Their five children, one of them an orphan from Hong Kong, have left home but drift back at irregular intervals. The author had the handicap of having to have an HEA for her heroine and hero, so she used a few short-cuts to get it, but that was to be expected from a romance.

She meets a man who falls head over heels for her and will just not give up when he meets her rather frigid resistance. He envied the skills (and good looks) of classmates; he vilified himself for his frequent social blunders; and he castigated himself for his shortcomings. Robert on the other hand vowed to make a living hell for the lady his mother is about to bring to the altar, if it was not Matilda, it was no one. I don’t mean to be harsh—this was a friend for whom I cared deeply—but the counselor’s advice increased his troubles; he didn’t grow more joyful, he grew sorrowful. In spite of this, they get married but then their married life becomes a torturous ride instead of romantic.

What’s worse, immediately after making a decision to divorce, Sofia moved out of the Smiths Family disregarding Henry’s strong opposition.

The H/h are at odds at first because of a building lease, but the hero pursues the heroine with all he's got. To make a recurring, monthly donation, fill in the donation amount and check the box marked, “Make this a monthly donation” (you can change or cancel the monthly donation at any time). The next time she met him was at the business dinner party, she wore a white dress with diamonds showing her elegance like a white swan. She was raped when she was a teenager so of course she suffers from PTSD and hasn't recovered from trauma.

Henry was startled when seeing the divorce proposal prepared by his quiet wife, as he never expected a divorce even if he did not love her. Kyla then spills the beans about how she was raped and that is why she does not want to have sex with him. Of course, the lack of communication that has Kyla on the run but, I had to follow the two of them for closure.