Bittersweet Surrender by Diann Hunt, is the story of Carly Westlake, owner of the Mocha Day Spa. Carly’s husband ran out on her when she needed him most, going through treatment for breast cancer. Now several years have passed and she is trying to get her life back together and scrape enough money together to get reconstructive surgery done on her breast, but all kinds of complications arise. Carly’s brother, CJ, and his wife, Rita, are having marital issues; Jake, her brother’s best friend has been emailing her and decides to move back to town; her best friend and assistant, Ivy, has recently died; and her step mother, Magnolia, moves in with her. Ivy’s husband, Scott, shares an office with Carly and does accounting for Carly’s spa. Will Scott realize that he cares for Carly before Jake makes his claim on her? Can Scott and Rita survive the emotional bombs that CJ will drop on them? What will happen when Scott discovers the secrets that Ivy kept from him?
I didn’t care for this book, basically because of the issues of divorce. I believe that marriage is for life and prefer not to knowingly purchase books where the characters are involved in divorce.
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