Review: Another Great One!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2014
I have a small list of authors (Madeline Sheehan, Judith McNaught, Nora Roberts, Sienna Mynx) who I automatically purchase because I know they deliver EVERY time.  Nia Forrester is now on that list.  This book, part two of Chris & Robin's story, was really, really good.***SPOILERS***Chris & Robin are now an engaged couple, raising their daughter Caitlin.  For Chris, this is a chance to do fatherhood the right way, from the beginning.  For Robin, she's got her own baby to love, after thinking she couldn't/wouldn't have children.  Their relationship is great, Chris is becoming a better father to his other children, Robin is thriving at work and now has an opportunity to go work in Paris.Robin jumps at the chance to go, putting her wedding plans on hold (again) and taking the baby with her which means that Chris is now a long distance father, when he--for the first time--doesn't want to be.  Friends Tracey and Riley try to tell her this is not a good idea; her mother tries to tell her this is not a good idea.  But all Robin can see is an opportunity.  And after being in a marriage where she sacrificed, she's determined NOT to sacrifice herself or miss an opportunity again.I kept thinking of the Erykah Badu song (Bag Lady) because Robin's prior marriage issues are at the forefront of how she handles Chris.  It is only natural that she'd push so hard to keep from making the same mistakes.  And while I get where she's coming from as a woman with a career that she loves, it is also true that you cannot have it all.  Sacrifices have to be made and love forces you to be less selfish.  But like most of us, Robin has to learn this the hard way.Robin frustrated me big time in this book.  She loves Chris and wants to marry him but she delays the wedding he asks for repeatedly because she wants to be sure that this is what he wants.  She's not in a rush to get married  but wants more kids.  She's happy to be engaged but only wears her ring sometimes.  I found myself wanting Chris to leave her and start dating someone else.  Because maybe then she'd see how good he was to her.  She certainly didn't seem to get it, even after her mother told her she was pushing him away.Chris is a great character.  When we were first introduced, he was a major player/business tycoon but you could see the glimpse of his softer side with his sister.  Now, that glimpse has rounded out.  It was great to see Chris grow as a father and he's so clearly in love with Robin.  And we get to see Tracey & Brandon, as well as Riley & Shawn (my favs!!), along with their children.I read it in one day and was sorry to get to the end.