Description
He’s trying to outrun the past. She’s racing toward the future. Too bad they’re going in opposite directions.
Billionaire race car driver Raul De Luca spent the last decade dealing with guilt from his father’s untimely death. Convinced that fatherhood would only remind him of inescapable pain, he lives life in the fast lane, burying old desires of becoming a family man deep inside. Now that he’s met the woman of his dreams, he can’t wait to marry her and live his jet-setting lifestyle with her by his side.
School principal Marie Maranzano doesn’t need a lot out of life, but motherhood definitely tops her list. When a fairy-tale romance with a famous billionaire starts to get serious, it’s time to bring him home to meet the family and start planning for the future. When she receives a call to take in a foster child, she jumps at the opportunity, convinced that her big-hearted boyfriend will be just as thrilled about it as she is.
When two competing visions of the future collide, Raul has to find a way to break free from the past or risk losing his love, forever.
Patricia Reichardt –
This is my first Kristen Iten book, and I thoroughly enjoyed the story. It features Raul, the billionaire, realizing there is more to life than just being alone. When he is with Marie, he is happy and finds life is better. Marie is a school administrator and the one thing she wants to do is be a mother. Adding her name to the foster care system, she unexpectedly gets a child right away, and now Sam is part of her package. Will Raul take to this change? Will their relationship be able to include Sam? There is a lot to be said about this book. Iten gives us characters with depth and maturity, in their 30’s that truly care about each other. Raul and Marie’s issue is not because of his wealth, or because of her desire to be a parent. But they need to figure it all out, and their path is not easy. I love this about the book, as life does not always have quick solutions. And with the addition of Sam in the story, my heart was captured and I was in love!
Lorana Hoopes brings this story to life with her voices. She has a remarkable way of finding the essence of the characters and bringing their personalities out. I enjoy her performances and this one was exceptional.