![]() ![]() Carly’s family is disintegrating, her mother splitting from the boyfriend they’ve lived with since Carly was young this loss, coupled with Brian’s dumping her, is more than Carly can handle. ![]() The tension of this first section all but disappears during a long flashback to Carly’s romantic summer with Brian, which, along with details about her family life, gives readers subtle insights into her behavior, without justifying it. Donning different hats and faking cellphone calls whenever Taylor glances her way, Carly follows Taylor all over Manhattan. As discomforting as waiting for a character in a horror film to finally get axed, Graham’s novel follows high school senior Carly, as her seemingly innocent desire to see her ex’s new girlfriend, Taylor, in person turns into a day spent trailing her every move. ![]()
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While Jack courts Olivia, and Ian and Cecilia try to repair their marriage, Olivia's daughter is forced to decide whether she should marry a man whom she doesn't love Olivia's best friend grows frantic over the disappearance of her husband and Olivia's mother befriends a stroke patient who harbors a secret he would share if he could speak. ![]() Olivia's decision makes headlines in The Cedar Cove ChronicleĪnd earns her the admiration of the paper's editor, Jack Griffin, a newcomer to the small Washington town. ![]() Sensing that Cecilia and Ian are still in love, Olivia lets her heart guide her decision, and denies their petition. Before the young couple was married the year before, Cecilia and Ian signed a prenuptial agreement stating their marriage would last a lifetime, but now, after the tragic death of their infant daughter, the two wish to rescind the agreement. As a family court judge, Olivia Lockhart has dealt with numerous divorce suits but none as peculiar as Cecilia and Ian Randall's. ![]() |