Hope finally knocked.
But when things seem too good to be true, they often are.
Leta Breckenridge never expected life to look like this. Instead of finishing college and pursuing the career she once dreamed about, she's working multiple jobs to keep her beloved mother in a quality dementia care facility. Every dollar matters. Every sacrifice is worth it.
Until an unexpected opportunity changes everything.
A prestigious Austin public relations firm offers Leta the chance to rebuild the future she thought she'd lost. But when she discovers the company is secretly gathering damaging information to destroy one of Texas's most respected political leaders—the honorable senator she's unexpectedly falling in love with—she's forced to choose between the future she's fought so hard to reclaim and the convictions she refuses to compromise.
With her mother's care hanging in the balance and her heart pulling her in a direction she never saw coming, Leta discovers that the choices defining our future aren't always the ones that matter most.
Heartwarming, emotionally rich, and impossible to forget, What Matters Most is a story of family, sacrifice, integrity, and the extraordinary courage it takes to choose what is right...even when everything you love hangs in the balance.
Perfect for readers of Kristy Woodson Harvey and Robyn Carr.
Kellie Coates Gilbert has won readers' hearts with her compelling and highly emotional stories about women and the relationships that define their lives. A former legal investigator, she is especially known for keeping readers turning pages and creating nuanced characters who seem real.
In addition to garnering hundreds of five-star reader reviews, Kellie has been described by RT Book Reviews as a "deft, crisp storyteller." Her books were featured as Barnes & Noble Top Shelf Picks and were included on Library Journal's Best Book List of 2014.
Born and raised near Sun Valley, Idaho, Kellie now lives with her husband of over thirty-five years in Dallas, where she spends most days by her pool drinking sweet tea and writing the stories of her heart.