Charlotte aka "Charlie" has a best male friend, Marcus, while in Australia. And he is a boyfriend too. Until Charlie's mother executed a plan to get her out of the way so she can marry Marcus' father... By sending her back to the US, supposedly for a 2-week visit... In reality, she went back to care for her dying father. Seven years later, Marcus and Charlotte had not communicated in between. Charlotte has a boyfriend, sorta, who as they are both music teachers, and he wanted to write music for Broadway. She, however, got a position to teach at the school she once attended in Australia. And obviously, it's time to see Marcus again... Except for this time, Charlotte's mom had apparently cheated and separated from Marcus' father, and Charlotte is caught between her desire for Marcus, and her need to support her mom...
Something just feels... off about all these characters, as if they are all selfish archetypes, and therefore, flat evil. "Mom" sacrificed and guilt-tripped and tricked Charlotte into returning to the US, and broke apart the young couple for her own happiness. Marcus acted like a selfish jerk when she won't come back for him and cut off all contact. Skip past seven years. Mom somehow cheated with a different rich guy (she blamed alcohol) and refused to sign divorce papers, but you can't win back someone who refused to talk, esp if that person is ready to marry someone else. And that leaves Marcus and Charlotte out in the cold again. Except this time, they won't be step-siblings. I honestly can't feel much of a personality for Marcus. Seems we're all supposed to feel sorry for Charlotte. This isn't one of the author's best works. 2.5/5
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