THE MILLINGHAM SERIES
Like Me - Book One
It’s summer 2008 and Jessica drives two hundred miles back to Manchester for her twenty-year school reunion. She had planned to have her life so much more together by now. She had not expected to be a divorced, exhausted mother of two small children.
When she turns up on old friend Sam’s doorstep, her secret crush for most of her teens, she realises how much they have in common. He’s a divorced father of three, and despite the open hostility of Kate, his elder daughter, and the two families living so far apart, she cannot stop her fantasy life fast-forwarding to an idyllic happy ending…
Both Jess and Sam have reasons not to delve into the past; particularly the episodes involving James, the larger-than-life leader of their teenage pack, who is a newly elected Member of Parliament.
But, when Sam invites Jess to come to James’s wedding, it’s an invitation she can’t resist…
Me Too - Book Two
Set in 2009, Me Too picks up the story of Anna and Rob, old friends of Jessica and Sam. Anna is the only one of the old school crowd to not have children, and most of the time she can ignore the increasingly desperate voice in her head, reminding her that her arms are empty. She would never have considered going it alone, but when she encounters Rob again, at the wedding of mutual friends, he sees her needs and desires in a way she can no longer ignore.
Why does a child need to be brought into a stable family situation? She’s a competent professional. She could do it alone. All she needs is a willing helper, and when she propositions Rob—perhaps because she remembers him as the gawky, lovable almost-Goth of their teens—their shared history gives her a sense of security. What could possibly go wrong?
You Too - Book Three
It’s autumn 2009, and finally Anna has got what she’s longed for. After years dedicating herself to her career, a desperate need for a child took over in her mid-thirties. But after more than ten years with Jon and no pregnancy, a chance encounter with Rob at the wedding of Jess and Sam, mutual friends from their teens, sparked a surprising decision.
Now, Anna and Rob’s odd arrangement—meeting once a month for procreative sex—has had its desired effect.
But what comes next?
Anna is overwhelmed. They made no plans for the future. This was supposed to be a practical solution, not a relationship. So why is Rob so insistent on staying in touch?
As she battles severe sickness, Anna doesn’t have the strength to face him, or the life they’ve created together.
Rob convinces himself it’s essential that he is present. It’s not wise for Anna to be this sick and alone.
Can they overcome the complications of their own backgrounds and truly build a family together? Or was their connection never meant to last?