**** Picks up where Through the Darkness: Of Love and Loss Series Book One ends**** Is newfound love a threat to shattered hearts weighed down by the past? Or a beacon of hope for an uncertain future? Devastated by loss, young widow Iris Cooper moves to Malad, Idaho, a peaceful small town nestled in the Great Basin Mountains. There, she grapples with piecing together the fractured remnants of her life. When fate intervenes, she crosses paths with Everett Monterose, an enigmatic, handsome widower focused on caring for his newborn twins. Everett can't deny Iris's presence stirs emotions he believed dead and buried, feeling as if he's stepped out of his stormy, bleak existence and into a pool of warm sunshine. Amidst their shared grief, a spark of hope and yearning ignites, kindling a connection that transcends their pain. Though drawn to each other, they're cautious about risking their fragile hearts - until asking themselves if they'll allow this second chance at love and happiness to slip through their fingers.