Yesterday's Embers

He never thought he'd be widowed...with five young children.She never thought she'd be thirty and still single.But is falling in need the same thing as falling in love? On Thanksgiving Day, Douglas DeVore kissed his beloved wife good-bye, never knowing it would be the last time he'd see her-or their precious daughter, Rachel. Left with five kids to raise on his own, and already juggling two jobs to make ends meet, Doug wonders how he'll manage moment by moment, much less day after day,...
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He never thought he'd be widowed...with five young children.She never thought she'd be thirty and still single.But is falling in need the same thing as falling in love? On Thanksgiving Day, Douglas DeVore kissed his beloved wife good-bye, never knowing it would be the last time he'd see her-or their precious daughter, Rachel. Left with five kids to raise on his own, and already juggling two jobs to make ends meet, Doug wonders how he'll manage moment by moment, much less day after day, without Kaye's love and support.When Mickey Valdez, a daycare teacher, hears of the tragedy, she offers to lend a helping hand. After all, it isn't like she has a family of her own waiting for her at home. Her brothers are all happily married, but love seems to have passed her by. Then a spark ignites...but will the flame be too hot to handle? This novel was originally published in 2009 under the same title.