The long-awaited final installment of the series that began with the 2014 Lyra Independent Fiction Contest Romance Category Winner, Once in a While. It's now 1955...Vic and Louise Matthews are living his Bold Venture and raising their family. Together with Louise's son Tommy and their own two boys, along with Louise's mother, Lilly, they have settled into a comfortable life. With Vic working seven days a week to make his dream a success, they have realized Almost as Much happiness as they had hoped for, but Louise unexpectedly finds herself becoming frustrated and dissatisfied. As problems between them grow, each one steadfastly searches for answers. Finally, in desperation, Louise makes a decision that sets in motion an event that will change the dynamic of their lives forever. Follow this hard-working couple as they weather accidents, robberies, and misunderstandings - as well as joys, triumphs, and answered prayers. Will that magnificent love that began on a dark rainy night in 1937 truly prevail? And will the event that Louise longs for become a reality?Heartfelt, delightful, riveting, and at times comical, Almost as Much is an inspirational tale awash in historical references, while thoroughly portraying the reality of a family striving to live the American dream in Louisville in the 1950's.