A woman upends her familyโs Christmas gathering in Maine when she reveals a stunning family secretย .ย .ย .
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In this compelling, heartfelt novel from the bestselling author of Tuscan Holiday and The Friends We Keep, a family reunited for the holidays explores the price of secrets, the power of regret, and the choices that can change everythingย .ย .ย .
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The Rowansโ rambling Maine farmhouse is just big enough to contain the family members gathered there in the week before Christmas. Becca Rowan has driven north from Boston with one thought in mindโreclaiming the daughter she gave up when she was a frightened teenager. Raised by Beccaโs older brother and his wife, Rain Rowan, now sixteen, has no idea she was adopted. And though Becca agreed not to reveal the truth until Rain turned twenty-one, lately that promise, along with all her career success, counts for little in the face of her loneliness and longing.
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But while Becca anticipates shock at her announcement, sheโs unprepared for the depth of her familyโs reactions. Her brother is angry and fearful of losing the daughter he adores; her sister Olivia, oblivious to her crumbling marriage, reveals long-buried resentments, while Beccaโs parents are torn between concern and guilt. And as the Rowansโ neighbor, Alex, draws her deeper into an unexpected friendship, Becca begins to challenge her own preconceptions about family, about love, and about the courage needed to live withโand sometimes changeโthe decisions we makeย .ย .ย .
A woman upends her familyโs Christmas gathering in Maine when she reveals a stunning family secret . . .
In this compelling, heartfelt novel from the bestselling author of Tuscan Holiday and The Friends We Keep, a family reunited for the holidays explores the price of secrets, the power of regr...