Valley of Secrets

Anna Wilks went straight from her parents house to her husbands. After thirteen years of trying to give him a son shes told shes sterile. Her marriage crumbles and her husband leaves her for a younger woman whos pregnant with his child. Anna finds her deceased aunts journal and discovers her secret. When Anna was little she wanted to be just like her aunt but then she grew up and forgot what it was like to be adventurous and fearless. Having no idea who she is now that she cant be a wife and mother Anna shocks her family by setting out on a desperate search to find herself. She follows her aunts journal to Mystic Valley Vermont. Something about the place calls to her soul except she doesnt have a clue how to make it on her own. She falls into old habits and the welcoming supportive town comes to her rescue especially Officer Drew Jones who makes a living at helping others and longs to find someone to take care of even if thats the last thing Anna needs. He is the perfect man on paper. The complete opposite of cynical pessimist Editor-in-chief Clay Sullivan.Sully has no family and has been on his own since he was seventeen. Hes worked all over the world seeing war poverty and real tragedy. He has no time for helpless pampered people like Anna gravitating more toward the new tough independent police Chief Tess Fitz who doesnt need anyone and is running from wounds of her own. Desperate to get back in the game she helps him with a past that has haunted him for years. Yet Sully cant get Anna off his mind refusing to coddle her and pushing her beyond her comfort zone until she surprises herself by discovering all shes capable of and just how strong she really is. She blossoms learning a lot about herself and where her passions lie taking care of others for a change. Sully isnt anything like what she thought she wanted yet hes exactly what she needs and he needs her even though he doesnt know it yet. Like Mystic Valley he calls to her soul. And like her namesake she finds the courage to go after what she wants only to discover a love like she never knew existed. Except in searching for the meaning of life she uncovers a valley of secrets that will threaten the new life she fought so hard to create.