Life Happens (Harlequin Next Tall) [Mass Market Paperback]

Sandra Steffen (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373230400
• ISBN-13: 978-0373230402
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,804,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heart-Warming & Heart Breaking!!! Wonderful!!!, September 5, 2005

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Kristi Ahlers (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life Happens (Harlequin Next) (Mass Market Paperback)

Every once in a while an author comes along that writes stories that will not only entertain but also truly touch the heart. Ms. Steffen is one of these authors. "Life Happens" is a story that will make you laugh, make you cry, and make you believe in the power of love.

Mya Donohue is in her late thirties, owns her own business and is engaged to a handsome E.R. doctor. What she doesn't have is peace in her heart. She should love Jeff but she doesn't. She cares for him, but she loved once and she won't do it again. Her friends think she's off her rocker, and her mom doesn't have much to say at all. Then everything changes on a dark rainy night. Her past comes back, and she has no idea that the little baby girl she gave up for adoption nineteen years earlier would ever come knocking on her door, let alone have a baby girl of her own. Mya also has no idea that her life is about to change...but life is like that...it just happens.

See Elle is sick with cancer and she wants to find someone that will take care of her baby when she's gone. What she finds instead is a family she thought she'd never have, strength, acceptance, and she helps bring back together her birth parents. They never stopped loving each other and when Dean Laker is faced with his two ladies, all bets are off. He won't loose either one of them a second time.

This story will make you laugh, make you cry, and make you look at your life. Ms. Steffen truly creates characters that jump right off the page and into your heart. This character driven story will stay with the reader long after the final word is read. This read is heart-warming, heart breaking, and a true celebration of life. Ms. Steffen is an author that I highly recommend...just have a rather large box of Kleenex on hand.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sandra Does It Again, September 11, 2005

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Melode Staley (St Johns, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life Happens (Harlequin Next) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was one of the hardest books to put down. As a mother of a child who lost their fight with cancer, I could really put myself in Mya's place. From the time she first found out about her daughter's cancer, through the entire termoil of remission to the last, I relived the same feelings that Sandy put into words. I know this book was written in memory of her brother, but I felt it was also written in memory of my son. I have the priviledge of knowing Sandy personally and not only is she one of the best authors I've ever read, but she is also a good friend. Keep up the good work Sandy.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This one will go on your keeper shelf!, September 12, 2005

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DeAnna (Racine, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life Happens (Harlequin Next) (Mass Market Paperback)

Wow. I'm still breathless from reading Sandra Steffen's latest novel, Life Happens. Once I started it, I couldn't stop. I had to find out if Elle got her miracle in time. But there was so much more to this story. The setting was amazing. Mya Donahue was so interesting. I just couldn't get enough of her relationships with her mother, her friends, Dean Laker and Elle and Kaylie. And Elle--I love her spunk, and that attitude. This story is so well-layered, the characters like threads in fine fabric. Well written, stellar, and spectacular.