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Dear Reader,

Before I had my son, I wasn’t sure I would make a good mother. Like Aubrey, I didn’t think I was that maternal. I was focused on my career, for one thing, but, really, kids seemed so fragile to me. There seemed to be so many things I could screw up. I figured motherhood was better left to those more naturally inclined…or at least more intrepid than I.

But Aubrey’s sister Briana had it right: Maternal is as maternal does… You learn together.

That was certainly true in my case. That didn’t make parenthood any less difficult or scary. When we had our son, my husband said the words that Howard says in this book about his baby daughters: Why would we bring into the world someone whose pain we’ll feel more strongly than our own? Why indeed?

Out of love and hope. And that was how Aubrey decides to take on parenthood in her ready-made family. Dixon’s already made that decision, but there are things he can learn from Aubrey about handling emotions and trusting his own heart.

The pair of them have quite a journey to their happily ever after. It involves climbing mountains, kayaking rapids, zip-lining canyons and running obstacle courses. They make it, but not without troubles. From their adventure, they learn that beauty can come from tragedy and grief can bring a greater love for those we’ve lost. As Aubrey tells her nieces, the person who died lives on in our hearts and in our minds and that is a tremendous comfort, I’ve found.

This story moved me as I wrote it. It touches on so many issues and feelings that I hold dear. I hope it touches your life, too, and offers you insights, a smile and makes you hug your loved ones just a little closer afterward.

All my best,

Dawn Atkins