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Sarah Porter’s life is rooted in the home while her husband, Boone Walker, a professional baseball pitcher, spends almost every season on the road. Their marriage, stretched thin by distance and the pressures of Boone’s demanding career, is tested when the need to rebuild his life forces Boone to consider another career change. Amid concerns that Boone may choose a life on the road with other women, Sarah grapples with doubt, devotion, and what it means to stay devoted to a spouse and children in a long‑distance relationship. The novel explores the fragility of love, the challenge of family life, and the emotional weight of trusting a partner in a career that demands constant travel.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Jane Porter
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