Love in Tangled Branches
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Adele has always wondered if she had more family. Growing up the only child of a single mother, she's been lonely at times. Now a grown woman and successful business owner, she starts her search. She joins a genealogical website to look up her family tree. Will she find what she's looking for or find something she has never knew she needed?
Mac is a Navy SEAL with a knack for research. After a grueling deployment he discovers a message from a stranger. He'd been research information for a friend. But there's something about this message that makes him question his own reaction. What will happen if he responds?
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