Ellen Brittingham loves life and lives everyday to the fullest. She has always been a bit of a tomboy and finds peace outdoors, so it is no surprise that she rides a Harley and lives on a houseboat. Her passion is children and she would love nothing more than to devote her time to the youth at the community center, but she has obligations to her family's nursery. She is a landscape designer, but she is shouldering more of the work as her parents grow older. She has no time for love, and is not even sure there is someone for her. However, when a widower with a son moves in next door, he sure has her attention. She immediately is drawn to the troubled son, and cannot help but notice that there is a fiancΓ©e attached to the widower. According to her mother and friends, a fiancΓ©e is not a wife, so Ellen still has a chance. With everything seeming so complicated, how can Ellen figure out her path? Is this what God has planned for her?
Adrian Sinclair is a very fortunate man. He has a successful business, a gorgeous fiancΓ©e who helped build up his business, and a wonderful son, Pete. His life would be even better if his fiancΓ©e and son could get along. He hopes his relocation to Piper Cove will be beneficial to his son. As he watches Ellen coax Pete out of his shell, he cannot help but feel jealous. He has never received that kind of adoration from his son. His world is about to take another turn when his business partner is framed for espionage. Adrian will do anything to prove his friend's innocence. As the events rage, Adrian is pulled in many directions, and he is finding that Ellen may just be his anchor. Has he chosen the wrong woman to be his wife and his son's stepmother? Will his life ever be back to normal?
Linda Windsor has written a wonderful romance. She takes us back to the charming city of Piper Cove and the four endearing friends to treat us to another delightful tale. Ellen, Alex, Sue Ann, and Jan are once again making mischief, but this time their focus is on Ellen. Ellen is a woman who has never thought about finding love for herself, but she does not stand a chance when her mother and friends gang up to find her a husband. Adrian believes that he has everything he needs until his eyes are opened by a few of his friends. The results of the matchmaking escapades are good for quite a few laughs. This story will not disappoint you. FOR PETE'S SAKE is a captivating, inspirational romance that reaffirms the power of faith and love.
Ellen isn't sure true love exists. That is until she landscapes the estate of the widower next door, Adrian Sinclair. Adrian has it allβat least on the surface. A successful businessman, he's engaged to a beautiful woman and he'll soon have a stepmom for his troubled son, Pete. Yet from the moment Ellen rescues a stranded Adrian on her Harley, his well-ordered world turns upside down. With his business under investigation for espionage and his son pushing for the tomboy next door as his new mom, Adrian's facade of happiness shatters.
As Ellen and Pete bond, she realizes that Adrian is about to marry the wrong woman. Despite her resolve to remain ?neighbors only,? Ellen is drawn to Adrian. But how can she be the one when he's engaged to a sophisticated beauty who is everything Ellen isn't?
As Ellen's three best friends step in to help her navigate this uncharted territory, Ellen must ask herself whether she's ready to risk the heart that she's always held close. Will Ellen trust that God brought this family into her life for a reason? Or will fear cause her to turn away from God's plan and her one true chance at love?
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