Pub owner in Summerside, Australia, Darcy Lewis is 40 and
has been celibate for 12 months. Following the tragic death
of his 18 month old daughter Holly and subsequent divorce,
his cronies have taken up a collection to send him on a
singles cruise, hoping to get him laid. The one person he
doesn't expect to be hooked up with is his ex-wife, Emma.
Their love of the exotic Samba pumps their blood and turns
on the erotic sexuality. Latin music and dance finds them
both ending up in equally erotic sex. This was not wanted
and shouldn't have happened. Each is trying to find their
way with a new life and put their tragedy and blame of each
other behind them for their precious little girl's death.
Blame it on the Rhumba when they end up every time in sex
and has backfired this time. Now Emma finds herself
pregnant. Secretly happy to have another chance with a
baby, she knows Darcy will not be a happy camper. Bound to
tell Darcy, he insists he will provide financial care but
has no intentions of becoming emotionally involved with the
child. If they just didn't end up in bed every time they
got together, this might come to fruition. An emergency C-
section changes everything. Darcy still keeps his distance
until finding Emma sick with pneumonia and his infant son
Billy dirty, fussy and colicky. Taking control and forced
to finally care for his son, he finds himself totally in
love with the little guy. Both Emma and Darcy lie to
themselves that they feel no love for the other and prepare
for separate lives. If only Emma's secret shame was out in
the open. The sexy erotic music and love of the dance plus
the mix of an adorable new son, has a way of putting the
love and reality back into the lives of these two soul
mates.
Even though MAYBE THIS TIME begins with the emotional and
tragic
history of a lost child, it is also about the rebuilding of
two very lost souls who find their way back to living again.
MAYBE THIS TIME is all about true love and healing from the
death
of a child who has been everything to the parents. Joan
Kilby has created a very heartwarming albeit tragic story of
two people destined to be together, even through a tragic
loss that is every parent's worst fear. I have not had the
opportunity to read other works of this author but will be
sure to do so now.
What are the chances of running into your ex-wife on a singles cruise? Apparently very high, as Darcy Lewis discovers. With their messy past, surely he and Emma can stay on opposite sides of the ship and leave each other alone. They can't. Instead, they spend a sinfully hot night together. Too bad the morning after proves they separated for good reason. Even when Emma tells him she's pregnant, they decide they're better apart. Or are they? Because somehow they keep turning to each other for support. And it's clear the attraction is still there. Maybe this is their second chance—a new baby, a new chance to make this work
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