A painful past can't hold her back, but she won't let herself fall in love...
Darcy Malone is determined to make a respectable name for herself teaching at the elementary school no matter how others treat her. When she runs headfirst into a visitor to town, she's fascinated by his upbeat smile and love of history, but the thought of him learning her past makes it easy to keep him at arms-length.
Wade Spears is researching a book in the quaint town of Blessings, Kansas. He has a big decision to make, but it's impossible to choose when it feels like something's missing from his life. He's mesmerized by the beautiful art teacher's kindness and creative energy, but there's something mysterious about the way she deflects all of his efforts to get to know her.
Can an artist brush over her painful past, or will she send away the man she loves to chase his dreams without her?
This sweet novella is a quick read with clean and wholesome romance.
