Home to Stay : Special-T Publishing, LLC : 9781953651013 : 1953651011 : 18 Nov 2020 : Life will not suck this Marine widow under. Ava Robey lost her husband. But with the help of her four children, she'll win the lease in her hometown's historic district. When she wins, her new business Robey's Rewards will honor her husband and support her family. Ryan Murphy doesn't compete against widows and orphans. But he's already committed to a fellow officer suffering from PTSD. Worse, sassy Ava won't back down-at least in the renovation competition. She's all too happy to barter a week of home-cooked meals for a new barn roof on her old farm. Neither expect the innocent barter to start the race for their hearts. Ava and her children soon show Ryan they are more than a fair match for one love-sick Marine. Now, he's struggling to convince the independent mother of four two things: His feelings stem from love and not guilt.Her rambunctious tribe are the family he believed he'd never ha