When never comes

Author Barbara Davis deftly explores an emotionally charged landscape of pain, loss, and despair―and the risk one woman will take in the hope of loving again.

Christy-Lynn has spent her life running—from a painful childhood and, later, from the truth about her husband’s betrayal. After his sudden death, she discovers he left behind a daughter, Iris, now living in hardship. Haunted by her own past in foster care, Christy-Lynn is torn between protecting herself and stepping in to give Iris the love and stability she never had. In facing this choice, she must confront loss, forgiveness, and the possibility of opening her heart again.