I love all of Catherine Bybee’s books but I especially loved this one. Max and Sarah are such a perfect couple. My heart went out to Max with how he grew up and never had a family or love. Max was raised in foster homes or group homes all his life. With all the things that happened to him in his past, he kept chugging forward at being a “good” person. Max had a heart of gold and it showed with everyone he helped. Max had to work hard for everything he had and had goals he tried to fulfill. To Max’s surprise, Alex and Chase Stone find him and inform him that he has a family and is also a billionaire. At first, he was very distrustful of them, but, over time, he learned to trust and love them. Then, along comes Sarah, a reporter who believes you don’t have to lie to tell a story, trying to find out how he is related to the Stones and Stone Enterprises. To her surprise, he is the long lost half-brother of a father and mother who abandoned him when he was just a toddler. Max was attracted to Sarah almost at first sight but did not trust her since she was a reporter. Sarah managed to wiggle her way into his heart and, together, they went about telling his story to the world. Even though her boss wanted “gossip”, Sarah refused to give him anything that was not truthful. When her boss published a story he found behind her back, and published it in her name, Sarah proved how she felt and did a magnificent job of letting him know what she thought and quitting. Max may have become an instant billionaire, but it never went to his head or changed what was in his heart. Sarah and Max only wanted to do what was right and help make good changes in the world. The final chapter in the book showed Max doing just that, helping children who were placed in group homes have a positive chance in life in the world. If you want to read a book that pulls at your heartstrings, I highly recommend you read “The Forgotten One”.

The Forgotten One, Book 2 of Catherine Bybee’s series The Heirs. The story begins immediately after the end of All Our Tomorrows. Max Smith, raised in the foster system is about to get the shock of his life when he learns of his massive inheritance…an inheritance that also includes a brother and sister who welcome him completely. Max also has Sarah McNeilly, who works for a tabloid stalking his story. Ms. Bybee has written an informative book about family, trust, and the shortcomings of the foster system all wrapped up in a wonderful romance. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book from NetGalley. Most highly recommend.