Man, this one was very powerful. Lots of emotions shared by everyone. You are connected to the whole crew not just the two main characters. K.J. brings us to the life of Walt, a business man who likes everything nice and neat. When his life is turned upside down, he begins drowning, he doesn't know what or how to do it. When Samantha enters his personal life, he didn't know how calm life would be. He didn't know that one person could make everything right again.
Samantha works for Finn, sweet adorable Finn, who gladly gives her to Walt. I think Finn knew all along. I think he knew his brother needed someone to keep him afloat. She is a very strong woman who brings consistency, warmth, and family traditions to this broken crew.
This book had me laughing, teary eyed, and gasping for air at some parts. K.J. is very detailed in the story to allow you to share everyone's feelings even if we are only given Walt's point of view. I loved the interaction between the girls and the adults. There are some pretty tough times, we are shown that life isn't always pretty. The fact that you feel like you are sitting on the couch watching it all play out gave me good vibes about this story and the type of writer K.J is. I hope she continues to share this misfit crew and gives up a glimpse of what the past characters are doing.
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To say his life has been turned upside down would be laughable at best.
In a business where people's livelihoods depend on the decisions he makes every day, Walt Nelson never wanted a life built around anyone but himself. With a fiancée equally versed in self-centeredness, he is living the life he created, until the call that changed everything. Forty-eight hours later, he buried his best friend and became the guardian of his two daughters.
Forced to admit his life is no longer just about him, he hires his brother's personal assistant in a moment of desperation. His goal, to survive this new normal until he can arrange a boarding school for the girls.
The last ten years have kept Samantha Abbott in an endless cycle of regret and sorrow as she slowly rebuilt a life she never wanted- a life alone. When her boss's brother offers her a job that solves her money troubles, her only goal is to put her past behind her. What she gets is a head-on collision between a loss she has yet to survive and a love she doesn’t think she deserves.