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Love Reconsidered

A Novel

Published by SparkPress
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

When Aleen Riddick’s marriage falls apart after her eighteen-year-old daughter, Sunny, loses her beloved boyfriend in a tragic accident, they look to the dead boy’s father, grief-stricken Ted Hammand, to help them heal and redefine life. When shocking developments force them to confront those who deceived them, Aleen, Ted, and Sunny must decide if forgiveness will drive them back to the pain of the past or forward to a future of possibilities. Love Reconsidered is about families—their grief, guilt, compassion, love, forgiveness, and hope.

About The Author

Phyllis J. Piano spent more than thirty years as an award-winning corporate communications expert for some of the world’s largest companies. She has somehow managed to maintain her sense of humor, love of writing, and passion for life and the people she loves and cares about throughout it all. A world traveler, Piano has since left the corporate world and fallen back into the arms of her own first love: writing. She and her husband divide their time between California, England, and the Midwest. Her first novel, Hostile Takeover: A Love Story, was published in October 2016. When she is not packing a bag, making artisan sourdough bread, or cooking with lots of garlic, Piano is working on her next novel.

Product Details

  • Publisher: SparkPress (August 8, 2017)
  • Length: 296 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781943006229

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2018 Independent Press Award Winner in Fiction 2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist in Chick Lit 2018 International Book Awards Finalist in Finalist in Chick Lit/Women's Lit 2017 USA Best Book Awards Finalist in Chick Lit/Women's Fiction

"Love Reconsidered is a touching story filled with extraordinary characters put in heartbreaking situations. Enjoyable and engrossing, with surprising twists, this is a book that is hard to put down.” —Foreword Reviews
"Fans of stories of good, earnest people entangled in messy relationships will find plenty here to enjoy… A charming work about two damaged, intertwined families.” —Kirkus Reviews
"Phyllis J. Piano’s Love Reconsidered is a heartrending journey charged with emotion. This inspiring tale teaches lessons on forgiveness and how to pick up the pieces after tragedy hits.” —Clarion Reviews
"Top 5 Last Minute Summer Reads" —BuzzFeed
“An uplifting and tender tale about redefining life and forging a path to the future (even when it seems impossible), Love Reconsidered is one of 2017’s most touching plots.” —PopSugar
“Grief, loss, and second chances are illuminated in Love, Reconsidered, and its surprising and heartwarming twists offer insights into the true meaning of love.” —Kris Radish, best-selling author of The Year of Necessary Lies
"Love Reconsidered takes us deep into the country of loss and grief, where no one wants to go, but all will enter. Phyllis Piano crafts the tale of two families as they move towards acceptance, with sensitivity and expert twists and turns." —Linda Dahl, award-winning author, including of The Bad Dream Notebook
"A touching and emotionally fueled story on family, compassion, love, and beyond, Love Reconsidered is one of 2017’s most emotional reading experiences.” —Brit+Co
"Top 10 Books for the Career Girl"
—Culturalist

"An emotional tale about families, hope and the elusive quest for forgiveness, Love Reconsidered will break your heart only to put it back together again.”
— Jordan Lifestyle Blog

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