Their Secret Child

But that was all in the past.

Addie Malloy had finally moved on and made a life for herself and her young child. On quiet Firewood Island, tending twelve hives of honeybees and raising sweet little Michaela gave her the peace she needed after her divorce. Had she truly buried the past, or was her hard-won peace about to unravel?

Except now Skip had come home. And he'd brought someone with him. The former NFL quarterback was back to coach at Fire High, moving into the big house across Clover Road with twelve-year-old Becky.

Thirteen years had not dimmed his memory of the girl he had never stopped loving. Could the returning coach ever win back the woman he deserted, or would the truth about the child at his side tear them apart forever?

Skip was determined to make amends for running out on Addie when she needed him most. But how would the single mother react when she discovered that his daughter was her daughter, too? Would this be the end? Or could this long-awaited reunion be a new beginning…for them all?

Second Chance Romance: Thirteen years after being pressured apart as teenagers, former high school sweethearts face the unresolved passion and heartbreak of their shared past.Small Town Setting: On rural Firewood Island, quiet country lanes, a thriving beekeeping homestead, and a high school football field set the stage for an emotional homecoming.Forced Proximity: When a violent Pacific Northwest storm topples a hemlock onto Addie's carriage house, she and her young daughter must take shelter with the very man she tried to forget.Sister Bond: Shy seven-year-old Michaela and resilient twelve-year-old Becky connect over Barbies and cartwheels, unaware of the bloodline that already makes them sisters.Also by This Author: First-Time Valentine, And Baby Makes Four and His Brother's Gift.