The Things We Do for Love [J0158]

2019 - PB Nice clean condition. Years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child have broken more than Angie DeSaria's heart. Following a painful divorce, she moves back to her small Pacific Northwest hometown and takes over management of her family's restaurant. In West End, where life rises and falls like the tides, Angie's fortunes will drastically change yet again when she meets and befriends a troubled young woman. Angie hires Lauren Ribido because she sees something special in the seventeen-year-old. They quickly form a deep bond, and when Lauren is abandoned by her mother, Angie offers the girl a place to stay. But nothing could have prepared Angie for the far-reaching repercussions of this act of kindness. Together, these two women-one who longs for a child and the other who longs for a mother's love-will be tested in ways that neither could have imagined.

From recent-ish Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "This was a really great book, lovely story and the way it's written you completely get and see each character.", "This was such a lovely book. I loved the relationship between Angie and Lauren and found the story very moving and emotional.", "This book had me thinking so deeply about teen pregnancy and the effects it has on girls versus guys. I loved the characters and the messiness of the story. It didn't end perfectly and that's great, life rarely does."