The Way It Should Be

Written by Christina Suzann Nelson

Narrated by Cindy Kay

After years of estrangement, the lives of Zara Mahoney and her twin sister, Eve, are suddenly intertwined again. When Eve’s troubled lifestyle causes the
state to contact Zara about taking custody of Eve’s two children, Zara feels wholly unprepared. Besides never knowing she was an aunt, her new house, new
husband, and plans for the future were meant to give her a fresh start.

Meanwhile, Eve may have a real chance at a new beginning with the help of Tiff Bradley, who, after facing a heartbreaking tragedy in her own family, is dedicated
to helping women everyone else has given up on.

Over the course of one summer, all three women’s hearts and lives hang in the balance as Eve desperately works toward a new life. Can they redefine their
expectations of how life should be to find the hope they—and those they love—so desperately need?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Feb 2, 2021
• ISBN: 9781705016695

Reviews for The Way It Should Be

[Ann Bush · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was an interesting, enjoyable story. There was a lot of conflict and an unexpected ending.

[TAMMY OBERLIN · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was my first time reading this author. I loved this book from start to finish. The narrator for the audiobook was really good. I loved the characters and I found this story to be so impactful.

[Lisa Harness · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Family is more than blood. Fostering, Adoption and second chances.

[coverloverbookreview · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love women’s Christian fiction and the emotional journey this genre offers. I also enjoy when a story is told from different viewpoints. The Way It Should Be provides three points of view. Zara and Eve are estranged twin sisters living diverse realities, and Tiff is an integral bridge between the two. Addiction is a powerful separator. I yearned for Eve to overcome her battle with addiction, I sympathized with Zara whose path in life was interrupted unexpectedly, and I connected with Tiff’s desire to help. I became invested in these three women’s lives and rooted for each of them to find healing.This story is far from typical, presenting difficult subject matter, and three unique viewpoints. With touching topics of addiction, sisterhood, and motherhood, this story shows varying perspectives knitted together by a string of hope and strengthened by the power of love.Dɪsᴄʟᴏsᴜʀᴇ: I ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀʏ ᴄᴏᴘʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ. Mʏ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ.

[alekee_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What a powerful read, one that tugs your heart and doesn't want to let go.Zara and Eve twin sisters had a difficult up bring and now we meet them when they are grown with what is now happening in their lives. One has just gotten married, she and her husband have bought a small farm and beginning their new life together. The other Eve has more or less followed in her mother's footstep, and is now clinging to life.Add to this group a spunky 5 year old girl, and a toddler boy, and a dreaded illness hanging over their heads.I loved how this story unfolded and kept giving, their was fear something would happen to these children, or one of these characters would end up dead.I loved the epilogue, and now I want more information! A phone call?I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Bethany House, and was not required to give a positive review.