![]() ![]() He repairs the house and gets Aaron’s car ready for sale. Six months later, Aaron’s best friend, Liam, is back in town and determined to help her get everything she’s been putting off in order. ![]() Weeks away from giving birth to their first child, Lee is devastated and barely can pick up the pieces. ![]() Twenty-seven year old Natalie (Lee to her friends) gets the worst news any military spouse ever could: her husband, Aaron, has been killed in action. Because of that, I wasn’t totally surprised by what happened at the end, but still… damn. But since I did, I knew there was going to be something that left everyone else gasping. If I hadn’t read some other reviews, I would not have expected the crazy cliffy at the end of this book. Now I have to decide if I truly love him or if he’s just the consolation prize. He was my husband’s best friend-forbidden.īut my husband is dead and I’m alone. Liam wasn’t supposed to be my happily ever after. Published by Self-Published on March 18, 2015 ![]()
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