Laura Branchflower

This is a good story.
I am not keen on the Hero or heroine being intimate with anyone other than the Hero or heroine and although the scenes are before the Hero and heroine meet they are both intimate with other people and it is described.
The subject matter for Lia is not very pleasant but it's a clever plot.

Once the Hero expresses his interest in the heroine there is no-one else for either of them.

Ex-drama on both sides, more for her than him, not trying to get her back but treating her badly through their daughter.

I would have liked a more rounded ending I felt it came late towards the end and the HEA was more of less summarised as certain events having happened.

This couple do appear in another book so we see how their HEA works out.


… (plus d'informations)

I really liked this book but also did have some issues.
I liked the writing style, I really connected with it and as a result I am going to check out the author's back list.
The books main topic is issues in the marriage of Phil and Lina which is compounded by Phil cheating.
I do not like cheating books, the only time I read this genre is when the focus is on the aftermath, whether the couple reconcile or move on separately. If....they reconcile I need huge redemption.
There are a lot of interesting secondary characters and some excellent dialogue. Different POV's are expressed about the affair, whether to reconcile, forgive, through the so called advice given by others, which is clever.

My issues were that I would have liked Phil and Lina to have some conversations that just never happened.
My issues will contain spoilers so read on at your own risk.
Why did Phil end the affair? I assumed it fizzled out but there was no real explanation or discussion about that.
When exactly did the affair end? He is receiving phone calls but it's unclear if they are still meeting at this time or she is just pestering him to continue the affair or contacting him to inform him of the pregnancy.
If they reconcile how will contact with his son work?
Will he have contact with the 'other woman' when he sees his son, obviously this is unavoidable while he's little but how much?
What happened when he went to see his son after he was born? How did Phil feel? What was the conversation between Phil and the 'other woman' when he saw his son?
If I had been Lina part of me taking him back or even considering it would have been the extent of interaction with the 'other woman' and Phil's son.

Phil does say he would never get back with the 'other woman' whether things work out with Lina or not and this is when he is unaware Lina is listening but as far as the reader is aware they never have an adult conversation about it.
I just felt that despite how much I liked the book, the premise and the writing, I felt it was lacking these details.
There is a period of separation which I felt was realistic.
Phil does cheat but there are no details of intimacy between Phil and the 'other woman'.
Lina does discover some things but it's not via us seeing them together.
I wasn't sure I liked Phil at times, but I could see how their relationship dynamic worked for them.
In questions from other readers the author has said she plans a sequel so maybe some of these things will be dealt with in that. It would be really good together Phil's POV.… (plus d'informations)

** spoiler alert ** I really liked this book but also did have some issues.
I liked the writing style, I really connected with it and as a result I am going to check out the author's back list.
The books main topic is issues in the marriage of Phil and Lina which is compounded by Phil cheating.
I do not like cheating books, the only time I read this genre is when the focus is on the aftermath, whether the couple reconcile or move on separately. If....they reconcile I need huge redemption.
There are a lot of interesting secondary characters and some excellent dialogue. Different POV's are expressed about the affair, whether to reconcile, forgive, through the so called advice given by others, which is clever.

My issues were that I would have liked Phil and Lina to have some conversations that just never happened.
My issues will contain spoilers so read on at your own risk.
Why did Phil end the affair? I assumed it fizzled out but there was no real explanation or discussion about that.
When exactly did the affair end? He is receiving phone calls but it's unclear if they are still meeting at this time or she is just pestering him to continue the affair or contacting him to inform him of the pregnancy.
If they reconcile how will contact with his son work?
Will he have contact with the 'other woman' when he sees his son, obviously this is unavoidable while he's little but how much?
What happened when he went to see his son after he was born? How did Phil feel? What was the conversation between Phil and the 'other woman' when he saw his son?
If I had been Lina part of me taking him back or even considering it would have been the extent of interaction with the 'other woman' and Phil's son.

Phil does say he would never get back with the 'other woman' whether things work out with Lina or not and this is when he is unaware Lina is listening but as far as the reader is aware they never have an adult conversation about it.
I just felt that despite how much I liked the book, the premise and the writing, I felt it was lacking these details.
There is a period of separation which I felt was realistic.
Phil does cheat but there are no details of intimacy between Phil and the 'other woman'.
Lina does discover some things but it's not via us seeing them together.
I wasn't sure I liked Phil at times, but I could see how their relationship dynamic worked for them.
In questions from other readers the author has said she plans a sequel so maybe some of these things will be dealt with in that. It would be really good together Phil's POV.… (plus d'informations)