First, Best and Only

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars | 324 ratings

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Last update: 11-09-2024


About this item

One woman gets a second chance to make her first love last in a poignant romance from the New York Times–bestselling author of Threats and Promises.
 
At just thirty-one years old, Marnie Lange has made a name for herself as the CEO of her family’s corporation. So who better to appear on the first issue of the fashion magazine they’re set to launch? And they’ve chosen New York City’s hottest photographer for the job.
 
Already overcome with doubts about putting her face front and center, Marnie is thrown into a tailspin when she’s introduced to photographer Brian Webster. It never occurred to her that he could be the same “Web” who she fell head-over-heels in love with fourteen years ago during a summer in Maine—the same guy her parents blame for her brother’s death in a tragic accident. Getting to know each other as adults reignites the spark between them. But can their resurrected love heal an entire family’s broken hearts?
 
Praise for Barbara Delinsky
 
“Delinsky’s writing is fluid and makes for a hard-to-put-down book.” —Glamour
 
“Delinsky is a first-rate storyteller who creates believable, sympathetic characters who seem as familiar as your neighbors.” —The Boston Globe
 
“Delinsky writes about the emotional crises of everyday people and how those trials shape relationships.” —The Cincinnati Enquirer

Top reviews from the United States

Jean V.
5.0 out of 5 stars Barbara Delinsky is amazing
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2024
I loved Web and Marni. They were so in love and torn apart by her parents. You can’t go wrong with Barbara. From page 1 I’m hooked every time.
Kindle Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Little Book in hardcover....
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2013
Published a few years. It an easy read and the hardcover is a beautiful book to look at (thats why I gave it an extra star).
Avjd reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and emotional
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2024
I read it in one sitting good characters love scenes not overdone but powerful story kept you interested and involved
Laurel-Rain Snow
3.0 out of 5 stars A TENDER & ROMANTIC REUNION
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2012
At seventeen, Marni Lange fell in love with a very handsome young man during a summer in Maine. The romance was cloaked in secrecy, which added to the pain and guilt she suffered after a tragedy that abruptly ended the relationship.

Fourteen years later, Marni is the CEO of the family corporation, poised to launch a very special magazine. And who should show up as the photographer hired by her publishing division? None other than "Web," now known by his full name of Brian Webster.

What follows is a story that might seem predictable, but that brings to it the conflicts, obstacles, and finally, a resolution that was denied the two of them years before.

While First, Best and Only had very little in the way of a plot, the romance was portrayed beautifully. The settings were gorgeously described and the reader could feel herself right in the midst of it all. Enjoyable story that earned three stars from me. Not Delinsky's best work, but a sweet tale nonetheless.
Kathy Dolan
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2024
I loved this story and the characters! Such a struggle for love, acceptance and forgiveness!
I loved the portrayal of the two main characters and how they were ultimately brought together!
Donna K.
4.0 out of 5 stars This review refers to the audiobook
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2006
This was a nice, fast paced story of reconciliation, healing and forgiveness. The meant-to-be type of romance between soulmates appeals to my hopelessly romantic heart, and I especially like the mature way Marnie stood up against her parent's controlling manipulativeness, leaving the door open for acceptance and a loving resolution.
Dolly
5.0 out of 5 stars Love her books!!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2013
Do you ever read a book that fascinates you so much that you wish you were in the book itself? I would love to do that so that I could be in the time period, and meet the people in person!
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars first, best and only
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2013
First,best and only by Barbara Delinsky I really enjoy her books and would
recommend to everyone who like a good story

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