Love and Misdirection by Mari Jane Law – Published 25 September 2024
Two People. Two personal tragedies. Can an outrageous lie bring them together?
Love and Misdirection is the third novel in Mari’s delightful Love and Mishaps Series.
Harmony Payne is at breaking point. She’s survived being dumped, losing her musical career and a lifesaving operation that rendered her childless. But when she discovers an abandoned newborn, the door to her agonising past re-opens. Hope and longing for motherhood grow—but can she keep the baby? Being engaged might increase her chances of adopting the foundling, but the only eligible man she knows is her judgemental new neighbour…
James Traffurth is still grieving for his wife and younger child. Moving into a cottage opposite the children’s home where Harmony lives and works, the fresh start he wishes for with his wayward older son becomes complicated. The last thing James needs is a fake engagement. Yet…
Life is never simple with troubled youngsters, a clueless employee and mums with adorable babies. While Harmony’s yearning to build a family, James is valiantly trying to rescue what’s left of his.
Will Harmony ever become a mother—and will she and James find happiness together?
Love & Misdirection: A thought-provoking, fake engagement romantic comedy set near Bristol, UK.
Heat level: mild – sometimes described as ‘fade to black’ – and comedic.
Language: mild.
Themes include loss of pregnancy, childlessness from past cancer and serious childhood issues.