Kate Waithman had lost her husband to a tragic death over ten years ago, but Kate cannot let go of the love, the beautiful loving memories of her husband. Kate must find a way to move forward without forgetting the cherished memories and happy times she shared with her husband. Kate never expected to find another love in her life, but she finds herself holding back from walking down the isle with him.

When Kate lays her head upon her pillow at night, she dreams of Patrick, her loving husband who had died and the dreams are so vivid and so real, she cannot understand what's happening to her. In the dreams she has a daughter, a daughter she never had in her life. Her daughter in her dreams cannot hear, nor speak and this sends Kate on a journey to take sign language classes, she feels Patrick is trying to send her a message, but what is this message?

As Kate continues to help children with her one on one music classes, she finds herself moving closer and closer to Andrew who is her instructor for sign language. She also finds herself moving a few steps closer to having deep caring feelings for some of the children. Kate is a fast learner of sign language and finds herself using it and her music to help these children who cannot hear, nor talk. Andrew is always at her side and the two become closer and closer, but Kate cannot let go of her dreams of Patrick and a daughter she never had. Kate is engaged to Dan the man she is to be married to, but can she marry him? Is Dan truly the man she loves and wants to spend the rest of her life with? Or is it Andrew? She finds herself being pulled in all directions. When the dreams come to her with Patrick and the daughter she never had, Kate feels that Patrick is sending her a message, but she can't figure it out. Will she run out of time and lose Dan whom she feels is the new love of her life, or will it be another man, very close at hand?

When I first started reading THE LIFE INTENDED, I had tears coming down my face, for I lost my husband last year and can relate to Kate's broken heart . I know that Kate must move on for our loved ones will always be in our hearts and our minds. There were moments she questioned herself as do I, but to move on in life after losing your soul mate is the hardest thing Kate and I have ever done. THE LIFE INTENDED by Kristin Harmel drew me in from page one as Ms. Harmel is an author one does not want to miss! Ms. Harmel truly drew on my heart strings with her heart felt read! A Recommended read by all means!!!!!!!!!!!

Book Summary

From the author of the international bestseller The Sweetness of Forgetting, named one of the Best Books of Summer 2012 by Marie Claire magazine, comes a captivating novel about the struggle to overcome the past when our memories refuse to be forgotten.

In this richly told story where Sliding Doors meets P.S. I Love You, Kristin Harmel weaves a heart-wrenching tale that asks: what does it take to move forward in life without forgetting the past?

After her husband’s sudden death over ten years ago, Kate Waithman never expected to be lucky enough to find another love of her life. But now she’s planning her second walk down the aisle to a perfectly nice man. So why isn’t she more excited?

At first, Kate blames her lack of sleep on stress. But when she starts seeing Patrick, her late husband, in her dreams, she begins to wonder if she’s really ready to move on. Is Patrick trying to tell her something? Attempting to navigate between dreams and reality, Kate must uncover her husband’s hidden message. Her quest leads her to a sign language class and into the New York City foster system, where she finds rewards greater than she could have imagined.