Is our fate in the stars…or in our hands?
Everyone who knew her wanted Mikayla Matthews as their friend. But in her love life, she never seemed to be good enough. After one betrayal too many, she packed up her shattered heart and moved across the state to start over. Losing herself in a new job, she is convinced no man will ever truly want her, not that she was willing to trust another to find out anyway.
Alex North found himself in the one role he never wanted – guardian of his nephew after his sister and best friend are killed. On unfamiliar territory as a dad, Alex gave up his bachelor lifestyle and worked to create a nurturing environment for five year old Aiden. Attempting to hold his new life together, he masked his pain and threw himself into being the rock for his family.
Brought together by fate on several occasions, Alex decides Mikayla is the key to heal not only Aiden, but himself. He recognizes that only she can offer him the kind of love he never thought he would find. Mikayla discovers she has the strength to give love a second chance as well as the courage to fight for it. Together they heal each other and begin to create a future together.
But not everyone supports them, and outside forces threaten to destroy all the happiness they have worked for. Will Alex and Mikayla be strong enough to hold together the fledgling family they are building?
Or will the past and the present work together to rip them apart?
M.E. Montgomery has been an avid reader her entire life, and her Amazon account will attest to that fact! Recently, several voices began telling their own stories in her head. After being assured she wasn’t crazy and this was the sign of an emerging novel, she decided to put her fingers to work and started typing, and with lots of encouragement, decided to share Alex, Kayla, and Aiden’s dramatic and heartwarming tale.
Her family considers her adept in most subjects, to include science, history, reading, spelling, and all mathematical studies, which loosely means she is the homework queen to her four school aged children. Fortunately, her biology and elementary school teaching background help her to keep up the expert façade, at least for now.
Although born and raised in the Washington DC metro area, she has considered many places to be called home since she left to attend college in North Carolina. She is a proud Navy wife, setting up hearth and home wherever in the world the Navy sends her husband. When she’s not reading or writing, she loves to go camping with her family, drinking wine on the deck, and romantic getaways when her husband’s work permits.
Carla’s Review:
*I was given a copy of this book as a gift from Stephanie’s Book Reports in exchange for an honest review.
This is the first book in the Polaris series, and it is the beginning of the love story between Alex and Mikayla.
After suffering a heartbreaking betrayal, Mikayla packed up and moved away from her hometown to start over. She has sworn off all men and decided to focus solely on her teaching career. While out one night with friends, she encounters the most handsome man she has ever seen. When he asks her to join him for a drink, her insecurities kick in, and she walks away without even getting his name.
Following the death of his twin sister and best friend, Alex finds himself in the role of a single father to his nephew, Aiden. When fate intervenes and brings the beautiful and selfless Mikayla into his life, he discovers that she is the key to not only his happiness but Aiden’s as well. As they begin to develop a relationship, it appears that they each have found what they have been searching for in one another. However, there are outside forces who want to destroy their chance at happiness. Can they persevere and create a happy family, or will these threats rip them apart forever?
Wow, I really loved this book! The story line was so touching, and I found myself hoping that Alex, Mikayla, and little Aiden would find contentment and happiness as a family. I will warn you- this book does end in the mother of all cliffhangers! The good news is that the next book in the series, True North, has already been published, so you won’t have to wait to read how the story continues. This is definitely a series that you don’t want to miss out on! So, what are you waiting for? One click it now!!
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