Not sure what's worse -- trying to live down your own bad reputation or that of a parent. People are funny about casting blame toward whoever is convenient or handy, even if they are victims themselves.
Faith Harrington is basically stepping into a place filled with landmines when she goes back to her hometown. Her father is in jail for a Ponzi scheme that affected so many and has left bitter feelings all over the town. Since her father and mother aren't convenient, Faith is basically the whipping boy for those that need to lash out at someone. But Faith doesn't really have many choices. Her arranged marriage hit the skids right along with her father's admission of guilt leaving her with much insecurity concerning her husband's cheating and ultimate betrayal. Faith is beginning to feel that either she was naΓ―ve or blind when it came to both her husband and father and is planning on treading very carefully in the future.
Serendipity isn't ready to accept Faith's homecoming with any warm welcome and she finds herself in good company. You see the proverbial bad boy has also returned. Ethan Barron ran from this town and his brothers when he was eighteen, joined the army, and luckily found a lucrative career. He is now back to try and mend fences with the two young brothers he left behind so many years ago. Ethan has carried around a ton of guilt all these years but is determined to reestablish some kind of relationship with the only family he has left. But fate has some surprises in store for the Barron brothers. It seems they have a younger sister Tess. There's no doubt she is their father's love child but now there is still another challenge they have to face. This is one they will have to deal with as a united front.
Ethan and Faith are rediscovering their attraction but there are so many roadblocks courtesy of each of their families that they are reluctant to move forward and admit how very right they are for one another. It seems they are the only ones who see that. With Faith questioning her feelings every step of the way, it looks like they are just doomed.
This is the first book of a series revolving around the Barron brothers. SERENDIPITY is a great introduction to some angst ridden characters that are stuck in a bad place. Leave it to Phillips to figure a way out. When things are going badly there's no place like home even if it at first seems really inhospitable. SERENDIPITY is a great story about second chances and the ultimate challenge of forgiving yourself
Faith Harrington was the classic girl of privilege--until her father was convicted of running a Ponzi scheme and then her marriage crashed and burned. Now Faith is back in her hometown, hoping for a fresh start. But her father's betrayal has rocked Serendipity - and not everyone is ready to welcome her with open arms. Then she runs into her teenage crush -- the dark, brooding Ethan Barron. Ethan, no stranger to scandal himself, never imagined he'd own the mansion on the hill, much less ever again come face to face with Faith--the princess he once kissed senseless. The chance meeting reignites the electric charge between them. Still, when Ethan hires her to redecorate what was once her childhood home, Faith is sure that getting involved with the town's notorious bad boy will only lead to trouble. But her heart has other ideas. And so do the townspeople of Serendipity ...
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