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Sixteen years ago, unmarried Jessie Ryder gave her newborn daughter to her sister and brother-in-law, trusting them to do what was best for her child, even if that meant never letting Lila know she was adopted, or that Jessie was her birth mother. But now the shocking news that Jessie is losing her sight to a condition that may be hereditary sends her back to Texas, to reveal the truth to her daughter, even though the secret she's kept for so long may shatter her sister's marriage. After rocking all their worlds, Jessie is desperate to comfort Lila, repair the damage her honesty has done to her sister's family, and prepare herself for the time when what's left of her sight fails her. In the face of the dark unknown that lies ahead, Jessie longs for home and hope, but she fears that letting Dustin Matlock -- a new widower with a baby daughter -- into her life will be a huge mistake for both of them. Dustin needs a competent, motherly wife, not a woman who's struggling to come to terms with going blind and to redefine herself and her family. But, just as Jessie works to heal the family she helped to create 16 years ago, Dustin works to convince her that their love is strong enough to meet whatever difficulties the future holds. Sue Stone
As an irresponsible young mother, Jessie Ryder knew she'd never be able to give her newborn the stable family that her older sister could, and the security her child deserved. So Luz and her husband adopted little Lila and told her Jessie was but a distant aunt.
Sixteen years later, having traveled the world with the winds of remorse at her back, Jessie is suspending her photojournalism career to return home - even if it means throwing her sister's world into turmoil.
Where life once seemed filled with boundless opportunity, Jessie is now on a journey to redeem her careless past, bringing with her a terrible burden. Jessie's arrival is destined to expose the secrets and lies that barely held her daughter's adoptive family together to begin with, yet the truth can do so much more than just hurt. It can bring you home to a new kind of honesty, shedding its light into the deepest corners of the heart.
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Sixteen years later, having traveled the world with the winds of remorse at her back, Jessie is suspending her photojournalism career to return home - even if it means throwing her sister's world into turmoil.
Where life once seemed filled with boundless opportunity, Jessie is now on a journey to redeem her careless past, bringing with her a terrible burden. Jessie's arrival is destined to expose the secrets and lies that barely held her daughter's adoptive family together to begin with, yet the truth can do so much more than just hurt. It can bring you home to a new kind of honesty, shedding its light into the deepest corners of the heart.
Home Before Dark
As an irresponsible young mother, Jessie Ryder knew she'd never be able to give her newborn the stable family that her older sister could, and the security her child deserved. So Luz and her husband adopted little Lila and told her Jessie was but a distant aunt.
Sixteen years later, having traveled the world with the winds of remorse at her back, Jessie is suspending her photojournalism career to return home - even if it means throwing her sister's world into turmoil.
Where life once seemed filled with boundless opportunity, Jessie is now on a journey to redeem her careless past, bringing with her a terrible burden. Jessie's arrival is destined to expose the secrets and lies that barely held her daughter's adoptive family together to begin with, yet the truth can do so much more than just hurt. It can bring you home to a new kind of honesty, shedding its light into the deepest corners of the heart.
Sixteen years later, having traveled the world with the winds of remorse at her back, Jessie is suspending her photojournalism career to return home - even if it means throwing her sister's world into turmoil.
Where life once seemed filled with boundless opportunity, Jessie is now on a journey to redeem her careless past, bringing with her a terrible burden. Jessie's arrival is destined to expose the secrets and lies that barely held her daughter's adoptive family together to begin with, yet the truth can do so much more than just hurt. It can bring you home to a new kind of honesty, shedding its light into the deepest corners of the heart.
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BN ID: | 2940172559426 |
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Publisher: | Brilliance Audio |
Publication date: | 05/16/2017 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Sales rank: | 510,580 |
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