First published 2014
Daniel Rush opens his eyes in a hospital bed, a gunshot wound to his head nearly fatal. The face beside him belongs to Jessica, his ex-wife. Their marriage fell apart after their infant son Gabriel died. Daniel thought Jessica wanted freedom to begin again with someone new. But he never changed his emergency contacts, so Jessica received the devastating phone call. She and Daniel were college sweethearts who planned to raise children and age together. When Gabriel died, Jessica buried those dreams with her son and pushed everyone away, including Daniel. Now Daniel faces months of difficult rehabilitation and needs help. Nobody expects Jessica to volunteer, but she sees this as her chance to repair the damage between them. The recovery will be long and painful. With Jessica guiding him, Daniel might reclaim his former life. He learned how to want what he could not have. The question remains whether Jessica can teach him to treasure what stands before him.
Genres: romance, grief, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
140 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace
Content warnings: child-death