This novel is about people's relationships, and the effect that children have on their lives. Julia and Mark are stuck in a loveless relationship. Julia thinks a baby will help, but perhaps that isn't the answer to her problems.

Since her divorce a year ago, Kit Hargrove feels she has got her life back on track. When her best friend, Tracy, introduces her to Steve, Kit wonders if he could be the final piece of the jigsaw. But Kit doesn't know that Tracy is hiding a secret, one that could destroy their friendship, her happiness with Steve, even her new life.

When Gabby first met Elliott she knew he was the man for her. In twenty years of marriage she has never doubted her love for him - even when he refused to give her the one thing she still wants most of all. But now their two daughters are growing up Gabby feels that time and her youth are slipping away. For the first time in her life she is restless. And then she meets Matt. Intoxicated by the way this young, handsome and successful man makes her feel, Gabby is momentarily blind to what she stands to lose on this dangerous path. And in one reckless moment she destroys all that she holds...

Úspěšná spisovatelka pro New York Times, autorka bestsellerů Splněný sen (1999) a Domek na pláži (2009), Jane Green přichází se svým zatím nejsilnějším a nejemocionálnějším románem: s příběhem o ženě, která se přivdá do již existující rodiny, a o pravém významu slova mateřství.
Andi dlouho hledala dokonalého muže a ve třiceti sedmi ho konečně našla. Rozvedeného Ethana, milujícího otce dvou dcer, Emily a Sophie, a ještě oddanějšího manžela. Andi se už od mládí těšila, až se stane matkou, a tak přijme obě dívky za vlastní. Emily...

A gripping story from the number one bestselling author