First published 2018
Ashley Baxter Blake discovers a handwritten letter tucked into the chain-link fence at the Oklahoma City bombing memorial. The letter comes from Brady Bradshaw, who writes to Jenna every year at this spot. Brady lost his mother in the 1995 attack. Years later, he met Jenna Phillips, who also lost her parents in the bombing. They shared a powerful connection during those brief hours together, but then Jenna disappeared from his life. Now Brady returns annually, hoping she might find his letters. Ashley decides to help Brady locate the woman he cannot forget. Her family questions this mission. Her husband Landon wonders about her motives for helping a stranger. Ashley persists despite their doubts. The search becomes a journey through grief and memory, testing whether love can emerge from tragedy's aftermath. This standalone novel explores how survivors of trauma find each other and themselves.
Genres: romance, grief, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial
Period: 1995, Present Day
362 pages · Hardcover · Howard Books