DiDi's Review posted on Guilty Pleasures 
 AHHHHH!!!! SERENDIPITY reminds me why I fell in love with Carly Phillps' books and have EVERY SINGLE BOOK she's published in paperback, including her books published as Karen Drogin (except SERENDIPITY it's on my nifty Kindle) 
 Serendipity is a story about going home to a small town and trying to build a life despite your reputation. Ten years ago Faith was the "rich girl" and Ethan was the "bad boy". They've both returned to Serendipity to build lives but the roles are reversed, Faith is no longer the rich girl and because of her father's schemes is now shunned by the residents of Serendipity. Ethan has returned rich and wants to build a relationship with his, estranged, two younger brothers Nash and Dare. 
 Serendipty has a lot going on. Not only are Faith and Ethan falling in love, Ethan has to deal with severe emotional pain and heartbreak from his two younger brothers, who want nothing to do with him and blame him for a devastating accident that ripped apart their family ten years ago. On top of that is an unexpected surprise, the men have an emo teenage sister, they never knew about, dropped on Ethan's door to handle. Which forces them to deal with each other. 
 Ethan is sexy, sweet and very dominant in the relationship with Faith. Faith is strong, many people would give up and try to find a place to live where they weren't treated like a criminal because of the sins of their father. 
 While Ethan and Faith get their HEA in Serendipity, there is A LOT of emotional healing, forgiveness and hurt to work through between Ethan and his brothers and sister, Faith and her mom and Faith and Ethan's brother Nash. I am glad all the strife wasn't tied up with a pretty bow at the end of Serendipity, it makes the series/relationships more realistic. Because, IMO, there is no way that the amount of hurt and resentment between all of the characters could be resolved in one book. 
 As soon as I post this review I am going to start the novella KISMET (Serendipity #1.5) and I have already pre-ordered DESTINY (Serendipity #2) (releases 1/3/12). 
 I am so glad Ms. Phillips has created this new series with the incredible family dynamics and incredible secondary cast, the type that I fell in love with in her HOT ZONE series (one of my all time favorite series).