I’m not sure what possessed me to start with book 3, might’ve been the cover. It is absolutely standalone nbd but you see the other love stories and I want to have seen them all along. I’m have to go back. Ryland is really quite great and his roll on Mac’s life, watching it grow as well as he grows with it, was quite beautiful honestly. Gabby fit right in and was clearly a perfect match from the start. The sisters are amazing (and again, I’ll need to go back and read them). Also that epilogue was different and just so good.