His smart and confident wife, Jess, has devoted herself to her law career. After years of trying for a baby, she is facing the idea that motherhood may not be in the cards for her. Like Malcolm, she feels her youth beginning to slip away and wonders how to reshape her future. Malcolm’s boss is retiring and Malcolm decides this is the time to make his dream of owning a bar a reality. He has years of ideas he’s collected to make it attractive to a broader clientele, and therefore more prosperous. The problem is that while he’s spent years there as a bartender, knows his side of the business inside and out, he knows very little about owning and running a business successfully.

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And while one is thinking along those lines, the other is thinking like, ‘We could have a good life without. If we just changed the subject, we could be allowed to mourn and then move on,’” the writer continues. “And I think that’s a really dangerous point when the two parties don’t agree on how best to proceed.”Malcolm Gephardt is the guy that everyone loves! He had worked at the local, neighborhood bar, THE HALF MOON, for 26 years, with the intent of buying it, when the owner retired. Now that it’s his-he has tried to modernize the place, but what he didn’t realize is that the regulars just want what’s familiar-what feels like home.

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About Us Advertise Online Why Did I Get This Ad? About Our Ads Community Guidelines Press Room Other Hearst Subscriptions The two main characters: Malcolm and Jess who are supposed to be mid-40’s and late-30’s respectively but act more in line with someone in their early 20’s. If you have issues surrounding infertility, this book is probably a skip for you. There's a lot of difficult talk about it.A story of family, of love - who, how, and why we love, the decisions that follow when all seems lost, and learning to accept love for what it is. I’ve been searching for the next We Are The Brennans and dare I say I’ve found it? Readers who enjoy family drama or a second chance romance won’t want to miss this one. I have Keane’s previous novel, ASK AGAIN, YES, sitting unread on my TBR shelf, but mark my words, it won’t stay unread for long.