Book two of the Love and Loss in Louis County series whisks readers straight into Michael Gears worst day ever. First his girlfriend leaves him for another man. Then on the same day he finds out his father has died and left him an inheritance of a failing bookstore and a twelve-year-old sister Michael never knew existed. But he soon learns that when the worst things happen, and you cant see the rainbow behind the clouds. Theres still light shining in the darkness if you just look for it. Michaels relationship with his little sister, Jessica, starts out rocky as together they navigate the shaky finances of his inherited bookstore and the challenges of building a new family. When they meet waitress Kristy Strickland, she quickly becomes an important part of their lives. Spilling over from book one of this page turning romantic suspense series, two violent brothers, Aaron and Ryan Nolls, continue their streak of kidnapping, arson, and murder. Michaels dad was trying to stop them when he died and has left clues that will help the FBI track them down. Meanwhile Michael must work to save the bookstore while exploring the world within it to find the secrets his dad left for him. Can he build a relationship with Jess and find romance with Kristy even as things go crazy around them?

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