Michelle:
The story surrounds a three year old boy who lost his mother when he was only six weeks old. His aunt is now in town posing as a photo-journalist there to write an article about the fire department. His aunt and mother both grew up in a harsh home where there was no love. Their father abused them emotionally.
Seth had no idea who the woman is. He falls head over heels for her, even though he told himself he'd never go there again. Oh, he wanted to marry, but only in order to have a mother for his son.
There is a lot of secrets in this book. The revealing of these secrets is very harsh. Realistically, the family didn't just re-accept Julie into their lives. She had to find her way back. I think that was one of the best things about this. I really liked the way everything worked out, all though I was a bit uncomfortable at how Julie eventually took care of the situation with Davy and her father.