Review by Booklist Review
*Starred Review* Jade Benson feels that she can never trust her husband, Max, again. Not only did he cheat on her with her best friend, Rice, but a baby resulted from the affair. When Rice dies in an airplane accident, Max brings the toddler into their home. Two-year-old Asa is the brightest spot in Jade's life. Despite the boy's beginnings, Jade feels nothing but love for him. But Jade's world is about to crash again. She receives news that Max isn't Asa's dad, and the biological father knows it. Jade has survived infidelity, miscarriage, and major damage to her shop by an out-of-control car, but losing Asa could very well be the thing that destroys her. Country singer and songwriter Evans and novelist Hauck (Dining with Joy, 2010) have proven to be a winning team. This third installment in the story of Jade and Max (The Sweet By and By, 2009; Softly and Tenderly, 2011) carries the same emotional wallop as the first two. Although libraries will want all three volumes, this one also works well as a stand-alone novel.--Mosley, Shelley Copyright 2010 Booklist
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
serious concern, is disastrous. Max fires assistant coaches, loses games and infuriates the town, all of which alienates Jade. But that's not all Jade has to worry about--more pressing issues emerge on the way to the resolution. Simplistic, feel-good fare.]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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