Author : Carla Tucker Minks
Publisher : Outskirts Press
Genre : Cotemporary Romantic Fiction
Taylor Calloway, a
psychotherapist by profession in a small modern town suddenly finds her
smoothly moving life in chaos. Her dream of an ideal home and marriage is
disrupted when she learns of an affair between her husband, Jake and one of her
oldest friends, Linda. She is shattered inwardly. She is not able to come to
terms with it initially despite years of having counselled many patients with
similar problems. Her mentor and old friend Brett helps her work out her
situation.
In the process, she unravels many
more truths about Jake, their marriage and herself and also attempts to make
things work for herself. Will she trust again? Will she love again? As the
problem is shared by many, it is intriguing to find out how this specialist
deals with it on a personal level.
Her self-discovery and the
journey make an interesting read. The story is delivered in first person and
the reader discovers her as she reveals her thoughts and conscience. There are
various subplots interwoven in the main plot which also help in the reader’s
understanding of the main characters and the story. Some extra layers would
have worked wonderfully in making the plot still more interesting. Particularly of note are Annette, Taylor’s
relationship with her, her husband Calvin’s disappearance and then
reappearance. Calvin’s business partner and friend Gabriel being Taylor’s
patient could have lent and interesting twist but that angle is left unexplored.
The other cases help Taylor unravel her life and also provide distraction when
needed.
Some characters like Taylor, Jake and Brett are very
well developed but Annette and especially Linda could have been more
interesting if given some depth. The style is easy and flowing making it easy
on the eye. The language is simple and clean. Although the ending is a bit
hurried, it is an interesting read which keeps you engrossed. 
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