on what is going on in the present time dealing with children being bullied. I would recommend this read. Another aweome book from Jamie Beck.

“ This night would change the course of so many lives, including our own .”

Welcome back to Potomac point.

This book deals with the choices we make and how we parent our children. No one way is right or wrong but Grace and Mimi are struggling with not only their friendship but the choices they make to parent their own children, choices that are shaped by their own childhood.
When tragedy strikes this town is divided and we get to experience the fallout and the opinions from all angles even the social media influences, actions have consequences right ? And hindsight is a great thing to have.

This is the story that will stay with you, that will challenge your mind and heart and your parameters for forgiveness.
Jamie Beck really poured her heart and soul into these pages and it is a story that needs to be read