A touching story about a woman who, as a result of her own difficult childhood, wants nothing more than to help others as a social worker. And then Sunny discovers young Grace might be her sister. There's both a darkness and a sweetness here (as well as a nice romance). Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

Sunny is now a social worker with a passion for helping children. Once she turned 18 and started studying she has dedicated her whole life to helping others. For Sunny this is personal as when she was a child, she grew up in an unstable home with a mother who had mental health issues. When she was little, her mother abandoned her and Sunny was found hiding in the closet by some friendly Police Officers. From there, Sunny was put into foster care and eventually found a great home where she lived until her foster mother passed away. Sunny has found herself attached and heavily invested in a little girl Grace's care. Grace reminds Sunny a lot of herself and has finally found a loving home with a mother who wants to adopt her. The thing is though that Grace's birth mother has tracked her down and is sending money and letters telling Grace that she will be back for her and telling her to foster mother thank you for looking after her little girl. Sunny becomes actively involved and gets the idea in her head that Grace may be her long-lost sister as like her Grace calls her Mum - Mama, and her parents were mixed race. Sunny employs the help of top rising attorney Julian King and in doing so will show Julian what it is to love one another sincerely and that underneath all the hardness he can still enjoy true romance, and that love does not have to act like a business transaction. I have to admit I had high hopes for the book and felt a bit disappointed with the ending and had imagined it taking a different turn. I do hope that we get more of Sunny's story and that we find out what happened to her mother once and for all, as seems like she had fallen off the face of the earth.

This was a good story. I really enjoyed it. One of the things I have come to like about the author is, she begins her story so nicely that you can’t help but to want to continue reading and learn what the outcome is going to be. Very interesting storyline and Sunny I loved her character. I am anticipating the next story to come about Sunny.

Hands down my favourite book of the month. The main character was a child social worker who was herself abandoned as a kid in a pretty horrible way. The book centers around her search for her birth mother and the reasons why she began her search. The writing and the way the author wrote mainly about the present but with small glimpses of the past, just worked.
Genre wise its a drama/romance but I'm actually afraid to say romance because I don't want to deter anyone from reading it. Its not fluffy or all about the romance at all. It dealt with some deep issues: child abandonment and effects, foster care, adoption. The romance was almost a secondary story. I loved it. Its a series and the second one comes out in April. I pre-ordered it. I'm not at all generous with my 5 stars. I gave all 5 to this book.
That says a lot.

Sunshine (Sunny) Gibson loses her mother when she's seven years old, not by death ... by abandonment! Her mother leaves her in a dark scary closet and never returns. Sunny's already difficult life takes a turn for the better when she is discovered by a caring police officer. Though she is eventually placed in a good home, she still misses the mother she knows is out there, somewhere.

If our past dictates our future then it's more than apropos that Sunny becomes a social worker, a voice for the downtrodden and forgotten children in the foster care system. Though she has a heavy caseload, Sunny breaks a cardinal rule by becoming close to a foster child named Soren and her foster family, The Earls. Sunny becomes concerned when the child's birth mother starts reaching out to her daughter, without permission. Sunny is determined to find out if Soren's birth mother has transparent motives or if something more sinister is at play.

What Sunny doesn't reveal to anyone is that there are similarities between her and Soren and she begins to suspect that Soren might be her sister. Sunny skates on thin ice between her personal agenda and her professional commitment. When it's clear that she needs the expertise of a lawyer, a friend puts her in touch with Julian King. Julian is a high priced criminal lawyer with no Family law experience and no desire to acquire said expertise so he recommends alternate choices. Fate brings them together again and through her evolving friendship with Julian, Sunny discovers that there is more to life than being focused on her career. Julian discovers that what he wants professionally isn't necessarily what he needs ... love is.

Highly Recommended: Read It!

Mostly Sunny by Jamie Pope

Sunny Gibson was abandoned by her mentally ill mother when she was just a child. Raised in the foster care system, she has found meaning in her life by working as a social worker. But when she suspects her newest charge might be related to her, she is determined to find the child’s mother. But for that she needs an attorney.
Julian King is a high-powered lawyer who knows nothing of family law. A former pro football player, he is determined to prove himself at his firm and make partner. He wants nothing to do with Sunny and her pro-bono case.
Of course, Sunny and Julian end up working together and they are drawn close to each other and discover they have some surprisingly similar experiences.

Mostly, this is a sweet romance. At first, Julian was rather unlikable but as his attraction to Sunny grew, he became a different person and the relationship and the reading became more enjoyable. The novel’s pace was a bit slow and at times it was difficult to engage with the search for the mysterious and elusive mother.

Overall, this was a pleasant read and I would recommend it to those wanting a light, sweet romance. 3 stars.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.