All That’s Unforeseen by Constance Phillips Releases Tomorrow
Book five in the Sunnydale Days Series
Releases Tomorrow
All That’s Unforeseen, the sweet contemporary romance by Constance Phillips, releases January 5, 2016. Find out why readers call the Sunnydale Days series “Heartwarming.”
Knowing how the story ends doesn’t mean there aren’t wonderful surprises along the way.
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When her son was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy Marilynn Morgan knew how the story was going to end. What she didn’t know was what life would bring her along the way. She didn’t anticipate her husband leaving her or getting remarried a few years later. She didn’t realize how lonely her life would become, and she certainly didn’t expect to feel the way she did when her ex-husband’s best friend, Eli Briggs, showed up to fix Joss’s lift.
Back in high school, Eli fell head over heels for Marilynn, but when she started chasing his best friend he buried his feelings. Over the years, he silently stood by his friends through the good times and the bad. Now, three years have passed since Dan walked out, and Marilynn’s late night call has him back in Marilynn and Joss’s life—and is giving him a chance to rewrite a future he thought he knew.
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Eli Briggs.
Marilynn couldn’t have heard right. Of all the guys in town, Trevor had to suggest him. “Is that all you got?”
“There’s always Dan.”
She didn’t miss the well-deserved sarcasm in the voice of her son’s physical therapist. She and Joss were part of her ex-husband’s long forgotten past. He’d proven it more than once.
“I told him the lift was acting up two months ago. First, he promised to buy a new one after he got back from his honeymoon. Then, he said he’d take care of it as soon as he got caught up at work. Now, the damn thing won’t even engage. I can’t get Joss from the wheelchair to his bed on my own.”
“I’m sorry. I’m in Chicago. You know if I was home, I’d be right over.”
Marilynn recognized the tone in Trevor’s voice. She’d heard the sound of helplessness more than once and instantly regretted unloading her anger at Dan. Trevor had no reason to feel guilty about her situation. He and his wife had gone out of their way to help her since he became part of Joss’s medical
team. “I didn’t mean to lash out.”
“You can call Eli. He’s been selling and repairing therapy and medical equipment through Mid-Michigan Healthcare for six months. He’ll have that lift working in no time. I promise. Let me get off the phone, and I’ll text you his number.”
After his family lost the farm, Eli started working at MacNeil Auto—and living in the small apartment over the large brick building sitting on the curve of the main road heading south of town. She’d wondered what he’d been up to since the repair shop closed earlier this year. Somehow, this new job seemed both logical and unlikely all at the same time.
Eli was an expert mechanic, but what had he done in his past to qualify him for any kind of a sales job?
The air deflated from her lungs. “I know his number.”
“You do?”
She paused and rapped her knuckles against the kitchen wall behind her. The situation with Eli might seem easy to explain on the surface, but like a rich, sweet dessert, there were nuances and layers to the relationship.
“I’ve known him since grade school.” And—for as long as she could remember—he’d been someone she could count on.
After the divorce, Dan got custody of their best friend. At least, that’s how it felt. Whenever she ran into him around town—frequently, given the size of Caseville—Eli kept their conversations quick and stilted. She wasn’t sure how receptive he would be to a call for help.
“Then I don’t have to tell you he’s a good guy. Problem solved.”
No. Problem just beginning. Dan would accuse her of playing the damsel in distress or pitting his best friend against him if he ever found out she asked Eli for help.
But, why should she care what Dan thought?
(Continue reading chapter one)
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