Totally and Completely Fine

Author: Elissa Sussman Title: Totally and Completely Fine Publisher: Dell Date Published: 07/08/2025

Read Dates: 06/16/2025- 06/18/2025
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 📖 I received a gifted e-book ARC. The following is my honest review✍🏻

Totally and Completely Fine is a single POV, dual timeline romance. Lauren is a widow with a 13-year-old daughter, navigating single parenthood and life in a small town when she meets Ben, her famous brother’s co-star. Ben is 11 years younger, and up for the role of a lifetime, so Lauren doesn’t expect a brief fling to develop into so much more! This was a fantastic book about love, family, and grief. The “Then” chapters told the story of Lauren’s life with her first love, Spencer, from childhood friends through marriage and parenthood. The “Now” chapters focus on the present day and her relationships with Ben and her daughter Lena.

In her small Montana hometown, Lauren Parker has assumed a few different roles: teenage hellraiser; sister of superstar Gabe Parker; and most recently, tragically widowed single mother. She’s never cared much about labels or what people thought about her, but dealing with her grief has slowly revealed that she’s become adrift in her own life.

Then she meets the devilishly handsome actor Ben Walsh on the set of her brother’s new movie. They have instant chemistry, and Lauren realizes that it has been far too long since someone has really and truly seen her. Her rebellious spirit spurs her to dive headfirst into her desire, but when a sexy encounter becomes something more, Lauren finds herself balancing old roles and new possibilities.

There’s still plenty to contend with: small-town rumors, the complications of Ben’s fame, and her daughter’s unpredictable moods. An unexpected fling seemed simple at the time—so when did everything with Ben get so complicated? And is there enough room in her life for the woman Lauren wants to be? Alternating between Lauren’s past with Spencer and her present with Ben, Totally and Completely Fine illuminates what it means to find a life-changing love and be true to oneself in the process.