Full circle ~ Mona Ingram

Bella has just found out she is pregnant but on the day that she plans to tell Jeffrey, he tells her that he is marrying someone else. Willow Bend is a small town; the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else's business. Falling pregnant out of wedlock is certainly frowned upon - and gossiped about - but adoption is not an option for Bella and so she sets out on her own to start a new life somewhere else.

In Santa Monica a beautiful friendship is forged for life. Sophia - at five months pregnant - has lost her police officer husband in a shootout and have converted his hobby room above the garage into a small, cozy apartment - perfect for Bella and her expected baby. Two single mothers with limited funds and a background in sewing starts making little outfits for their daughters. Over the next few years their survival skills / hobby turns into something neither of them could have dreamed.

Bella is so focused on making her parents proud and wanting to return home one day having achieved success with her life that she almost misses the man who has been by her side through it all. All the success in the world is not as sweet compared to having someone special to share it with. Perhaps there is some time for love.

Full circle is a very heartfelt story of a woman who decides to create her own happiness despite things not quite working out the way she had initially imagined. It is a story of courage and taking one step at a time to create the future that you desire. Many years later, in looking back, she can't even begin to imagine what life she would have had, had she stayed and things worked out the way she imagined when she discovered that she was pregnant. 

Sometimes things happen that change our lives forever. I heard it said once that a bend in the road is not the end of the road, unless you fail to make the turn. If you have a good attitude and choose to see what is in front of you and work with what you have, you may end up finding that you're grateful that things didn't go your way; that thanks to your hopelessness, you now have a reality that you wouldn't exchange for the world. 

At the end of her rope Bella found hope.

Full circle is an inspirational story of courage, hope, perseverance and friendship. I very much enjoyed this read and rated it four stars on Amazon.com.