Touching Stars by Emilie Richards
of Daughter of the Stars, a popular bed-and-breakfast. She has even maintaineda cordial relationship with Eric, coveringwith the boys for his absences and brokenpromises. Family was never a priorityfor her ex-husband, even when they werestill married. Luckily Travis Allen, herclosestsurrogate father to the boys and her ownneighbor, has been a loving best friend.
Thgraduation, Eric returns, but not for the
en, on the eve of oldest son Jared's
celebration. He nearly lost his life inAfghanistan. Worse, he has lost his wayand his courage, and needs a place torecover. Gayle realizes this might be thelast chance for her sons to establish a realbond with their father, and o?summer at the inn and a chance to put
ers him a
things right. Gayle and Eric are all tooaware that the love and attraction theyonce shared are still there. But can thepieces of their broken lives be mended, orare they better laid to rest?