Shelter Valley Stories

One secret leads to another Sophie Curtis lives a big secret. She’s been having an affair with Duane Koch. Their days and nights together are their own oasis away from the world. It’s unconventional but, given the difference in their ages and her troubled past, it works for them. Then Sophie finds out she’s pregnant. An instant family could lose Duane his once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity.The …

Dana Harris’s world has turned upside down. She’s learned that her father isn’t her father, and she has no idea who her real dad is.Then she receives the unexpected opportunity to attend Montford University in Shelter Valley, Arizona – a perfect time to start over. Especially when Josh Redmond adopts a puppy she’s rescued. That’s the beginning of an instant friendship between them, even though she…

Jon Swartz is an adult recipient – the second one – of a scholarship awarded by an anonymous donor.A single father, he comes to Shelter Valley, Arizona, to begin his life anew. He’s a man with a secret past, a past he has to hide to protect both himself and his two-year-old son, Abe.Lillie Henderson, a child life specialist, has her own history of loss and betrayal. She and Jon are brought togethe…