Things I Remember by Kelsey HumphreysMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is the sixth book in a series which follows five sisters and their cousin each getting their HEA. Some of the introduction to this book comes at the end of the last book. I'm pretty sure you could read this as a standalone although you might find all the sisters and their spouses a bit bewildering.
Anyway, Susan, the eldest Canton sister has been happily married for years to Adam Bell, they have three sons. She is the CEO of Canton Corporation (a greeting card company) and he is the CEO of Bell Corporation (a construction company). What none of the rest of the sisters know is that Susan and Adam were an arranged marriage a quid pro quo to prop up Canton Corporation after their uncle made some very unwise business decisions which affected Bell Corporation. It was either do this or Canton would go into receivership. After they get over their shock at that, Susan drops the bombshell that they are separated and she is getting a divorce.
Cue a substantial flashback to when Susan's parents first approached her about an arranged marriage and how she and Adam courted/married. Then we see how their marriage started to dissolve. Susan is madly in love with Adam, has been since before they were married if she's honest, but Adam has never told her he loves her - well maybe once under duress when she was heavily pregnant and hormonal and basically forced him to say it. Every year Adam gets grumpier and grumpier, he seems to hate all the things he used to like and laugh about, like Susan's hyper-organisation and list making. They seem to be ships that pass in the night, too busy to talk to each other about anything except the boys.
But when Susan announces to her sisters that she wants to start dating, Adam and his brothers-in-law bring on Operation Win-her-back, but is it too late?
I read this in one day, devoured it. Should have been working. Cried more than once. Loved it.
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