Just the Way You Are - Softcover

Freethy, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380815524 ISBN 13: 9780380815524

Publisher: Avon, 2000

Synopsis

A baby brought them together -- and even though Alli has always loved her strong, sexy husband Sam and the life they've made together, she's now decided to set him free to follow his youthful dreams. For although she worships Sam, it's no longer enough for her to be wife and lover when she knows she holds so little of his heart.

Sam has always dreamed of a life away from the close-knit world of Tucker's Landing, but marriage and fatherhood ended all that. Now Sam is torn between what was and what was meant to be. He must decide if it's time to rekindle the dreams of the past...or accept Alli, and her love, just the way she is.

About this title

About the Author

Barbara Freethy is the author of nine novels for Avon Books. She has captured the hearts of readers with her warm, wonderful romances that celebrate the full spirit of love. Her first novel Avon Books, Daniel's Gift, a poignant tale about a little boy and his estanged parents, won the RITA Award for Best Contemporary Romance. Other award-winning titles include Ryan's Return, Ask Mariah, and her most recent novel, Just the Way You Are.

Barbara resides in Northern California with her husband and two children.

From the Back Cover

A baby brought them together -- and even though Alli has always loved her strong, sexy husband Sam and the life they've made together, she's now decided to set him free to follow his youthful dreams. For although she worships Sam, it's no longer enough for her to be wife and lover when she knows she holds so little of his heart.

Sam has always dreamed of a life away from the close-knit world of Tucker's Landing, but marriage and fatherhood ended all that. Now Sam is torn between what was and what was meant to be. He must decide if it's time to rekindle the dreams of the past...or accept Alli, and her love, just the way she is.

Reviews

Alli MacGuire, always the tagalong sister, seduced Sam Tucker, the boyfriend of her older and more beautiful sister Tessa, and became pregnant. After watching her husband pine for years for Tessa, the strong-willed and perpetually jealous Alli makes the painful decision to divorce Sam, determined that she and her daughter will have it allDor nothing. When Alli's beloved grandmother, Phoebe, suffers a stroke, Tessa, now a famous supermodel, returns to Tucker's Landing for the first time in 10 years, resurrecting old loves and forcing reexaminations of new relationships. A pearl necklace Phoebe and her long deceased husband started many years ago that has always represented their love for each other becomes the catalyst for repairing the damaged relationship between Tessa and Alli. Even if she must force them, Phoebe wants her granddaughtersDtogetherDto find the last pearl that will complete the necklace and bring closure, finally, to the hurt of the past. Admittedly Alli's not entirely likable, but even Tessa comes to recognize her sister's good qualities, and the reader winds up rooting for Alli, Sam and their marriage. Fans will be eager to dive into this moving tale of two sisters from the RITA Award-winning Freethy (Almost Home). (Nov.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Avon
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0380815524
• ISBN 13: 9780380815524
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 384