"Always, forever, whatever..." Sophie Mills and her best friend, Carrie, made this vow that they would always be there for each other, no matter what. Sophie is fulfilling that vow when she accepts the responsibility for Carrie's two children after a fatal car accident. She is 32, single and knows nothing about raising children.
Carrie's husband, Louis Gregory, walked out on Carrie before their second baby was born because of an affair Carrie was having. Sophie finds him in Peru and gets him back to London to sort out this newfound situation. Louis wants to take responsibility, but the girls are unsure of him. Seven-year-old Bella knows he walked out on them once, and four-year-old Izzy has never seen her father. None of them are certain they can trust him.
Sophie begins to have feelings for Louis, and the girls do warm up to him in time. He persuades Sophie to leave her career as an event planner and move to St. Ives to help him care for the girls. It's a big move for Sophie, who always makes very careful, calculated decisions. But she throws caution to the wind and goes with them.
Sophie loves her new life in St. Ives and she and Louis fall more and more in love. However, Sophie learns a secret from Louis' past; a secret of which not even Louis is aware. He is the father of a 21-year-old son, Seth, the result of a long-ago teenage fling. This discovery, along with the boy's mother coming back into Louis' life, puts a wedge between Sophie and Louis and their soon-to-be wedding.
As Sophie returns to London to "think" for a while, she makes another startling discovery. Will the knowledge of Seth's existence keep Louis and Sophie from a life together? Will this latest surprise have an impact on her "happily-ever-after" fairy-tale ending? And what about her vow to "always, forever, whatever" be there for Carrie's children? Rowan Coleman weaves a tale of romance and love that is fast-paced and sure to keep you speculating until the end. An exciting read!
Love is supposed to be the happy ending. Maybe it's only
the beginning....
Fashionable Sophie Mills was a corporate
manager on a fast track to success. Then, in the space of
a heartbeat -- the time it takes for a car to crash -- two
little girls, Bella and Izzy, her best friend's daughters,
change her life forever. Named as guardian in their
father's absence, Sophie discovers that the soft touch of
a little girl's hand can be far more precious than a
closet full of expensive clothes or an exciting job. And
when their father Louis returns, the word "family" takes
on a whole new significance, as Sophie finds herself
deeply attracted to this handsome, mysterious man.
Moving
to Cornwall to be with Louis and the girls is a
deliriously, frighteningly adventurous start to a whole
new life for Sophie. When Louis proposes marriage, Bella
and Izzy immediately vault into bridesmaid ecstasy, but
Sophie is besieged by doubt. Is marrying Louis, who left
one wife before, the natural next step...or a scary
mistake? Can she honor her promise to the girls to be
there always, forever, whatever? When startling news from
Louis's past takes them all by surprise, can these
individuals brought together by chance and tragedy make
the commitment that a family is forever?
From the
sensational Rowan Coleman, whose witty and deeply moving
novels have won hearts on both sides of the Atlantic,
comes a thought-provoking new tale of love, choices, and
the true meaning of family.
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