Sarah Pekkanen shows us in her second novel, Skipping a Beat, that you may have it all, but still not have what is important.  All marriages are complicated, but going fromhaving very little to immense wealth can be a relationship breaker.
Pekkanen creates a story of two small-townsweethearts that leave their West Virginiaroots and become wealthy entrepreneurs in Washington DC after creating a sports drink.  Michael is driven with ambition to run his company, andJulia bides her time with her own successful party planning business.  As Michael spends more and more time awayfrom Julia and women in his life make Julia doubt his fidelity their marriagecrumbles until Michael has a near death experience.  Coming to terms with both of their mistakesand realizing what in life is worthwhile makes this novel an emotional ridewith laughter and tears.