What a feel-good story, at least at the end! Kristan Higgins does a masterful job of leading the reader through the lives of two stepsisters, Kate and Ainsley. Ainsley is distraught because her boyfriend with whom she has lived for over a decade has just dumped her. Worse, Eric has been posting about how awful she was on the web. Kate is mourning the sudden loss of her husband of only a few months. The two move in together and support each other through the ups and downs of their lives. I enjoyed the interaction between the two sisters and the way the author told the story through both of their eyes. Ainsley is the more fun sister, the one who doesn’t take anything seriously, so she is devastated when Eric throws her to the side. Kate is already taking life seriously and enjoying her role as the wife of a well-respected and successful architect. Too quickly, Nathan is gone and Kate is like a ship without a rudder. I think that my favorite character was Daniel, the “Hot Firefighter.” He was funny and quirky and showed just the right amount of empathy to Kate, giving her a compass to hold on to during her time of deep grief. Readers of romance that tell a good story about friendship and family will really enjoy this book. I certainly did!

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