This is the first of two books 'Life's Illusions ¿ Book Two A - Ten Years On'. To appreciate this story, I would recommend you read the previous story first "Life's Illusions" it will give a much better understanding of the Thorn¿s (PJ, Lenny and their children) and of their extended family. Ten years on and the family continues to grow. The Triplets, Pete, Pauly and Beth are now in their teens. As we left them at the end of the last book, Lenny had just gone into labour with her 4th child, and Rosa with her 2nd. Woodruff Paul James Thorn (Woody) was born healthy after a short labour, as was, a few minutes later, the boy who would be his lifelong friend Aleandro Cruz (Aly), so much were they devoted to each other, at age five they would be rushed to the local emergency room with deep cuts on their palms still reciting their blood brother pledge, 'Brothers forever, whatever, for life'. Woody was surrounded, nurtured, and drawn into the protective loving custody of his older triplet brothers and sister. It sounds idyllic, but will it be?, climb back on board to re-ride the roller coaster of emotions with 'Life's Illusions'.