Troubled pasts, fresh starts, new love.
Forced to leave home as soon as he finished high school, Bailey McCreedyโs focus has been on earning enough money to survive. All he needs is a roof over his head and to keep his small mobile lending library running. Books are Baileyโs escape, and he loves to share the joy of reading with those who donโt have access to them.
Tom Brooksโs upbringing is very different to Baileyโs, with a loving family, a good education, and a high-flying jobโthat is, until things came crashing down. Tom opens a coffee shop, struggling to build his business and reluctant to accept help, operating under the misguided belief that he must pay penance for his sins. Watching Bailey work with the street kids opens Tomโs eyes to the reality that accepting help is not a sign of weakness, and that he is so much more than his past mistakes.
But as Bailey falls for Tom, with his charming manner, obvious care for others, and group of successful friends, Baileyโs own sense of self-worth threatens to tear them apart. In the face of intensifying challenges, heโs reluctant to confide in Tom, afraid heโs not good enough.
A bright future will require Bailey to heed his own adviceโpeople arenโt defined by their failures or inability to live up to the expectations of others. Itโs time for Tom to pay it forward, and Bailey needs to accept the help and love that Tom offers.
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