All That's Unforeseen: Sunnydale Days Book 5

I enjoyed the story and its true consequences people can experience. Everyone has a story. True love and caring for others.

This story about Marilynn, Eli and Joss was wonderful. It focused on muscular dystrophy that Joss had and covered it extremely well. An absolute marvellous addition to the Sunnydale Series. I would highly recommend this book to anyone. I will also read anything that this author writes.I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book.

I keep a box of Kleenex close by with this series. Especially with Eli and Marilynn's roller-coaster romance. All That's Unforeseen is a story of triumphant, courage and no matter how many teardrops may fall is a powerful beautifully written journey of hope. Morgan has experienced so many sucker punches, it's hard to keep count. From her son's devastating diagnosis, to her louse of a husband, my heart broke for her. Yet the beauty of the lesson is that she discovered that she was stronger than even she knew and her trails led her to where she was meant to be.

This book was extremely moving and hard to read. I felt all the pain and sorrow as if I was right there along with Marilyn, Joss and Eli.Constance brought to light the plight of a mother who has a child with Muscular Dystrophy and how hard every day is caring for her son. It also showed that sometimes a marriage cannot survive in this situation.Eli helped Marilyn to realize that friends and family want to help and she needed to let them.Joss was a great kid and only wanted his mother to have someone to care for her when he was gone.I loved Marilyn and Eli together. And what a great ending.Do purchase this book and have plenty is tissues too.I received a copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.

I have loved this series. This one was so moving as it deals with a child with an incurable disease, a father who abandoned the family because he couldn't handle that, and the friends and family that help the mother and son in so many ways. It's also about a friend of her and her ex husband that becomes more than just a friend to get and her son and how her ex husband and his wife come to be part of the family again. It will truly move you to tears and laughter.

When I first started reading Constance Phillips latest book , All That's Unforeseen , I knew I was in trouble.By the time I got to the end of the first chapter I was crying (and I mean full out sobbing my heart out) and had to put the book down and take a break before I could continue. Not only was All That's Unforeseen wonderfully well-written but more importantly for me it was exceptionally insightful and emotional it was as well. And for me especially it hit deep in my heart and wrong it like no other book I've read in a long time . These characters literally leaped out of the pages and wrapped around my heart and didn't want to let go.Marilynn and her ex husband Dan's son , Joss, had Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy that was slowly killing him as it attacked the major muscles and organs in his body. He was becoming weaker by the day and death was the inevitable outcome for him. The everyday struggles were hard for them both and ultimately killed their marriage.Left holding the bag while Dan moved on with someone else Marilynn turned to Dan's best friend , Eli, for help.Eli came running the second Marilynn called, not for his best friend or for the boy he considered his nephew, but for the woman he'd secretly been in love with his whole life .As Eli helped Marilynn and Joss overcome what life had thrown their way ,their love continued to grow until he couldn't picture a life without her but Marilynn knew it couldn't last no matter how much she loved him. And she had to break it off before they all got hut, before he found out that she couldn't give him his dream of a houseful of kids, because she knew that there was a 50 % chance that any other children she had would have Joss's death sentence and she couldn't bring herself to do that to another child.Would Eli love her enough to stay? Would Marilynn have enough strength to end things for good or even more strength to stay ?The characters were all wonderfully well-written and had a depth that is beyond words , from Joss who knew he was dying and the way he faced it like the adults around him couldn't , to Dan who couldn't handle watching his son dying so he avoided him in order to avoid the pain , to Marilynn who loved her son enough to shoulder it all by herself and never complain and finally to Eli who took on the burden that was Joss and Marilynn without batting an eyelash.These were just some of the characters that Constance Phillips did such a wonderful job of writing that I couldn't stop my heart from breaking at the same time it was falling in love with Eli and Marilynn.I would honestly recommend All That's Unforseen to any and everyone. Not just for the love story of Marilynn and Ian but for the lessons about life and love that it teaches it readers.Now a side note from me is the reason I cried so hard and felt such a deep and powerful connection to this book and these characters is because my big brother, David, was born with Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy and we had the same struggles that Marilynn and Joss did , from crutches to walkers to wheelchairs to hospital beds for the house as his disease progressed, from lifts to get him in and out of bed, to the shrines making sure he got the wheelchairs he needed every time his disease advanced and a new version was needed. To us all arranging out school and work schedules so that someone was always there with him to finally our family bringing him home from the hospital to die so he wouldn't die alone in a hospital which was his greatest fear.Reading how Constance Phillips wrote these characters and their lives and struggles was like reliving my childhood and like Marilynn and Eli did , we loved David and he taught us about love and acceptance like Joss taught all those around him. People used to ask if I wished he was normal, I always said he was normal. his life was normal for us as we learned not to be greedy, not to judge and to accept the hand that fate gave us like Marilynn and Joss accepted their fate.So get you tissues ready cause your gonna need them and grab a copy of Constance Phillips heartwrenching romance ,All That's Unforseen and prepare to have your heart ripped out as you fall in love with Marilynn, Eli and Joss and know that these are characters that will stay with you long after you finish reading this story.

