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When
Wes Grayson sees a beautiful woman taking pictures of his adopted
daughter, Amy, he fears the worst, that she is a stalker and
kidnapper. The truth is more terrible.
The woman, Laney, is Amy's birth mother. She reassures him
that she only wanted to see the child, to have some pictures,
something to hang onto because she does love her daughter, but
does not want to disrupt her life. That changes when she learns
that Wes' wife died and he is raising her motherless. Not wanting
Amy to go through life without a mother as she did, Laney decides
to ask for joint custody. That turns into a court battle ending
with her winning, and everyone losing. Amy hates her, and they are
all miserable.
Then,
Wes, still encumbered by the bills from his late wife's illness,
faces losing his home and business to foreclosure, and the only
hope he has is Laney. Entering into a marriage of convenience, his
home is saved. Yet, they are even unhappier. Laney does not share
the deep faith he and Amy have, and he feels disloyal to his first
wife. Not only that, but Amy grows more resentful every day. Can
all of these obstacles be overcome to find true love and make a
home?
This
story touches the heart with easily sympathetic characters. At
times I despaired that things could ever work out, and often could
empathize with them. Learning to let go of memories is a hard
thing, and this was portrayed very well; the whole story seemed
like something that could well happen. The power of God to heal
and make things right is portrayed believably and enjoyably.
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