Dianna Friedman never expected her husband to leave her. After over twenty years of marriage, she’s making the most of what she has left–a sarcastic near-grown son and a mountain of bills that just keeps growing. She’s in over her head, but determined to survive. Until a man knocks at her door with a proposal to bring their spouses to justice.Everyone else may have seen it coming, but Paul … Paul O’Connell was blindsided by his wife’s betrayal. Determined to prevent her from bleeding him dry in their divorce, he turns to the only person he thinks can help him: the wife of the other man.
Dianna and Paul start as unexpected allies, but become fast friends…and maybe more—although neither of them can admit their growing dependence on the other. When Dianna’s life takes an unexpected twist, she and Paul must reevaluate everything…including what they really mean to each other.
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I’m always impressed with the author’s ease in storytelling and her ability to let a romance unfold as it should. This is a beautiful story, featuring mature protagonists and a satisfying, heartwarming resolution.
Awful circumstances brought Paul and Dianna together and seeing how they deal with the heartbreak, frustrations and hope has you turning the page. Seeing their friendship bloom and the raw emotions they go through had me wanting to hug them and tell them it would be ok. I loved how Kara and Harry still made an appearance and Paul’s family are great I especially loved when Dianna first met them and got grilled by Annie and Donna and Dianna’s Sam is a hoot while Jason was the quiet brooding type. I am truly addicted to these books now and can not wait to read the next!
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The second book in the Stonehill Series. Dianna Friedman and Mitch have broken up after twenty years of marriage because he cheated on her with Paul O’Connell’s wife. Dianna and Paul get together to make sure they get what they deserve out of their divorces and do not let the ones who broke up their families get everything. Dianna and Paul first become really close friends just as they think they might get together Mitch asks for a second chance. Dianna and Mitch do get together again but not like when they where married but then a humiliating public encounter leaves her devastated again. Paul comes to her aid again and that is when they decide to tell each other how they feel. There is still a lot they will have to overcome. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
A truly heartwarming, sweetly thrilling, emotional and engagingly realistic journey filled with shared misery, heartbreak, joy and exciting passion…. this was a great read from beginning to end. The way Di and Paul end up being there for each other at the lowest points of their divorces is unequally sweet. I could not put this story down once I started reading and falling into his emotional journey.
Wow! This story had me riveted from the beginning. Dianna never realized what Mitch was like until she caught him cheating on her. The other woman was also married and in that, she finds a friendship with her husband, Paul, that she needed at a time where she was lost. The struggles that the characters went through had you at the edge of your seat waiting to see how they were going to get through it. My heart broke for Dianna and Paul and I kept screaming hoping Dianna would realize, not too late, that Paul is what she needed. The growth they went through in order to be together was so real. I cried (a lot), I laughed, and I rooted for them from the beginning. I was also glad to see her friendship with Kara and the other friendships Dianna found along the way. I only wish there was an epilogue but I am sure we get a few glimpses of them in the next story.
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Grab a box of tissues because this is an emotional rollercoaster of a story. After twenty years of marriage, Dianna’s husband calls it quits and files for a divorce leaving her with nothing but bills and his sons to take care of. The woman he cheated on Dianna with husband ask her to testify on his behalf so he won’t have to give her alimony because of her adultery. As Paul and Dianna depend on each other for emotional support, their feelings towards each other change. Can these two who were betrayed by their ex’s find happiness with each other?
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This was a very heart warming tale of two wronged spouses dealing with their divorces & they were definitely friends without benefits, so I think the title is very apt. There is a lot for both to deal with & it is great how they help each other heal.
Dianna is the downtrodden wife whose life revolves around her husband & kids, finding it difficult to cope after her divorce. Paul was into his second marriage with a younger wife. It’s wonderful how these two find each other & learn how difficult life has become but having the other to fall back on. I was very proud of Dianna & how she found herself again.
The story deals with their lives, children, work, money & former spouses. Very inspirational & insightful.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. 4.5*