Bloomington, IN: Abbott Press (2012) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel set in a small town in the California Sierra foothills. Each book in this series focuses on a different woman in a tight knit group of friends,and so these books are about friendship as much as romance and they are also a love letter to life in the Gold Country! "Romantic love is something Gabby Cooley-Burke believes in with all her heart. When her great love died, she was left with her wonderful son and memories that should last her a lifetime. . . . Rick Chagres is protecting his son Will as well, perhaps a little too much. . . As Gabby and Rick agree to work together for the sake of their boys, they are unaware that a teacher's suggestion is about to change both of their lives forever. Is love is enough to protect them all from the danger looming in their future?" SIGNED on the front endpaper with the words "Family comes first in El Dorado County! Enjoy" 254 pp. ISBN: 978-1458207449.