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I hope this book touches you as much as it did me Addiction is a very serious topic and one I feel has touched nearly every family in one way or another

In this final installment of my Return to Stonerock series, I promise all the feels and a fe” ain and rebuild their er than ever

Happy reading,

Jules

Chapter One

“Just tell us the prognosis”

Sam Bailey had been on an emotional roller coaster the past two years And now, huddled in a small consultation roo to hear the diagnosis of his five-year-old daughter while sitting next to the ho’d left himwell, Sam’s nerves were flat-out shot

Dr Benson displayed a glossy page with several i appears to be in good shape”

Actually, Sam couldn’t see that because he was an architect, not a doctor

“If things are good, then why did you bring us in here?” Tara asked “I want to be with hter”

His wife sat too close, s the strap of her purse like it was the only thing keeping her grounded If they were a normal couple, he’d reach out and take her white-knuckled hand to offer support If they were a norether when the school called and said that Marley had hit her head when she fell froround equipram

If they were a nor for his signature just belohere his wife had already signed away their e

“Marley is a lively little girl I can tell fro my assessment This fall could have been much worse” Dr Benson shifted his focus from Sam to Tara “A head trauma can causeat the outward appearance”

“Just say it,” Sahter?”

Technically, she was his adopted daughter When he’d met Tara, Marley had just turned two He’d fallen in love with both raven-haired beauties and quickly le way that nature away from the end, Marley was still his