L L Diamond

He's Always Been the One L L Diamond

Single mother Maggie Dashwood has no time for distractions. She's just been promoted from an assistant to a full-fledged wedding planner, and her six-year-old daughter, Harper, keeps her running. So, why do her grandmother and her co-workers insist that she needs a man in her life? After all, a man would do nothing more than to split that precious little bit of free time she manages to snare between weddings and Harper. They might also leave like Harper's father. Why would she want to risk that?After an accident, her grandmother's matchmaking eyes hone in on hunky Elliot Martin, an EMT who's best friends with Maggie's boss Charlie. As far as her grandmother is concerned, Elliot is flirty, sexy, and an all-around great guy whose singular purpose of wooing Maggie fits perfectly with her plan of finding love for her granddaughter. Meanwhile, Maggie struggles to maintain her equilibrium as well as dry palms when he's around. When ghosts from Maggie's past return and threaten her possible happily ever after, will Elliot be the rock she so desperately needs or will he leave like Harper's father before him?