What Matters Most

They were childhood friends, so Lainey Wolfe's agreement to be legal guardian of Farrell Cole's children seemed no more than a natural promise--until the unthinkable happens: A terrible accident claims the lives of Farrell and her husband, and Lainey finds herself stepping into her best friend's shoes. A Manhattan career woman, Lainey is now an instant single mom in suburbia.

As if such drastic changes were not enough, Lainey becomes entwined with Farrell's handsome, good-for-nothing brother, who is as seductive as he may be dangerous. To make matters worse, she soon begins harbor suspicions about her friends' deaths: Was it an accident as everyone believes? Or were they victims of something far more sinister? Struggling to uncover the shocking truth, Lainey discovers she has unwittingly set herself and the children up as targets for murder....