Judith Raxten

This may be the first Everlasting Love book I've read.  I will definitely read more, and look for more books by this author, but I do have to say it was different from any other book I've read.  Most books zip along, and from start to finish, encompass a very short period of time.  This book covered Emily's life over the course of several years. 

This was
an excellent summer read. Emily Porter is constantly trying to keep her
mother happy and out of her business. She satisfies her mother’s need to be
involved by making up little white lies about her personal life. But when one
of her fibs leads her to the man of her dreams, fate steps in and deals her a