Julia DeSmit was only 18 and pregnant when Parker Holt
walked away from her. Now, five and a half years later, she
is making her own way with her wonderful son, Daniel. Julia
is anticipating an engagement ring from her boyfriend of
five years, Michael Vermeer. She's just been promoted to
assistant manager at work and she's enjoying life with her
grandmother and 10-year-old step-brother, Simon.
But life is not steady; relationships constantly change.
Julia's world is tilted when Parker sends her an e-mail
asking, "Do I have a son?" Julia waits several days to
answer. She has not heard from him in all this time. Why
now? Her reply is a simple "Yes." Her life will never be
the same.
As Julia is dealing with Daniel starting kindergarten,
Simon feeling that he does not belong, and Parker waltzing
back into her life, Michael surprises her with an
engagement ring. She knew one would be coming soon, just
not now. Her reaction is not the elation she thought it
would be. Perhaps all of these changes and relationships in
her life are the reason.
Julia's world is toppled again when her grandmother has a
heart attack. And then Michael begins pushing for a June
wedding, only eight months away. She has too many decisions
to make and her decisions will affect a lot of people.
Can Julia move away to Iowa City with Michael? Will it just
be her and Daniel who move? Where does Simon fit in? Can
she leave her grandmother alone? Julia seeks answers to
these questions and more beneath the night tree that Parker
and the boys create. This beautifully written inspirational
novel is filled with love, compassion, and the seeking of
understanding the constant change in relationships.
Nicole Baart's third book in her Julia series should
be an instant hit and should not be missed.
Julia DeSmit knew she would face
the question eventually, but she didn’t expect it now. At
twenty-four, she is finally content with the way her life
has unfolded. A single mother to her son and young brother,
she works at the local grocery store while chipping away at
a two-year degree. All her free time is spent with her
unorthodox family—her boys, her grandmother, and her
boyfriend of five years. It’s not perfect, but Julia is
happier than ever.
So when she receives the cryptic
e-mail from her son’s father, Julia’s world is turned upside
down. She hasn’t heard from Parker since he left her in a
college parking lot nearly six years ago. But one look at
her son—the spitting image of his father—is enough to
convince her that, for better or worse, Parker is a part of
their story.
Faced with this new reality and an unexpected
tragedy, Julia begins a tightrope walk between what was and
what is, what she hopes for and what will be.
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