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Captain Ray Hughes comes home from a tour in Iraq with only his young son and a shattered marriage behind him. Facing the hard reality that no one is waiting for his return, Ray must learn to raise his son on his own and strive for the new life he once imagined. When Chrissie Evans, a widowed neighbor, enters Ray's path, he experiences a complication he did not anticipate. Drawn to her compassion and strength, Ray confronts the question of whether he can offer her the future she desires while balancing his responsibilities as a single father. In this story of courage, resilience, and the difficulty of starting over, Ray and Chrissie explore whether love and family can be rebuilt in the aftermath of war and loss.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Cindi Myers
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