Their Family Arrangement

by Angel Moore

How far will they go to keep their promise?

They reunited for the children…

Will they stay for each other?

Sophie Owens and Kevin Lane failed at love a long time ago, but when tragedy makes them guardians of their best friends’ children, they become coparents overnight. Both will do anything for the kids they promised to care for. But when a judge demands they must marry to keep them, a temporary engagement is their only option—causing old flames of lost love to flicker…

From Harlequin Love Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

Genres: Romance

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published March 30, 2021

Reviews

[Shirley Chapel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sophie Owens and Kevin Lane were high school sweethearts who ended their relationship but remained friends through the years. Their two best friends Logan and Caitlyn had made them guardians to their two young children. When the kids parents died in an accident Sophie and Kevin immediately took on the responsibility of raising the children. Judge Carlisle called a hearing in court to question whether they were fit to become the children's legal guardians. He felt the couple should be married and have a father figure in the home. Sophie and Kevin argue with the judge that they didn't want the children to be put in the foster care system and that it would be better for them to be in their own home during their time of grieving. The Judge would not be swayed from his opinion on the matter and things do not look as though he will make the exception and allow the couple to raise the kids.
My Heart ached for the children who missed their parents and wondered why they weren't coming back home. Both Sophie and Kevin were willing to change their independent life styles in order to keep their promise they had made with the kids parents to raise Jade and Carter should their Mom and Dad die. I appreciated Kevin and Sophie's determination to be there for the children . They put the children first before their own needs. I felt the story was realistic and original.
Readers of contemporary romance and Love Inspired books will enjoy this story.
I won a copy of this book in a giveaway . A review was not requested.
All opinions expressed here are my own.

[Rachel DeVaughn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a sweet story about the importance of family and commitment. Sophie and Kevin were great providers to the children and worked well together as a team. Throughout the story there were tears and laughs as the little family figured out their daily routine just weeks after the death of their friends – the children’s parents.

I felt like the author did a great job with dealing with the loss of a loved one and the grief and confusion that children deal with. Along with trying to maintain balance with adjusting to a new family dynamic. I liked reading about the strong friendship between Sophie and Kevin and as readers we get a glimpse from the past regarding their brief romance gone bad and why they remained friends instead.

This was my first time reading a book by this author and I really enjoyed this clean romance and can’t wait to read more books by her!

I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

[Vicky Sluiter · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first book I’ve read by author Angel Moore and it won’t be the last. I really enjoyed it! I know a lot of people think that Love Inspired books are all light and fluffy but this story proves that wrong. Their Family Arrangement contains tragedy, love lost, commitment, and love found. There is a lot of depth to the story.

The characters are well developed and real to life. As they struggle through a tough situation you can see the growth in them as individuals and as a couple. And the kids. They are so cute!

If you enjoy a contemporary story with life’s issues, is full of hope and love, and even includes laughter, then this story is for you.

I received a complimentary copy of this book but was not required to leave a review.

[Charlotte Barnett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Their Family Arrangement is the first book that I've read by author Angel Moore and she did a great job with some really tough real life situations.

This book starts out hitting on all your emotions as the hero and heroine, Kevin and Sophie's, best friends die in a tragic accident and leave behind two grieving young children. With the memories and hurts of their past broken relationship between them, can Kevin and Sophie become the guardians that they were entrusted to be?

Angel continues the emotional journey through twist and surprises as Kevin and Sophie learn to trust in the Lord and each other to become a family for the children.

I received a complimentary copy of this book and this is my honest opinion.

[Elaine Applebury · Rating 5 out of 5]

Angel Moore is a new author to me, but if this book, “Their Family Arrangement,” is any indication of her writing, I will be reading more of her works! This story has all the feels! Sophie and Kevin were once in love, but fear tore them apart. Now their best friends have passed away and left their precious children, Jade and Carter, to them as guardians. The judge insists that they must marry or he will put the kids in foster care. Can they fake an engagement and keep the kids? Will fear keep them apart, or will they figure out that “Love is Worth the Risk?”

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book! I enjoyed reading Sophie and Kevin’s story of their journey to becoming a family. The heroine fought it for awhile and I wanted to shake to wake her up.

[Susan Snodgrass · Rating 4 out of 5]

Imagine your best friend both perish in a terrible accident. That's horrible, but then you are left guardians of their two children. With the man you broke up with ten years earlier. Then imagine that the family court judge demands that you must marry or lose the kids. What a dilemma! This is an emotional story of two people thrust into a situation where they are grieving their best friends while trying to keep those friends' children out of foster care. They would do just about anything to keep the kids together. But will they marry to do that? Well written and worth the time to read, Angel Moore has a winner.

My thanks to the author and publisher for a copy of this book. The opinion here is my own.

[Kaye Wingo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Their Family Arrangement by Angel Moore is an awesome book.
When two small children's parents die, the life of their Godparents
is changed. The ups and downs of keeping the kids together and
growing as a family. It is a must read book, it will have you laughing
one minute and then you gab the tissues.....An awesome book

[Tina Wyatt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sophie Owens once loved a guy named Kevin Lane but it didn't work out. Fast forward a few yrs. and now Sophie finds herself as a guardian to her friend's young children. Kevin was also a friend to the couple as well and he finds himself as a co guardian to his friends children. This isn't an idea situation for neither of them but they must get through it somehow. Their friends are counting on them. The judge handling their case wants them to live in the same house and get married. They will raise the children in their home to make things easier considering their parents have died. Can these two put aside their differences and be under the same roof for the sake of the children? This is a sweet ,sometimes emotional realistic read. This book shows that life doesn't always turn out like you plan but sometimes things work out for the best. I am sure these two never thought they would have to work together and raise two small children but they did it anyway. Families come in all shapes, sizes and ways. Doesn't matter how it happens in the beginning. it was good to see Sophie and Kevin realize that they had to work together to raise thee kids. Good ending to this sweet story. This was also a new author to me. I like it. Clean Christian read.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sophie Owens and Kevin Lane have become guardians to their best friend's children when they both die in a car accident. Only one problem. They failed at love 10 years ago. A judge has threatened to take the kids away because he believes they should be in the home of a married couple. So Sophie and Kevin pretend they're engaged and the judge allows them to have temporary custody. Can these two make it work and be the family that these children need?

I loved this sweet story. It reminded me of the movie with Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel called Life As We know It. It was heartbreaking in the beginning for the two kids losing their parents so suddenly. Though Sophie and Kevin can never replace them, they certainly loved the kids and provided them with a lovely home. It was a beautiful love story not only with each other, but with the kids as well. This was my first book that I read by Angel Moore, but it will not be the last.

I was given a copy of the book, but all opinions are my own!

[Sylvia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book!! Sad that the parents died young!! Didn’t like the judge!! Glad that the kids got their happy ever after!!

[Lorrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book by Angel Moore. I love how old flames spark between the characters even during difficult circumstances and how their hearts are changed through the story. Relatable characters.

[Dorothy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Open my eyes what two guardians will do for friends that had passed away in a car crash,left there children behind with no family.The challenge of raising them and finding love again.

[mary]

great