Love Will Keep Us Together

Mariella Moretti is finishing her last semester of law school. Her professor is the renown Dr. Jordan Dubois. Although they realize there’s an attraction, they both acknowledge that it would not be appropriate to act on it while Mari’s his student. Unfortunately, their daughters are best friends, so they are becoming more and more involved in each other’s lives. That is until Jordan’s secrets are exposed, and Mari realizes they cannot have the life together she wants. This involves the tricky subject of infidelity, which may be difficult for some to accept, but it was handled in a compassionate manner, suiting the characters’ story. At times I found Jordan’s behavior frustrating because for such an intelligent man, he handled his situation poorly. Instead of getting out in front of the problem, he let himself be dragged behind, which ultimately could cost him his true happiness. It’s an engaging tale, filled with all the right elements: emotions, drama and steamy passion. Mari’s and Jordan’s daughters are endearing but a bit headstrong. There are moments when together their wills could be somewhat daunting. The characters are very well drawn and believable. It is a very entertaining read, which will hold your attention from beginning to end. My only true criticism is the ending was a little abrupt. I realize there’s another story yet to come, and the answers may be in that book, but I would have liked to know the outcome of Jordan’s issues in this one. Despite that one matter, I highly recommend this very good story and series.

This is Mariella’s story; we’ve met this quiet widowed sister in the previous books, and finally we see her in her home and have sight of her life. She’s studying law, with the aim of going back to Casarina to reform the laws, and, as a student, she meets her Ethics professor Jordan, who is also her daughter’s best friend’s father. Jordan is a Pulitzer Prizewinner, and in the process of writing his second book. He’s also still entangled financially and messily with his daughter’s mother, and therein lies a lot of the conflict for Mariella. As always, the sisters rally round for Mari, especially Raven – giving us a view to the next story - and, as always, the girls’ mother and her sixth sense about her daughters comes to the rescue. I’ve loved each of the Gentileschi books that I’ve read, and I can’t wait for Raven. It’s also such a pleasure to see the other sisters in each book, watching their relationships and lives continue.

ARC for honest review with no compensation Love Will Keep Us Together by Kathryn Shay is book 5 in the Gentileschi Sisters series. While it is a standalone reading the prior books gives you more background into the family. Mariella (Mari) married at a young age and at 23 she is now a widow raising her daughter while finishing her final semester of law school. Her professor, Dr. Jordan Dubois also is raising a daughter who attends the same school as Mari’s daughter. The girls become fast friends and want to spend time together but due to no fraternization between teacher and student, the adults try to keep their distance but sparks are all around them... So much emotion, family support, infidelity in the past, passion, ups and downs and finding love when you least expect it...