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Lifetime: The Complete Series

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The Lifetime series from start to finish!

This box set contains:
In a Lifetime
In an Instant
In a Heartbeat
In the End


In a Lifetime

When Matt lays eyes on Ella, it’s love at first sight. At the very least, lust. But when fate steps in, Matt ends up playing Good Samaritan and losing the girl he wants to his best friend, Sam.

When Ella and Sam marry, Matt leaves the country, desperate to get over the deep feelings he has for his friend’s wife. When he returns, he finds a couple struggling with infertility; cracks appearing in their relationship. Making things worse, his feelings for Ella have intensified.

When you’re in love with your best friend’s wife, whose side do you take when everything falls apart?


In an Instant

This novella is not a stand alone book and must be read after In a Lifetime.

Two years after the events of In a Lifetime, Ella finds her settled life disrupted by a surprise visitor. Three friends try to work out how to put the past behind them for the sake of a little boy.


In a Heartbeat

Having a baby wasn’t part of the plan. Losing one breaks her heart.

Vanessa’s life is perfect. Perfect job, perfect boyfriend, the world at her feet.

Until nothing’s perfect anymore.

When Vanessa is unable to cope with her miscarriage, her world falls apart.

The only thing that keeps her going is working long hours, and newfound friendships. When she takes a chance on someone new, she discovers that mistakes of the past can come back to haunt you.

Even when they’re not your own.


In the End

The time has come for Finn to find out the truth about his father. When he seems to take it in his stride, Matt, Ella, and Sam are relieved. But nothing’s that simple when you’re seven years old.

Sam’s love life has been on hold while he gets to know his son. Meeting single mother, Natasha, rocks his world. She’s not had an easy life and he has to navigate through her past to make her see a future. The one thing that scares her, Sam’s guilty of. Love’s never easy, especially when there are secrets involved.

The last book in the Lifetime series features a boy finding out about his father, a father falling in love, and the last wedding you’d ever expect on the farm.

712 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 7, 2017

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October 25, 2018
Awesome series!

From the 1st to the last....love them all! Well written, the stories and characters made me laugh and cry. The values shared through each story made you like this series more. I enjoyed reading each one. Good job Ariadne!
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September 4, 2018
Loved this Series!

In a lifetime was a beautiful love story. My heart broke for Matt he was such a good friend for not interfering in Sam & Ella’s relationship. Ella was so blind to how Matt felt but in the end they were where they were supposed to be.
In an instant was a cute novella. I’m not a Sam fan but it seemed that he meant well and only wants what’s best for his son and wants his “best friend” back. I can’t wait to read Sam’s story to find out if him and Matt can get pass the past and rebuild their friendship.
In a Heartbeat was a beautiful story about 2nd chances and working through heartbreak. I absolutely “LOVE” Conner almost as much as Matt. He loved Nessa unconditionally regardless of everything that happened.
In the End was the perfect ending to this series. I loved Sam and Tash.
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May 23, 2022
wonderful series!!

I love this author!!! The way she brings every character into all the books!!! I laughed and cried!!! This is my second series of hers and I hope as I did in the first series, that she will write a sequel about their children!!! Thank you for sharing your stories with us!!!!!
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