One of her most beloved standalones, Fern MichaelsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling novel about recovery and second chances is now available in trade paperback for the first time. #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels masterfully blends adventure, redemption, and rich emotion to explore all the ways that love can come to heal us  Atlanta homicide detective PatrickTickKelly turned his back on the world the day he lost his family to unimaginable tragedyIsolating himself in a beach shack on Mango Key, Florida, he drowned his grief and trauma in drink. Now sober and a bestselling author, Tick would gladly stay a recluse forever if his brother didnt keep trying to drag him back to the land of the living.   After years of sacrificing her personal life in favor of her DEA job, Kate Rush resigned and moved back to her native MiamiBut the unofficial assignment that has just come her way is too intriguing to pass up. She and a fellow ex-agent are relocated to Mango