An alternate cover edition can be found here. Bella Thompson has news: she’s pregnant. But before she can tell her boyfriend Jeffrey, he shatters her with the news that he’s going to marry someone else. The textile mill, owned by Jeffrey’s father, is the town’s main employer, but textile mills all over the country are losing market share and Lambert Textiles is no exception. Bella is given a choice: Go to Atlanta and give up her child for adoption or leave town and raise her child on her own. The choice is clear, and she travels to California where she settles in Santa Monica. Determined to make her own way in the world and return to Willow Bend on her own terms, Bella puts all her energies into building a successful business with her partner Rafael Vargas. But at what cost? Follow Bella as she struggles to balance her passion for business with the ultimate prize... love.

The new delivery man is everything Melissa is looking for – but she could do without the girlfriend! Wyatt Johnson delivers more than freight to the Bella store. He’s funny, intelligent, and oh, so charming. But there are hidden depths to the man who effortlessly steals her heart and Melissa must decide if he’s worth fighting for.

Spousal abuse can strip away any woman’s confidence. But threaten her children, and the warrior inside stages a rebellion. Growing up in in a sheltered, loving environment, Val doesn’t realize that her husband is manipulating her in the worst possible way. Summoning an inner strength she didn’t know she had, she breaks free. But will her traumatic past prevent her from trusting again?

“I want a divorce.” Carla thought she was prepared, but what woman knows how she’ll feel when her husband of twenty years says those words? With her life turned upside down, Carla forgets to tell him that she’s pregnant. Seeking to make sense of what happened, she confides in the least likely person in town. Jeffrey Lambert turns out to be a good listener, but that’s all he can ever be... isn’t it?