Miriam, Emily and Michellelee have been the best
friends since their college days at USC. Miriam’s husband, Chauncey and Emily’s
husband, Jamal are firefighters and have been best friends since childhood. While
at lunch with her girls, Michellelee, an evening news anchor, gets a call to
cover the fire at a local school. She informs them, “more than twenty children....and
three firefighters were rushed to the hospital….”
Chauncey does not make it. His death has affected
Miriam and Jamal the most. They share their thoughts, “He nodded slowly…I know
this may sound a bit crazy—…but I can feel Chauncey. Like he’s still here.”
Miriam responds, “Before he even finished talking…”that happened to me…I can
hear him saying…We spoke together, “Everything’s going to be all right.”
The novel shifts
back and forth from the present to the past. Miriam reminisces on how she met
Chauncey for the first time and how the relationship developed. In between
reminiscing, her relationship with Jamal grows stronger. Miriam’s mother-in-law
invites her and the boys to live with her and Chauncey’s brother, Charlie. She
accepts, but holds off moving right away.
Will Miriam decide to go forward with Jamal and a
forbidden romance? Will she realize that it could destroy her best friend’s
marriage and their relationship? What do you think will happen?
Victoria Christopher Murray has done it again. She
has penned a moving story of ultimate grievance. This is her fourteenth novel
and she does not disappoint. The ending will definitely surprise you, along
with the author’s note. I recommend all persons who want to read a truly moving
romance novel, read this and feel the love.
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