Marston and Brinley really had to work for their second chance at happiness. After all, she’s been fighting a losing battle for approval from family for so long that Brinley makes standing by her side a tad difficult.

I liked Marston, but Brinley was harder to like. She was very complex and at times seemed like she needed to grow up. But then her fears and worries about forever and taking chances were all justified because of what she’s lived with: guilt, worry, fear, love for the one who got away, and the certainty that she wouldn’t ever really be good enough for anyone to want her as an equal partner in life. It took all that Marston and her family by choice had to convince her otherwise. And once Brinley finally saw things clearly, she understood that helping out of love is not the same as helping to play the guilt or humiliation cards over and over on someone.

Overall, this was a good story. There were a few things I didn’t quite expect, a few that I did, and the glory of witnessing a woman finally figure out that she’s worth the love she’s getting from life.