By Tracie Peterson

Hiding from her deplorable past in Seattle’s Madison School for Brides, Militine Scott knows that no man will ever choose to join his life to hers.  Faithful friend and all-around good guy Thane Patton is hiding his own dark secret.  When Thane finds a kindred spirit in Militine, they must finally let go to turn the ashes of their past into the beauty that will last a lifetime.