Maybe It’s Fate

A corporate consultant abandons her high-powered career when her lifelong best friend receives a terminal diagnosis. Antonia Bernardi leaves her job and relationship to care for Miriam Vaughn's two children—a teenage son and seven-year-old daughter—while navigating the weight of grief and her new role as guardian. As Antonia adjusts to motherhood and processes her loss, she finds unexpected support in Weston Schmidt, a former MLB star who coaches her friend's son. While romance seems impossible amid the chaos of her circumstances, their connection deepens as Antonia rebuilds her life, restoring the farmhouse Miriam cherished and discovering meaningful work. This novel explores how a young woman constructs family through guardianship and grief, and how love can emerge in the most unexpected moments.