Books with author Karen Tom

Love and Laughter join hands in this tender, funny tale of second chances and family life.For two decades, Martin Leon and his wife blissfully penned a daytime soap together while growing their large family before real life took a melodramatic turn…Sexy star Roxanne Hunter parlayed her role on the show into a thriving luxury bedding business and never looked back. Just when she was on the brink of having it all, the universe pulled the rug out from under her, leaving her with a secret heartache…When Roxanne accepts Martin’s invitation to a family birthday party, it’s only to check up on an old friend in grief, not fall for him again...But the women in Martin's family have other ideas.Soon friendship turns to love for Martin and Roxanne. But can they conquer eight interfering kids, writer’s block and lost loves to write the happy ending Roxanne always wanted but never dreamed she’d have?

For two decades, Martin Leon and his wife, Jeanie, blissfully penned a daytime soap together and grew a large family before real life took a melodramatic turn…Sexy star Roxanne Hunter parlayed her role on the show into a lucrative luxury bedding business and never looked back. Just when she was on the brink of having it all, the universe pulled the rug out from under her and left her with a secret heartache…When Roxanne accepts Martin’s invitation to a family birthday party, it’s only to fulfill a promise and check up on an old friend in grief, not fall for him again.But the females in Martin’s family have other plans, and soon, Roxanne allows herself to be enfolded into the embrace of family life and a romance with him.Can they get through fate together, or will the universe –and the past—pull the rug out from under them one more time, just as Roxanne is about to get the happy ending she’s always wanted but never dreamed she’d have?