AustLit

'At twenty one Chloe Gardiner put life on hold to raise her three orphaned stepsiblings. When teenage Sebastian gets into police trouble Chloe is shocked. When Seb befriends the man whose property he vandalised, she is horrified, convinced the friendship will be short-lived. Initially reluctant to involve himself with Seb's rehabilitation, divorced architect Alex Bergmann is surprised by his unexpected friendship with the boy and realises Seb and his twin brother crave adult male company. Pretty Chloe has not only neglected her own life but begun to smother theirs. Chloe is determined not to be distracted by an attractive man whose longterm motives she can't trust. She daydreams of a life free from children when she can finish her music degree. Can Alex convince her their dreams can co-exist?' (Author's website)