First published 2001
Gem lives with the weight of lost love and broken dreams. Fifteen years ago, she believed she had found her perfect match. He gave her a love she had never experienced before. She expected it would last forever. Then pregnancy changed everything. He had told her he wanted no children, but she hoped his love would overcome his objections. She was wrong. He left her alone with their son Jimmy. Now he has returned with a devastating ultimatum. If Gem wants him back, she must correct what he calls her past mistake. Gem becomes consumed with getting him back into her life. She will do anything to reclaim what they once had. The price he demands is unthinkable. She must kill Jimmy, the fifteen-year-old son she once believed had ruined her happiness. Gem faces an impossible choice between the love she lost and the child she raised alone.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Period: Fifteen Years Ago
264 pages · Paperback · iUniverse
Content warnings: child-death, emotional-abuse, pregnancy-loss