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It has been more than 17 years since Stef and Lena Adams Foster were released from prison. After all these years they remain deeply in love, finally planning the wedding they have always wanted.
While the two women continue to provide a stable life for Baby Stef and little Faith, they also deal with the challenges of Callie moving to LA to restart her life, a shocking secret that Noah will finally reveal, and the adjustment of a new foster child, Tasha.
But a few questions remain.. Will Callie finally recover and make amends with her family for good? Will her and Stef ever speak again? Will Baby Stef forgive her? We shall see.
This is the seventh book in the Hard Time series
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