Hello Again

Shannon isn't looking for love. Love finds her in the form of Nate Stanley, a graduate student teaching assistant in her archaeology class at a San Diego university. But Nate begins to draw back, telling her, “No, this is wrong. It’s not fair to you.” Troubled over their on-again, off-again romance, Shannon discovers the truth the night Nate introduces her to his friends. A beautiful young woman enters the room, walking straight into his arms. "This is my friend, Tally," Nate tells his friends. But Tally corrects him. "I'm more than that. I'm your fiancé."
Tally suffers from addiction, mental illness and deep jealousy. When her father, Nate's mentor, was dying, Nate promised him he'd marry Tally and always take care of her. He now tells Shannon he loves her, promising to break his engagement to Tally. But fate and misplaced loyalty get in the way. Tally is hospitalized after Nate tells her about Shannon. He tells Shannon he can't abandon her now. Hearing this, Shannon can't find the words to tell Nate she's pregnant with their child. They drift apart.
Twenty years pass. Shannon raises their son, Daniel, as a single mom, telling him his father died after he was born. But Nate comes back into their lives as a visiting professor at a university in Seattle, where Daniel is about to graduate. Will their love be rekindled? Shannon gave up the love of her life for the love of her son, which she now loses when he discovers the truth about his dad. Nate sacrificed his love for Shannon to keep a promise to a dying man. It takes a heart-wrenching tragedy to bring the family together.

Reviews' Favorite Review
"The gentle way in which Karen Truesdell Riehl mixes love and tragedy in Hello Again will make your heart ache in a new way"
Bil Howard