Otherwise engaged

Otherwise engaged

Susan Mallery

Book - 2025

"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 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. Twent...y-four years ago, desperate teenager Cindy chose wealthy Ava to adopt her baby--then changed her mind at the 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"--

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Subjects
Betrothal > Fiction.
Adopted children > Fiction.
Adoptees > Fiction.
Parent and adult child > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Genres
Psychological fiction
Domestic fiction
Published
Toronto, Ontario, Canada : MIRA [2025]
Language
English
Main Author
Susan Mallery (author)
Item Description
Includes reader discussion guide and building the perfect charcuterie board.
Physical Description
362 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN
9780778387268
Contents unavailable.
Review by Booklist Review

Victoria Rogers knows she was adopted. What she doesn't know is that she was her parents' second choice. Before Victoria was born, Milton and Ava were connected with pregnant teenager Cindy, who ended up changing her mind about the adoption and about raising her daughter, Shannon, on her own. Victoria is devastated, and her already rocky relationship with Ava gets even worse. Shannon, meanwhile, is shocked to learn that her mother considered giving her up for adoption, especially since the two of them are Gilmore Girls--close. But Shannon has other things to worry about: she has no idea what she's doing with her life, and she can't tell Cindy that her boyfriend proposed. Stuntwoman Victoria also finds herself at a crossroads as she recovers from a bad accident, discovering surprising kinship with Shannon and Shannon's soon-to-be stepbrother, Javiar. Mallery's latest (after Beach Vibes, 2025) showcases her ability to breezily portray significant hurts and emotional intensity. Alternating perspectives between Victoria, Ava, and Shannon, Mallery presents a holistic picture of women facing their truths and coming out on top.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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