Very briefly Darcy is a young widow with two small boys, Kane and Harrison. When Joel dies she learns that her beloved husband, Joel, had been cheating on her, living with another woman Daniela Frost part of the week while she thought he was away on business. Darcy suffers a clinical mental breakdown and Joel's parents Leonard and Brenda and his sister, Steph are lifesavers for her, taking custody of the boys while she recovers and returning them to her after she is discharged. Darcy is a yoga instructor. Her in-laws are her support system, Steph is like a sister to her. The other woman, Daniella stays in touch with Joel's parents as well. Darcy doesn't like that but there is nothing she can do.
Then she learns that Daniella will be moving back to their town. Kane the youngest boy suffers an almost fatal asthma attack at a park and a handsome off duty surgeon George Mortimer steps in and saves his life. Darcy is grateful.
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The next day she takes a thank you card to him at the hospital where he works with an invitation to coffee trying to thank him somehow. He calls her and accepts and then begins what will be for Darcy the answer to what she could not have imagined. They fall in love . Darcy is smitten, swept off her feet. George is a widower wit h a young daughter, Romy and a housekeeper, Maria. Daniela is not only moving back to the town but is buying the townhouse where Darcy has been living. She knows she has to move and of course the in-laws would be thrilled to have her and the boys move in with them. But the relationship with George has continued and he asks her and the boys to move in with him after all 5 of them spend Christmas Days away at a lodge. This does not go over well wit the in-laws where they have always spent Christmas and where Brenda goes all out. Darcy breaks the news that she and the boys will be living with George to the in-laws next. George seems to have a stalker, Opal whom he says is an ex girlfriend. Opal begins to shadow Darcy and the boys and send flowers of condolence. Darcy wants George to call the police but he tells her the police can do nothing, without proof. Darcy learns that is true when she tries to get police help herself. m Meanwhile Darcy has been following Daniella on social media using a fake identity, stalking of her own. Things escalate when Harrison is kidnapped after school football practice. The way things turn out was very unpredictable to me. I did not know who was telling the truth. Turns out George was twisted and planning to kill Harrison, blame Opal and then have Darcy done away with. He is involved with Daniella. Maria the housekeeper whom he fired after she had harsh words with Darcy turns out to be Opal's mother. That is why she was so attached to Romy. Opal is Romy's mother not his dead wife. In a confrontation to get Harrison back Opal kills George in self defense. The novel closes, George is dead, the child Romy inherits his property and is restored to her mother and Maria. Opal and Maria invite Darcy and the boys to live with them. And the in-laws arrive at the end, bereft of all that has happened and deeply regretful of their part in the saga. Fences are mended with them and it appears Darcy will now have a better life a normal one with the boys and her new true friends.
A real 5 ***** fast paced thriller.
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