How do you tell a man there is something wrong with his child?—“This is by far one of the best books I have read. Lorhainne Eckhart proved herself yet again by pulling you in with a heartfelt story and keeping your attention with the passion that fills the pages.” — ROMANCE JUNKIES—“A Real Tear Jerker: Omg, I loved this book. I stayed up all night trying to finish it. I cried, My heart broke, I … to finish it. I cried, My heart broke, I have an 18 year old with autism. This would make a fabulous movie.” Reviewer – Tammy
—“Brilliant, there is no other word for it, heart grabbing, heart warming, gut wrenching, well written well researched, wanted to read it over & over again.” – Maureen
—BLACK RAVEN’S REVIEWS — “Ms. Eckhart has crafted a delightful story with engaging characters, enough drama for a Hallmark movie, and enough unconditional love to last a lifetime.”—Rated 5 Ravens and a Recommended Read by AJ!—
In THE FORGOTTEN CHILD, Brad Friessen wasn’t looking to love again. But what he got was a woman who shook his lonely bitter world upside down, and touched him in a way no other woman could.
Emily Nelson, ends a loveless, bitter marriage and strikes out on her own. She answers an ad as a cook and live-in caregiver to a three-year-old boy on a local ranch. Ranch owner Brad Friessen hires and moves in Emily and her daughter. But Emily soon discovers something’s seriously wrong with the boy, and the reclusive, difficult man who hired her can’t see the behavior and how delayed his son is. Emily researches until she stumbles across what she suspects are the soft signs of autism. Now she must tell him, give him hope, and help him come to terms with this neurological disorder–to take the necessary steps to get his child the help he needs.
As their lives become intertwined, their attraction is unavoidable–a connection sparks between them. But just as they’re getting close, Brad’s estranged wife, Crystal, returns after abandoning the family two years earlier.
Crystal must’ve had a plan, as she somehow gains the upper hand, driving a wedge in the emotional bond forged between Brad, Emily, and the children. The lengths to which Crystal will go, the lies, the greed, just to keep what’s hers, are nothing short of cold and calculating. Brad fights to save his boy, to protect what’s his, and struggles over his greatest sacrifice–Emily, and the haunting question: Has he lost her forever.
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—“A wonderful love story that not only is about the unconditional love between a man and woman, but an unconditional heart -filled love for a special child.”
The Friessen Family Series in reading order:
The Outsider Series
The Forgotten Child (Brad & Emily)
A Baby And A Wedding (Free Novella)
Fallen Hero (Jed, Diana & Andy)
The Search (Free Novella)
The Awakening (Andy & Laura)
Secrets (Jed & Diana)
Runaway (Andy & Laura)
Overdue (Free Novella)
The Unexpected Storm (Neil & Candy)
The Wedding
The Friessens: A New Beginning
The Deadline (Andy & Laura)
The Price to Love (Neil & Candy)
A Different Kind of Love (Brad & Emily)
A Vow of Love, A Friessen Family Christmas
The Friessens
The Reunion
The Bloodline
The Promise
The Business Plan
The Decision
First Love (Katy)
Family First
Leave the Light On
Don’t miss the new spinoff series coming January 2017 – The McCabe Brothers
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predictable
Unique storyline, but it could have been expanded a little more. It ended rather abruptly.
I enjoyed reading this book, though I found it to be a very predictable plot. Still not a bad way to pass a few relaxing hours on a summer day.
I’ve read two or three stories concerning children with Autism and always feel so badly for the child and parents. Yet if the parents are fortunate enough to seek out ways to assist the child, I feel the outcome, while not curing the child, may come out with a somewhat better life for each of them.