Lawson Baker has moved home and taken over his deceased grandparent's home and business. Losing his wife, Sue , to another man has caused Law to give his sons a change of venue, moving from Hollywood where she is a movie star surrounded by vicious rumors. With both boys in tow, Law takes over Antiques in Flight (AIF), the family museum, in Pilot's Point, Iowa. Brandon, a genius 15 year old, and loveable 10 year old Evan, are learning to adjust from the horrendous publicity surrounding the divorce, their mother's pregnancy and their "second" mother's disastrous part in it all. Sue has what Katie Potter desires most, children.

Katie has hurt those she loves the most by losing her pain in booze and conducting salacious interviews on tabloid TV shows with the most critical confidences which are constantly on the internet for Brandon to watch. Sue's affair was with Katie's husband, Justin. Katie, Sue, Law and the children had always been a "family" until Sue became famous. Aside from the fact that Law had to marry Sue and became a father at 16, he has tried to be the best parent and husband, even though he was never in love with Sue. Katie is the one who was always there for them all and the one he secretly had feelings for.

Life is showing some improvement until Katie shows up to assist her Aunt Mary who has cancer and works for Law. Convincing Law to let Katie fill in for her during the surgery is a bitter feat. Beginning to see light as they work through their bitter hurt, everything turns upside down when Sue shows up for Brandon's birthday, along with her baby girl reminding Katie she is barren and will never have what she has ......children.

Nicole Helm has created a very emotional story of lost love and the desire to right the wrongs of the past. Your heart will go out for not only Katie, but the two boys and their father that have had to endure so much pain and ridicule. The story is well written and definitely keeps the readers' interest to the very last page. This is the very first book I have read by this author, but will be an author whose stories I will search out again and again.

Book Summary

Some second chances are hard to swallow.

Antiques in Flight, Book 2

Lawson Baker hoped moving back home would give his kids some semblance of normal after a spectacular divorce from his very-famous wife. The kids are settled in and, finally, his life is his own.

Then Katie Potter walks through the door of Antiques in Flight. She was his closest friend until her husband cheated on her with Lawson’s wife. And Katie’s revenge—going to the tabloids—gave Lawson’s kids front row seats to a host of dirty little secrets.

When Katie is offered a temporary job as AIF’s secretary, she jumps at it. She returned to Pilot’s Point hoping to come clean about the things that accelerated her slide into self-destruction. She’s not about to pass up this chance to make things right.

As they work side by side, day by day, the attraction Lawson never let himself feel for a then-married woman is pushed to the surface by the growing heat between them. But their pasts filled with pain and betrayal—and a recalcitrant teenager—could make charting a course to love impossible.

Warning: A woman bent on forgiveness, a man bent on normalcy, and a love that will give them everything they need.

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