First published 2008
Meg Powell built her life around duty. At twenty-one, she accepted a marriage proposal that took her away from Carson McKay, the boy she loved on the neighboring farm in northern Florida. Seventeen years later, Meg divides her time between her medical practice, her widowed father, and her teenage daughter Savannah, who rebels against her mother's attempts to guide her through dangerous romantic choices. Then Carson comes home to prepare for his wedding to another woman. His return forces Meg to confront the routine her marriage has become. As Carson questions his own future, Meg uncovers a truth that will shake everyone around her. The discovery threatens the careful balance she has maintained for years. Fowler explores what happens when the roads not taken suddenly reappear, testing the bonds between mothers and daughters, the weight of family obligations, and the courage required to claim a second chance at love.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Carson, Florida, Northern Florida
Period: Seventeen Years Later
289 pages · Kindle Edition · Ballantine Books