This is the first book in the Bailey Flanigan series. Bailey follows her dreams and auditions for Broadway. In the midst of waiting for the call, her heart yearns for Cody Coleman. But, Cody left her with no explanation. She keeps waiting for a call or text and it never comes. She becomes reconnected with Brandon Paul, her co-star of the movie Unlocked.
Bailey comes to terms of the loss of Cody and she begins to allow Brandon a part of her heart. She receives the call of the lifetime! She won the audition but something is holding her back. Brandon has assured her that they will figure out a way to make their long distance relationship work. But, it’s not Brandon. It’s Cody. She decides that it was time to find him and make sense of him leaving. When she finds him, it’s not what she expected. And New York is waiting for her.
The title is perfect because it is the story about leaving. It’s time for Bailey to move on to the next phase in her life. New York is waiting but she also has a special place in her heart for Cody but he’s disappeared. And Brandon is there for her.
In all of our lives, we are always leaving. We leave our jobs, move, have children, and the list goes on and on. I like to think of it as a new chapter in our lives. There seems to be definite chapter breaks. Chapter breaks can be good, painful or both. You can be thrilled that your son/daughter is entering college but it can also painful. It can be painful that he/she may be attending a college that may not be within driving distance. This book is a reminder to hold onto the moments. There will always be lasts. But, there will always be new beginnings. It’s how we embrace those beginnings that can make the difference in the world.
I received this book for free from the publisher (Zondervan). I was not required to write a positive review.
