No Turning Back

by Patricia Anne Phillips

Her Biggest Challenge In Life... Darian Cantrall may have been born in New Orleans, but ever since she moved to L.A., she can't imagine living anywhere else. With a dream job and a glamorous life, she has everything she wants. But when her sister Monique's battle with cancer takes a turn for the worst, Darian returns home to be there for her family and do whatever is needed of her--even if it means taking on the one thing she dreads most... Just Might Become Her Greatest Joy. Darian isn't cut out for motherhood or small-city life. And now it looks like she's diving right in to both. Monique left behind two small children and Darian is the only one who can raise them. Moving back home brings up all sorts of issues about the past. But when reality sets in, Darian discovers that her fast-paced glamorous L.A. life wasn't as idyllic as she thought. With help from Monique's kids and a high school sweetheart who comes back into the picture, Darian just might find the true meaning of happiness...

Hardcover

First published April 1, 2008

Reviews

[Nandi Crawford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although I have enjoyed Ms Phillips works in the past, I had a few issues with this book. For one, it ticked me off that the children's grandmother Shirlee didn't want her own grandkids in order to keep her own marriage to a younger man floating and made her surviving daughter, Darian quit a lucrative job in L.A.,relocate back home. I have been in a similar situation and would have gladly done it, but I felt it was an unfair choice and it took a situation for Shirlee to realize that she should have the kids but by then, the kids had already adjusted to their aunt Darian although initially, it wasn't an ideal situation for either the aunt or the kids, but things worked out great in the end. Another thing that disturbed was her boyfriend's mother. She had deep rooted problems with Creoles because of her own experiences in the past and although the son, Brad didn't know that, perhaps he could have tried to understand more as well. It wasn't right what the mother did and in time, her sins found her out. Quite an interesting read.