Is her new husband really who she thinks he is? When young doctor Lauren Matheson meets Joe, an older divorced businessman, at a glittering poolside in California, it's a chance encounter that seems life-changing for them both.
Back home in London, their feelings only strengthen.
But Lauren soon discovers that building a happy future with Joe is going to be an uphill struggle.
She's determined to be a good stepmother to his children, four-year-old Toby and complicated teen Grace.
But under the watchful eye of Meredith, Joe's intimidating ex-wife, Lauren can't seem to do a thing right.
Why won't Joe ever take her side against Grace? And what really happened between him and Meredith? As her husband retreats into a cold, secretive version of the dashing man she met in California, Lauren starts to wonder if she's made a costly mistake.
Was Joe ever the man she thought she married?.
Lake Union Publishing Between you and me, paperback/carol mason
