
Jennifer W. (
GeniusJen) wrote on 10/27/2007...
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I LOVED THIS BOOK! I'd been holding out reading the Marconi Sisters trilogy until all three books were released--now that they are, I picked up AND THEN CAME YOU yesterday and finished it today.
Samantha "Sam" Marconi is the middle child, the sensible one, the "good one." Not as take-charge as her older sister Jo, or as quick-tempered as her younger sister Mike, Sam is the one to stay in line. That was always true, until she married her first love, Jeff Hendricks, at the age of eighteen. That was nine years ago, but Sam hasn't forgotten a thing--falling in love, watching her young husband leave, getting pregnant, giving up the baby for adoption, coming home to face her divorce alone.
But then Jeff shows up, with a few surprises. They're not divorced. The daughter Sam gave up was raised by him. His mother plotted not only their divorce and the fact that Emma, their child, grew up with only one parent, but the truth that Sam has no idea that Jeff never wanted divorced all those years ago--that he does, in fact, think Sam divorced him.
AND THEN CAME YOU is a wonderful contemporary romance. Two great main characters who never truly got over their first loves, a daughter who wants only to see those around her happy, and a supporting cast that will totally delight you.
Mike's and Jo's stories will be next for me--the only thing I worry about is how I'll feel once this trilogy is over!
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Part of the Marconi Sisters. I would highly suggest reading all of them.
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This is the first of three about the Maroni sisters. Very good, can't wait to read the other two. I have them ordered

Judye B. (
JudyeB) wrote on 9/6/2007...
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I love this series of Child's. I ended up requesting nearly all of her back list. Yes she is that good.
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This is a great romance about past loves and mistakes made. Sam Marconi learns to open her heart again to her past and gain regain a piece of it. This is one of three of the Marconi sister's books, don't forget to check out Mike and Jo's stories as well.

B.J. T. (
meme) wrote on 10/30/2006...
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Nine years ago, Samantha Marconi was swept away in a whirlwind wedding....even though she'd only known her new husband for a month. When Jeff left her just weeks after the wedding-she found out she was pregnant and had nowhere to turn. So Sam did the only thing she thought she could do. She placed her daughter up for adoption and tried to forget the past-until her past came knocking on her door....Jeff never received Sam's letters, nor did he know she had their child-until after the little girl was put up for adoption. Jeff managed to find their daughter, Emma, and lovingly raised her on his own. He's about to remarry-but his divorce from Sam never went through. Jeff needs Sam's help to get "unmarried," and quick. Yet when Jeff shows up on Sam's doorstep, he's shocked to find the sparks that once flew between them are still burning strong. Can he let Sam go again? Especially when the truth about what really happened nine years ago is finally revealed....