For Hannah, with Love

by Margaret K. Johnson

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Pub Date Sep 07 2017 | Archive Date Sep 18 2017

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Romance | Women's Fiction

Description

She's just discovered she's pregnant. He's just traded in his essential car for a motorbike. Cue secrets, and a roller-coaster journey of discovery…

Jen's partner Michael has never been in a relationship for more than four years, so with their fourth anniversary coming up, she's getting understandably nervous. Especially as she's just discovered she's going to have a baby. For Jen, it's a dream come true and the happiest of accidents. But Michael has always said he doesn't want any more children other than Kyle, his teenage son.

She means to tell him about the baby straight away, but that's when he turns up on the motorbike, full of dreams of the two of them riding through the Pyrenees on a care-free trip of a life time. Somehow, Jen ends up keeping her news about the baby to herself. Is Michael having an early mid-life crisis?

Jen doesn't want to be a single Mum. In fact, she's determined to save her relationship by any means possible, so she decides to take some drastic action. Aided and abetted by her two very different best friends, Hannah and Marcia, she embarks on some detective work that takes her as far afield as Cuba and North Norfolk. She figures that if she can find out why all Michael's other relationships failed, maybe she can stop the same thing from happening to her, so she sets out to meet them.

But, as her pregnancy clock ticks, Jen has no idea about the secrets her investigations are going to open up. Why do all Michael's relationships break up, and what's the big thing he's been hiding from her?

Advance Praise

"This is smart women's fiction with original dialogue and a strong female lead."

"A very emotional journey for the reader."

"A well written, deeply emotional book, For Hannah, With Love draws the reader in from the first line."

"A clever and well written tale. Told from both viewpoints, we see Jen coping in the present on the approach to four years with Michael; his relationship limit. And from Michael's past, we understand why as his past relationships unfold with repercussions for Jen. With well defined, strong characters, I was soon drawn into the (crazy) world of Jen along with her unique friendships; her ex would be mother in-law and say it how it is Marcia. I loved how the main characters meet and how Michael tries to ignore his relationship demons throughout the book, leaving you wondering until the very end. An enjoyable, emotional read where strong issues are dealt with in a sensitive manner."

"Sometimes you just want to take the characters from the page and give them a hug, or a good talking to. This book was full of emotional ups and downs, and some lovely laugh out loud moments. Jen is determined to find out just what skeletons Michael is hiding about his past before she can tell him that she is expecting his child. Told from both viewpoints, Michael's past is slowly revealed to the reader whist the tension in the relationship builds. Fully rounded characters, with problems you could emphasise with, made it a memorable romance. Skilfully written and engaging to the end. Loved it!"

"Deliciously funny and moving too. When Jen realises her partner Michael has never lasted beyond four years in a relationship, she goes to extraordinary lengths to attempt to find out why… Especially since she discovers she is pregnant. An emotional journey that pushes both main characters right to their limits and then some."