This is the story of two people who survived traumatic childhoods and ended up on very different paths in life. But now, after different scenarios led to them both serving hard time and being released, those paths will cross in a way that will alter their lives forever.Born to a neglectful mother and bounced around the foster system all his life, Sugar Sweet got wrapped up in a life of drugs and violence that led to him squandering his younger years behind bars... moreThis is the story of two people who survived traumatic childhoods and ended up on very different paths in life. But now, after different scenarios led to them both serving hard time and being released, those paths will cross in a way that will alter their lives forever.Born to a neglectful mother and bounced around the foster system all his life, Sugar Sweet got wrapped up in a life of drugs and violence that led to him squandering his younger years behind bars. His one constant throughout his childhood was his foster mother who had shown him and many other children the love that every kid needs to thrive.After changing his life for the better and taking in his young, orphaned niece, Sugar created a home to share with her while also starting a very lucrative business in Whitefish, Montana, far away from his Texas roots and the Time Served MC that had welcomed him into their family. When his foster mother calls on him to help one of her other children, he can’t say no, even if the woman who needs him happens to be a girl he couldn’t stand during their time together at Althea’s house.Juni Dawson bounced back and forth from her mother’s house, where she was left to fend for herself, to her foster home with Althea, where she experienced a timeless, unconditional love that would never fade. Choosing a different route than what fate seemed to have put before her, the Army put her on track to a better life.When her sister’s choices lead to her tragic end, Juni takes in her niece rather than let her go through the system that had failed her throughout her childhood. Decisions she made while in the service will follow her home and threaten the life she has planned with the little girl. Rather than stand and fight like she’d been trained to do, Juni takes the advice of the only woman who has ever looked out for her and runs to Montana to hole up until the threats can be identified and taken care of, one way or another.Close quarters might prove to be too much for two strong-willed individuals who are seemingly stuck in the past and unable to see the people they’ve each become. If they can open their eyes to the possibilities before them, they might just find the family they’ve been yearning for and the happily ever after they’ve never let themselves believe in. less
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