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Otherwise engaged / Susan Mallery.

Mallery, Susan, (author.).

Summary:

When Shannon gets engaged, her beloved mom, Cindy, is the first person she wants to tell--and the last. Cindy's engaged, too, and has already hinted at a double wedding. The image of a synchronized bouquet toss with her mom fills Shannon with horror. She'll keep her engagement a secret until Cindy's I-dos are done. Victoria has never been proper enough for her mother, Ava, so she stopped trying. She lives on her own terms and amuses herself by pushing Ava's buttons. Ava loves but doesn't understand her stuntwoman daughter. When a movie-set mishap brings Victoria home, Ava longs to finally connect. Chance brings the four women together at a wedding venue, where a shocking secret comes tumbling out. Twenty-four years ago, desperate teenager Cindy chose wealthy Ava to adopt her baby--then changed her mind at the very last second. The loss rocked Ava's world, leaving her unable to open her heart to the daughter she did adopt, Victoria. As Shannon and Victoria deal with the fallout from the decisions their mothers made, they wrestle with whether who they are is different than who they might have become.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780778387268
  • ISBN: 0778387267
  • Physical Description: 362 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : MIRA, [2025]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes reader discussion guide and building the perfect charcuterie board.
Subject:
Betrothal > Fiction.
Adopted children > Fiction.
Adoptees > Fiction.
Parent and adult child > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Fiction.
Life change events. > Fiction.
Genre:
Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.

Available copies

  • 104 of 143 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 143 total copies.
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Hot Springs Library FIC MAL (Text) 30229101429669 Adult Fiction Available -
Alexander Main Library F Mallery (Text) 34269001474643 Adult Fiction Available -
Badin Branch Library FIC Mallery (Text) 31012000118677 Adult New Fiction Available -
Bailey Public Library FIC Mal (Text) 37807000072381 Adult Fiction Available -
Barco Library F MAL (Text) 39488201031731 Adult Fiction Available -
Bath Community Library MCN FIC (Text) 38344101773925 Stacks Available -
Beaufort Main F MALLE (Text) 34208900270884 Adult Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Branch F Mallery (Text) 34269001475368 Adult Fiction Available -
Black Mountain Library F MAL (Text) 0020513993301 Adult Fiction Available -
Bladen Main Branch FIC MAL (Text) 30441100961432 Adult Fiction Available -