*`Review: Always Meant For You by Krista Sandor`*

Title: Always Meant for You
Author: Krista Sandor
Release Date: August 21, 2025

REVIEW:
4.5 Stars
I read this when it was first published as a duet, but I knew I had to read this revamped version. I'm so glad I did because I fell in love with these characters all over again. This book also hit me different this time around. I lost both my grandparents since then so I felt the deep loss Mabel felt with the loss of her brother Jamie. It gave me a whole new perspective this time. I feel how Mabel and Cal want to live up to the memory of Jamie because that's what I do with my grandparents I want to make them proud. Mabel left her hometown because she believed she never fit in, but a disaster of epic proportions happens forcing her to seek the solace of her hometown. This trip back home is an eye opening one because she sees the town in a whole new light. There are moments in this one that pull on the heartstrings, but there are also plenty of humorous moments. I love the quirky townsfolk especially the old Young sisters. I loved the small town setting so much. If you want to read a book that pulls all of the emotions out of you, rips your heart out and puts it back together this is the book for you. Cal and Mabel are going to steal your heart. Even if you read it originally as the duet you must read this because it so much more!

BLURB:
Mabel Muldowney is my best friend’s little sister. Sky-blue eyes. The girl who chased us through fields in pink shoes and dreamed about leaving our small town for the city.

I’m the boy from the farm next door who wasn’t supposed to fall for her.

I loved her anyway. Even when I shouldn’t. Even when I swore I wouldn’t. I buried it—every glance, every urge.

But I slipped–one time–when we were teenagers.

It was raining. We were under a willow tree.

She was ready to give me her heart, but I couldn’t be the guy who reached for his best friend’s sister. So I pulled away and built a life rooted in discipline and distance.

Then my best friend died. And Mabel left for the city.

Now she’s back with nothing but secrets and a suitcase. It’s the second chance I’ve been praying for. But she doesn’t want to stay, and I can’t leave. I’m held to the land by the promise I made to her brother as he took his final breath.

Mabel thinks I’ve spent my life ignoring her. What she doesn’t know is she’s all I’ve ever seen. I’ve got eight weeks to show her this town could be home again. Eight weeks to prove my love.

I don’t plan on wasting a second.

Previously released as The Farm to Mabel Duet, this standalone small-town romance has been rewritten in first-person point of view, featuring new scenes, deeper character arcs, and even more swoon-worthy moments.

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