Taryn is marrying the man of her dreams, Jeff. Jeff has a daughter Taryn adores, and they are going to make a great family. Jeff is also about to sell the business he started with his best friend Paul, and Jeff and Taryn will become wealthy.
Things seem to be going along smoothly until Jeff's ex's comes back into the picture. Shannon was a drug addict and left Jeff when their daughter Olivia was only a baby. Taryn plans to adopt Olivia once they are married, but now Shannon has returned and is seeking time with her daughter.
Taryn doesn't trust Shannon since she has caught her lying about her life. Shannon claims she is not married and has given up drugs, but Taryn finds out Shannon is still married, and she has a hunch about the drug use.
Shannon's husband Kid wants Shannon to get close to her daughter so they can get part of the money Jeff is going to get for selling his business. While Shannon really only wants to get to know her daughter, she has no choice but to go along with what Kid wants. Every time Shannon tries to go against Kid, he beats her. Shannon feels there is no way out of her situation.
Taryn is trying to hold her life together, but for one step forward, she runs two steps back. Does Taryn have to choose Jeff or a life without him?
Kris Jayne gets to the heart of the matter. In her way Kris has two couples, one who truly loves each other and the other locked in a heartless romance. Both stories are very deep. I am sure in a lot of relationships, there are ex's who only want one thing...the other's money. While we find Taryn and Jeff are truly in love, they have to really hang on to that love.
Kris Jayne equally tells both sides of the story. We see how Jeff is truly devoted to Taryn, but he wants what is best for his daughter. Turning away Shannon is not what he feels is best for Olivia. CHOOSING YOU is the first book I have read by Kris Jayne. Now on to CHERISHING YOU, the next one in the Thirsty Hearts series. This is Shannon's story, her new life, love and whatever comes next for her. I love CHOOSING YOU! Kris Jayne is a great romance writer.
Taryn Lieber can hear the bells already ringing as she plans her dream wedding to her dream man. Jeff McConnell and his feisty daughter, Olivia, transformed her life. She never thought she’d want a ready-made family. Now, she can’t wait.
The only good to come out of Jeff McConnell’s first marriage was his curly-haired daughter and the unfulfilled desire for a woman to stand with him as he conquered the world. When he met Taryn, he knew instantly she was the one.
Taryn and Jeff have plans for marriage, adoption, and a life together, but those plans fall apart when Jeff’s ex-wife shows up wanting to be part of Olivia’s life. What does the woman want? Taryn’s instincts tell her Shannon Nelson is an unreliable, scheming opportunist. Jeff’s compassion compels him to find a way for Olivia to reconnect with her biological mother.
Conflict, mistrust, and danger follow as Taryn and Jeff try to hang on to the love that brought them together and make it down the aisle.
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