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The Way Life Should Be
When a woman's heart has been broken, it takes an extraordinary love to strip away the pain of the past and teach her the true meaning of love.
Jennifer — Tired of the lies and broken promises...the nights she waited alone and worried... Jennifer Ogden leaves her unfaithful partner and accepts a job as Assistant District Attorney in the small town of Bailey's Cove, Maine. The close-knit townspeople consider anybody who's lived there less than 10 years to be an outsider, and that's fine with Jennifer. The last thing she wants is to get close to anybody.
Kristan — Born and raised in Bailey's Cove, headstrong reporter Kristan Cassidy is as rugged and free as the Maine coastline she calls home. Having been burned in the past, she believes there's no room for romance in her life... until she realizes that she's falling hard for Jennifer.
Pam — Believing that time and therapy heal all wounds, Jennifer's seductive ex-lover, Pamela Rivers, has her heart set on a permanent reconciliation. When she discovers that another woman is interested in Jennifer, her competitive instincts shift into overdrive. As attractive as she is determined, she arrives in Bailey's Cove firmly convinced that the way back to Jennifer's heart is through her bed.
Jennifer — Tired of the lies and broken promises...the nights she waited alone and worried... Jennifer Ogden leaves her unfaithful partner and accepts a job as Assistant District Attorney in the small town of Bailey's Cove, Maine. The close-knit townspeople consider anybody who's lived there less than 10 years to be an outsider, and that's fine with Jennifer. The last thing she wants is to get close to anybody.
Kristan — Born and raised in Bailey's Cove, headstrong reporter Kristan Cassidy is as rugged and free as the Maine coastline she calls home. Having been burned in the past, she believes there's no room for romance in her life... until she realizes that she's falling hard for Jennifer.
Pam — Believing that time and therapy heal all wounds, Jennifer's seductive ex-lover, Pamela Rivers, has her heart set on a permanent reconciliation. When she discovers that another woman is interested in Jennifer, her competitive instincts shift into overdrive. As attractive as she is determined, she arrives in Bailey's Cove firmly convinced that the way back to Jennifer's heart is through her bed.
200 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1999
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Diana Tremain Braund
6 books9 followersDiana Tremain Braund continues to live on the coast of Maine in a house that overlooks the water. She and her dog Bob take long walks on the beach where she gets ideas for her books.
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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews
August 25, 2016
I can't say I really enjoyed this story. There's a lack of emotions and intensity in the romance which I personally consider a must in the development of a relationship. Also, there were some parts in the story that seemed unfinished.
April 10, 2011
this is the most boring romance novel I've ever read. The whole plot felt like a summary. There was absolutely no passion, nothing to engage the reader in the story. The sex was incredibly and unbelievably lacklustre. To summarize this book I would say, an absolute waste of time.
February 10, 2014
Diana Tremain Braund weaves a wonderful tale of love, loss, friendship and family. Just when you think things are going to be perfect she pulls the rug right from under you and sends you in a totally different direction.
November 20, 2014
Quite an unbalanced book as a whole. The story of Kristan and Jennifer is quite typical, but the events in the background remain unsolved in a disheartening way. The description of Maine landscape in Autumn is very impressive though. I wonder who edited the book.
April 23, 2013
It was very blah.
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