You can feel the palpable connection and the angst and guilt that they have because of Gabe's death, it leaves the reader hoping that somehow they'll both find their way to each other. I loved following Jenny and Steve as their relationship gradually changed and developed.

This is a beautifully written storyline that captivates the reader's attention, it is full of angst, suspense, and enough twists and turns that keeps them guessing. Oh My Goodness! Author Theresa Rizzo sure does know how to weave an emotionally powerful story that pulls at the heartstrings and stirs the soul! Written in the third person narrative and set in Detroit, Michigan, the readers are easily drawn into Jenny and Steve's story. When Steve reveals his true feelings to Jenny, will their friendship turn into something more because it is just destiny? He does not agree with the decision that Jenny has made, but he stands by her during the emotional and controversial legal battle, because deep down he has stronger feelings for Jenny than just friendship, even though he is engaged to another woman. Steve is a loyal friend who lends his total support to Jenny after Gabe's death. Steve Grant, an ex-professional baseball player turned attorney, is Jenny and Gabe's next door neighbor and best friend. Gabe's elderly uncle George threatens to sue Jenny if she willfully pursues the artificial sperm insemination. Jenny agrees to donate Gabe's organs, and creates an ethical controversy when she requests that Gabe's sperm be recovered and stored at a sperm bank so that she can still have a baby as a loving legacy to her husband. Jenny's life falls apart with the sudden death of Gabe and their unborn baby. While on an anniversary weekend getaway, a tragic accident takes the life of Gabe, and a sudden miscarriage turns her world completely upside down. Adding to her happiness is the excitement of learning that she is newly pregnant, even though they had originally made the decision not to have children.

Are you ready to read an emotionally charged story that will simply leave you breathless? Well then, Just Destiny is the book for you.įor two years, twenty-eight year old Detroit newspaper journalist Jenny Harrison had a wonderful marriage to Gabe, a forty-three year old general surgeon with two college-aged children.

Just Destiny by Theresa Rizzo