My hands are shaking as my fingers curl around the small, neatly wrapped box. There's a tag dangling from the centre of the red bow which says Love from Kayla in her beautiful, swirly handwriting. I read over the three words countless times, tracing the letters with my fingertip. How is this possible?
Heather's beloved daughter, Kayla, is her world. She is fifteen, a brilliant basketball player and a fierce friend.
Heather and Kayla have always had a special relationship. For so many years it was just the two of them, watching Friends, baking cupcakes and laughing together. But now Kayla knows her time is short, and she wants to give something back to the mother she loves more than anyone else in the world. A gift that will change Heather's life.
With just a handful of days left, Kayla will need help from everyone around her to make this last surprise happen. Along the way, the people whose lives have been touched by Kayla's light will be changed by her loss, and by her plan for Heather. And as Heather's whole world threatens to fall apart, could Kayla's forever gift be the key to piecing her life back together?
An absolutely unputdownable, heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting novel about motherhood, family and how far we go to protect those we love. Perfect for fans of Diane Chamberlain, Jill Childs, and Kerry Fisher.
Compelling, heart-breaking, and emotionally vivid, When You're Gone will break your heart and fix it anew. A gripping and emotional novel about family, love and sacrifice.
1958: In a small town like Athenry, people talk. Everyone's noticed that the injury which stopped Annie Fagan's father from working doesn't prevent him from hitting his wife. But a man's home is his castle, and no one is going to intervene. Until Annie runs into Arthur 'Sketch' Talbot. Sketch is determined to help Annie, and the two soon fall in love. But Annie's father won't give his daughter up lightly, and Sketch's attempts to save her will have devastating consequences...
Now: Holly's world is falling apart. Her unborn baby is seriously ill, her relationship is fracturing before her eyes, and her Nana is dying. But Nana has one final wish before she leaves: to read, one last time, the handwritten story of her first - and last - love, Arthur 'Sketch' Talbot. As Holly reads to Nana, could it help her find the strength to face her own future? Could fulfilling her grandmother's final wish really be a gift for Holly?
Eva is home. Kind of. She's on American soil and that's a start, at least. But nothing about her life outside Dublin feels familiar anymore. Facing the past is a more difficult than Eva anticipated and more dangerous than she could possibly imagine.
When Julian discovers the man who almost destroyed Eva is attempting to push his way back into her life Julian knows letting Eva go was the biggest mistake he ever made. Julian will have to face his own demons when he leaves Dublin and saving Eva will expose the secrets behind his games; secrets that could leave her hating him forever.
Round Two. Game on.
It's not about winning. It's about how you play the game.
Eva finally has answers. But, she's slowly discovering she asked the wrong questions. She's done being a people pleaser, and now she's going after what she wants. She wants Julian.
Julian has always enjoyed a challenge. But some challenges are too big, even for him. He's about to face the hardest decision of his life. Keeping secrets is the only way he knows how to protect Eva. But she's not making it easy anymore and he's running out of time.
Round three.
Maybe Julian and Eva have been playing on the same team all along!
Evangeline Andrews is quiet and unassuming, or at least she hopes that's how people see her. Fleeing her life in New Jersey to hide in Dublin the last thing she needs are her secrets following her across the Atlantic. And what's the best way to keep a secret? Keep your mouth shut.
Life is one big game for online-gaming genius Julian Harte, and he plays to win every time. Becoming a self-made millionaire before his 30th birthday, Julian's office is his playground, and he sets the rules. Julian hasn't lost a round yet and he's used to getting everything he wants. He wants Evangeline. But she doesn't want to play.
Meet the Irish Alpha with a rule-book as thick as his accent.
