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Praise

Praise for the novels of Sarah Morgan

“Packed full of love, loss, heartbreak, and hope, this may just be Morgan’s best book yet.”

—Booklist on One Summer in Paris

“Fans of Karen White and Susan Wiggs will savor Morgan’s pairing of a second-chance romance with an intense family drama.”

—Booklist, starred review, on How to Keep a Secret

“Morgan expertly avoids cliché and easy fixes, resulting in a deeply believable portrait of a family relearning how to love each other. Readers will be delighted.”

—Publishers Weekly, starred review, on One More for Christmas

“Sarah Morgan’s writing always hits me right in the feels.”

—Harlequin Junkie on Family for Beginners

“Morgan’s gently humorous aesthetic will leave readers feeling optimistic and satisfied.”

—Publishers Weekly on A Wedding in December

“The perfect gift for readers who relish heartwarming tales of sisters and love.”

—Booklist on The Christmas Sisters

“The Scottish Highland setting adds special moments in this tender family drama.”

—Library Journal on The Christmas Sisters

“Her lovingly created characters come to life, the dialog rings true, and readers will fly through the pages and then wish for more.”

—Library Journal, starred review, on How to Keep a Secret

About the Author

Sarah Morgan is a USA TODAY and Sunday Times bestselling author of contemporary romance and women’s fiction. She has sold more than eighteen million copies of her books and her trademark humor and warmth have gained her fans across the globe. Sarah lives with her family near London, England, where the rain frequently keeps her trapped in her office. Visit her at www.sarahmorgan.com.

Booklist

Also by Sarah Morgan

One More for Christmas
Family for Beginners
A Wedding in December
One Summer in Paris
The Christmas Sisters
How to Keep a Secret

From Manhattan with Love

Moonlight Over Manhattan
Holiday in the Hamptons
New York, Actually
Miracle on 5th Avenue
Sunset in Central Park
Sleepless in Manhattan

Puffin Island

One Enchanted Moment
Some Kind of Wonderful
First Time in Forever

The O’Neil Brothers

Suddenly Last Summer
Maybe This Christmas
Sleigh Bells in the Snow

Look for Sarah Morgan’s next novel
The Christmas Escape
available soon from HQN.

Dedication

For Susan Ginsburg, the best of the best, with thanks for the support, guidance and friendship

Epigraph

it’s never too late for adventure.

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KATHLEEN

It was the cup of milk that saved her. That and the salty bacon she’d fried for her supper many hours earlier, which had left her mouth dry.

If she hadn’t been thirsty—if she’d still been upstairs, sleeping on the ridiculously expensive mattress that had been her eightieth birthday gift to herself—she wouldn’t have been alerted to danger.