"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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