Judith Arnold – författare

The True Romance series - the first series based on real-life love stories!Ted and Erika were the perfect high school sweethearts and Ted couldn''t imagine a life without her. By graduation he was ready to get engaged. Erika, however, was ready to spread her wings, and off she went to college. She broke his heart. She saw the world.Fast forward fifteen years. Living in Manhattan, Erika successfully climbs the corporate ladder but her love life stinks. Ted is also living the life of a businessman in Manhattan, and he''s involved in a serious relationship. Problem is, he still cannot forget about Erika. When fate intervenes and their paths cross, the result is emotionally explosive as feelings swell with the force of a super nova. But Erika once ravaged his heart: How can Ted ever trust her again? And now that he''s seriously involved with another woman, how can Erika hope for a second chance with the man she never should have let go?

Recent retiree Ruth Singer is reflecting on her life and wondering what direction it might have taken if she'd made different choices.

What if she'd learned to ski?

What if she'd had her tubes tied before her difficult youngest child was born?

What if she hadn't quit her rock band to attend college?

What if she'd run off with Danny Fortuna when she'd had the chance?

Not only does Ruth ponder these questions, she lives those what-if lives in her imagination. As the chaos of her real life swirls around her, she contemplates the roads she never took, the choices she never made, and comes to understand how she became the woman she is – and why.

A novel that will resonate with every reader, If Only is at once a poignant excursion into one woman's life and a guided tour through every internal conversation we've ever had.