Ashley Ann Carlyle Kenner, a stay-at-home mom, finds herself and her three children abandoned by her husband as she fights for her life in a second battle with breast cancer. When circumstances force Ashley to rely on Daniel, she must face the reality he means more to her than just a father-figure for her children.
Dragon and damselflies, Ashley's power animal, guide her through the dark days as she struggles to win the war against the cancer. How can the flickering light of her dragonflies show her she is worthy of unconditional love and illuminate the path to her soulmate?
Hunter Compton ran away at seventeen when she learned she was pregnant. Now she is a successful single mom, who is doing what she loves—teaching dance. A ghost from her past, the man who is the father of her daughter, appears a few months before the girl's high school graduation. Overhearing her mother argue with the man claiming to be her father, Logan Compton runs away.
With the support of The Circle, dancing and drumming, Hunter battles the demons and doubts that plague her and learn the lesson of forgiveness.
Gabriella Maria Moncrief is blessed. She survived childhood abuse and years on the streets before finding her way to the Sacred Women's Circle and good friends who sustain her now. But she still suffers nightmares she's certain have roots in the abuse. When she meets Giovanni, the gentle Italian reaches out, but Gabby is unable to reach back.
When Gabby is offered a chance to remain in Italy, will she have the courage to make this leap of faith?
Widowed teacher Sophia Stewart looks for a new way to add purpose to her life after the death of a friend. Her plan: volunteer to check on vulnerable adults. On a dark November night, a home visit goes wrong when a younger man exploiting one of her clients harasses her. Afraid he will follow her up the overgrown path to her car, Sophia calls 911. Cynical police Captain Cameron "Cam" Mitchell responds to a radio dispatch to a nearby address. A woman is being threatened. When Sophia scrambles out of the darkness into his arms, the spark between them catches him off guard.
With the support of her circle sisters and their husbands, Sophia and Cam struggle to find their way forward, to build a life of love in the light.
