Unless you have lived a perfect life, you will have a
moment that lingers with regret in your soul and if you
could go back to that point in time, you might do something
differently. Yet, that small decision, that one small
intersection of life, has consequences that reverberate and
ripple across time and across the lives of others.
Kiahna Siefert, a beautiful flight attendant, had such a
moment, yet, out of that anguish, she was blessed with the
love that she received from her seven-year-old son, Max.
She might lack for money for extras and she shared the
worries that all single working moms have, yet, she was
happy with the blessings in her life and she gave that
message of love and forgiveness to her son. No greater joy
could be found then when the two of them would sing their
special song together each time before Kiahna would leave
for her next layover assignment to Japan before returning
to her beloved Hawaii.
As a single parent with no family, Kiahna's greatest
concern involved over who would care for her son, if
anything should happen to her. So, each year, she prayed
and carefully updated her plan. When Max asked his mom
about her getting a husband and a dad for him, she told Max
that she didn't think that was in God's plan for them,
however, her hope was that his father would know and care.
Meanwhile, Connor Evans, an airpilot based in Florida, was
enjoying how well his life had fallen into place. He had
two lively daughters and he enjoyed a very deep bond of
love and trust with his wife, Michele. His only nagging
concern was if she ever found out about his small
indiscretion eight years past. So, when he checked on the
list of people lost in a recent airline crash, he breathed
a sign of relief when he saw Kiahna's name. Now, she
couldn't come back to break up his marriage and Michele
would never know. But, when he got a call from a lawyer in
Hawaii, his whole world changed as he got the best and the
worst of news.
Karen Kingsbury has brilliantly crafted an amazing romance
story of hope and disillusionment with themes of
forgiveness and second chances that are as unobtrusively
enfolded in the story as the nesting of butterflies in the
Hawaiian trees. This is absolutely a "must read, must
share" book that I can guarantee you will have trouble
putting down! Kingsbury has a real gift of bringing you
right into the heads of each of her characters as they
grapple with their secret fears, their plans and their need
for love. My heart was so touched by the ailing
babysitter, Ramey, as she painstaking sought the right
words for her letters and for Max that I just wanted to
reach right into the pages of the book to give him a hug
and ease his disappointment when Connor couldn't give what
he needed most.
Can you believe this? Prior to reviewing this book, I had
not discovered Karen Kingsbury as a writer! I know, I
know! How could I have missed this award winning
inspirational writer as so many of her books have been made
into films? What can I say? Too little time, too many
other books to read, but now that I have discovered this
incredibly gifted writer, I definitely will be seeking out
and enjoying her other books. Given that, I know that her
previous fans will be thrilled with this one and new
readers of her works will be in for a treat! Enjoy!
He failed his family only once, long ago, but they never
knew about it. Now pilot Connor Evans's life and marriage
are going great, until Connor finds himself face-to-face
with his past in the form of a seven-year old boy.
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