“She pulled her lower lip between her teeth, resisting the urge to guide him onto her lap and kiss him again, like they had the night before.”4 beautiful stars!!!After her son’s diagnosis with Muscular Dystrophy, Marilynn’s world slowly fell apart. Her husband left her and got remarried and now she’s lonely. In walks her ex’s best friend Eli. Eli has been in love with Marilynn since high school, but she only had eyes for her ex. But after a frantic phone call in the middle of the night, Eli runs back to Marilynn and everything after that is so beautiful!!This book is so heartwarming and beautiful!! I love Eli and how compassionate and wonderful he was!! I think every lady needs a man like Eli in their lives!!**Received a copy in exchange for an honest review. Read and reviewed by Melissa for Alpha Book Club**

**received a copy from author exchange for honest review**This is the first I have read of Constance Phillips and have to say this is a series definitely interested in right now. I loved that throughout the book Joss is the one who is holding it together. This poor boy is struck with an illness no little boy should go through but is staying strong for his mother, Marilynn. The love he has and the determination to put his feelings and fear aside is wow. The attraction between Marilynn and Eli is a romance that has been in the making throughout the years. Started as friendship and bloomed to a love she never expected to have again in her life considering everything that is going on right now with Joss. Constance Phillips did a beautiful job in showing us that love can come in every form, shape, time and unexpected in most cases. Great book and more in this series to come.

All That's Unforeseen is one of those books that took even though it is not long 183 pages it took me longer than normal to read because it is a very moving book. One that had me stopping in points to think and wonder what I would do if I were in Marilynn's shoes.I will tell you a little about the book. Marilynn was married but divorced because her husband left when he found out their son has muscular dystrophy. First class jerk right? That's what I thought too.Marilynn calls an old friend from school to help her when she needed help with some things around the house for her son. You can see where this is going can't you and you can see what her son is going to think too.....But all things are not black and white, things are shades of grey in every situation. This book is one of the best books I have read in a while. It had such depth of character and touched me. I look forward to more from Constance Phillips and I need to go and catch up with Sunnydale Days. This is one author I am glad I was given a book for an honest review. I would not have found her any other way.

I loved this book by Constance Phillips, right from the beginning you are hooked by the way she writes her characters. It is a romance novel that is very very down to earth with dealing with life's problems, divorce, money worries and health issues. She does so in a way that has you reading until the end just to see what happens.It was a great read that was full of emotion and pulled at the heartstrings but above all it really portrays a mother's love to no end

I received this book in exchange for my honest review it was a good romance book the romance has been in his head for years n when her husband dan leaves due to their son disability eli stepped back m didnt come around for yrs she called when the lift breaks down he riggs it n he helps her to get approved for a waiver thru medicare n than helps her out with his other medical needs.they have this undeniable chemistry n he wants her. It was a great book

I enjoy my fantasy style romances but I also enjoy the more real stories like this one about a woman struggling to deal with what life has brought her the best she can. She is on her own after her husband could not take the pain of their son's medical issues. When she needs help and reconnects with Eli, she suddenly has an opportunity for a new life. The characters feel real and it is a sweet romance. You don't have to read the other stories to full enjoy this tale of a second chance at love for two deserving people.I received a copy in return for a honest review.

I absolutely loved this book. There were lots of twists and turns in the story and more than once, I quickly shut the book so that I didn't read what I surmised was coming next in the story. The characters were carefully and wonderfully developed and made to be believable and real to the reader. I found it hard to move on after I finished the book as the characters continued to live in my head.Move over Marilynn, Eli is my new book boyfriend!

While this is book #5 in the Sunnydale Days series, you can easily read this book as a standalone. I received an ARC of this in exchange for an honest reviewI enjoyed reading this book. It held my attention from start to finish.It gave a glimpse of what life is like for families with children that suffer from muscular dystrophy.It shows how help can come in many different forms from different people.It shows that we should not judge people as we don't know their life and what going on in it.It was really nice seeing how reliable Eli was when he came back into their lives. The romance between Eli and Marilynn was so sweet, and his love for Joss was very touching. This book shows that second chances in life are possible.

This is part of a series but first one I read . Gere Contemporary.Hero is Eli and Heroine is MarilynnMarilynn life fell apart when her husband walked out on her . Dan her ex-husband walked out on her when their son was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. He count take the heartache know their son was going to die . Marilynn had to call an old friend one night when the sons lift broke . The friends name is Eli. Eli , Dan and Marilynn use to hand around together since high school . Eli was shocked one night when he received a call from Marilynn . He was told that her sons lift needed to be fixed . She couldn't lift him to put him to bed . He was over to her house within Moments on his bike . After Eli fixed the lift he and the son finished watching football . Eli had fallen in love with Marilynn from the first moment he knew her . He didn't say anything because he didn't want to come between his 2 best friends ... Dan and Marilynn .After the football game he but the son to bed . Eli and Marilynn had a talk. That is when Marilynn asked him why he hasn't be by to see her for 5 yrs. Marilynn told Eli that she didn't want to come between him and Dan . Eli don't realize it was that long . The son resents the father thinking Dan doesn't want anything to do with them. Especially when Dan remarries .Eli starts to fix things around the house to make Marilynn and her sons life easier . He fixed the ramp on the Van. Eli fixed the railing on the porch . After a while Eli couldn't keep his feelings from Marilynn . Eli took a chance and kissed her .Both get a surprise from the kiss . Also Marilynn told Eli why she won't have kids anymore . Grab it and find out why. Find out how Dan reacts once he finds Eli and Marilynn kissing

Marilyn and Dan Morgan's son Joss is diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy and it tears apart their marriage. Eli Briggs, Dan's best friend, has always loved Marilyn even before she got together with Dan back in High School. When a phone call from Marilyn brings Eli back into her and Joss's life 3 years later, will they take a chance at being together?Life is not always easy, especially raising a child with a debilitating condition. All That's Unforeseen is a book that will tug at your heartstrings and you can't help but be caught up in the emotions of the characters.While this is book #5 in the Sunnydale Days series, you can easily read this book as a standalone. I received an ARC of this in exchange for an honest review.