Tavora Kar is a young woman who has known love and loss. Seeking isolation and solitude as a balm against the pain, she spends her days poring over dusty tomes of the town's history as a means to fill her time and the emptiness in her heart. Luke R’Phael is a popular actor who loves his family and his craft with equal passion. Given a week to get some “local flavor” for his next role, he finds it in the most unlikely of places and person. How long does it take to change a life? Five minutes, five hours, five coffees? Luke’s charm, compassion, and passion reignite a fire in Tavora’s heart, burning away the sorrow and fear that had once left her empty. Does she dare love again?

Tavora Kar has finally moved forward in her life. The brief time she has spent with Luke R'phael has reawakened her longing for companionship. She is surrounded by friends and a church who love her as family, yet her heart still belongs to only one man. Luke R'phael has spent the last year grieving for his wife. He has sought the company of others to ease his longing and has found it wanting. He returns to Tavora seeking the comfort he once gave her, determined to make her his. Passion flames as two lost souls find each other, but will their love survive past the next five days? Will their differences fuel their desire or drive them apart forever?

When widow Tavora Kar first encountered the magnetic actor Luke R’phael, a close friendship formed that would change their lives. Upon the death of his wife, Luke found himself drawn back to Tavora. Passions flamed, and the two lovers’ worlds united. Now, Luke and Tavora are finding that going from friends to spouses is complicated. Getting married was the easy part, but truly blending their lives together will take more than either one expected. The new couple will need to overcome their independence and pride, or their newly created life will be torn apart. They must leave behind habits from their past marriages while dealing with Tavora’s difficult pregnancy. Is their love forever, or is five months all they will have together?

The Three Bookateers 2015 Indie Awards \Best Clean Read Author\ SNSBAH 2015 Best of the Best Winner \Favorite Christian Author\ Coast to Coast Book Best of 2015 \Best Christian Author\ Cathy Jackson Author Classifieds \2015 Christian Romance Author of the Year\ David Westerling is a well-respected deacon in our church. His family loves openly and fiercely. Passion has driven them on paths I never would have taken and don't fully understand. I want to know their motivations but they guard their secrets as zealously as each other's hearts. Why do I feel the way I do when David looks at me or speaks? It makes me question what I've always thought of my life. I see what they have and I want it too. I live a blessed life but still, something is missing. I've not always been a good girl. Would they accept me if they knew my secret?