Author Description

Amber Reyes gave up a chance at love to take her<br>dream job as principal of the elementary school in<br>her beloved hometown of Destiny, California. Two<br>years later, Amber has her days full, but her<br>evenings empty. She yearns to marry and have a<br>family, but the lack of eligible men in the quaint<br>small town leaves her questioning if she made a<br>mistake coming home. <p>Devastated by his ex-wife's volatile life and tragic<br>death, Max Burnett moves his grief-stricken<br>six-year-old twins, Kate and Will, to Destiny, hoping<br>that the town of his youth can offer a healing<br>change. Believing himself too damaged to love or be<br>loved, Max doesn't think he'll ever meet a woman<br>who could be his partner in life and a mother to his<br>kids. <p>As the principal of Kate and Will's school, Amber<br>takes on the delicate challenge of helping the<br>troubled children adjust, but dealing with Max is a<br>completely different matter. Their initial sparring<br>leads to a powerful attraction. But, as Max and<br>Amber's feelings deepen, so does the turmoil with<br>Kate and Will. How can Amber and Max heal the<br>wounds of the past and build a positive future?