After the Rain

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: inherit>Wade Harrison thought he had his life figured out-until one kiss changed everything.</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: inherit>Recently divorced and struggling with single fatherhood Wade is just trying to keep his head above water. Then his six-year-old son Cooper brings home glowing stories about his new teacher Mr. Mitchell and Wade finds himself drawn into conversations that feel like more than just parent-teacher conferences.</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: inherit>Ezra Mitchell came to Cedar Falls for a fresh start after his teaching career was nearly destroyed by prejudice and false accusations. He's built careful walls around his heart but Cooper's enthusiasm and his father's quiet strength begin to crack his defenses.</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: inherit>When friendship blooms into something deeper both men must confront truths they've been hiding from themselves. But in a small town where everyone knows your business their growing relationship attracts the wrong kind of attention. Soon Wade faces an impossible choice: fight for the love that's finally made him feel whole or protect his son from a custody battle that could tear their family apart.</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: inherit>Some storms test everything you think you know about yourself. Others wash away the lies and leave only truth behind.</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: inherit>After the Rain</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: inherit> is a powerful story about finding the courage to live authentically the families we choose and the love worth fighting for-no matter the cost.</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: inherit>Written in honor of Pride month-celebrating not just the celebration but the journey.</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </span></p><p></p>