Joy After Noon

<p>Joy marries a widowed bank executive caught in an ethical dilemma and misreads his obvious frustration while struggling to integrate into her new family. Inspired in part by <em>Love Come Softly</em> this novel explores the challenges of second marriages and dealing with stepchildren during the crucial years of puberty and teenage angst. A college professor coming up shortly for the huge tenure decision Joy finds herself falling apart as her career and her home issues deteriorate and collide.</p>