PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION
Sometimes a beautiful miracle comes to you at exactly the wrong time…
Lindsay Prescott is forty and single when tragedy strikes. Diagnosed with stage 4, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma cancer, her instinct is to right the wrongs in her life. Her unfortunate childhood with an alcoholic, verbally abusive mother drove her to break free in desperation at the age of 17. While working at a hotel along the beach on the East Coast, she met Harris Manning. He took her breath away and she gave herself to him in love.
Harris’ life was already planned out for him by his wealthy parents. Falling for Lindsay had been a dream. However, compelled to wed the woman his parents chose for him, he’d left her to endure a shaky marriage.
Though Harris never knew it, Lindsay found herself pregnant when he left her with no way to care for identical triplets on her own. When the triplets were five months old, she reconnected with an Amish couple—Katie and Roman Yoder—who were unable to have children. The Yoders adopted Amy and Jenna while Lindsay kept Phoebe. She couldn’t bear to give all three babies away. In the years that followed, Katie worked hard to keep her away from her adopted daughters.
When you let go of a miracle, can you ever capture it again?
After Harris learns his ex-wife intercepted Lindsay’s calls years ago to tell him she was pregnant, he rushes to her side, thrilled to discover he’s a father. But life rarely gives fairytale endings. Revealing the truth may prove more devastating than the hurdles that came before…and all that will surely come after for a woman fighting for her life.
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My Review:
I found this book to be heart-touching and intriguing. There’s some honest emotion and conflict in this book. I appreciated the fact that the author doesn’t try to unrealistically manipulate the storyline to make sure that everything turns into a picture-perfect ending. Lindsey Prescott’s battle with cancer changed her perspective and helped her realize that she needed to arrange for her three triplet daughters to meet together for the first time in their lives. Katie Yoder doesn’t want her two adopted daughters exposed to Lindsey, who is their birth mother; or Phoebe, their other triplet sister. She’s desperately afraid that they will want to follow an English way of life. Both mothers loved their daughters and wanted the best for them—-but the way to accomplish this wasn’t always a clear one.
I also appreciated the fact that through the character of Lindsey, the author shared some of her own battle with cancer, and that made the story mean even more to me. I’m hoping that there will be another book with these characters, as I’d like to see what choices they make going forward with their lives.
I voluntarily received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
Diane writes emotional reads that touch your heart.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Diane graduated with a degree in English and Speech Education from The Ohio State University. Before writing her books, she was a schoolteacher and play director. She met her husband, the love of her life, while teaching at an orphanage. She is the mother of six children and a grandmother to six adorable grandchildren. Diane lives in southwestern Ohio. Her dream vacation is going to the beach. Her husband is supportive of her writing career as well as her awesome children. Diane writes contemporary and inspirational romance, Amish fiction, chick-lit mystery, and women’s fiction.