Angelina Samuels has lost the only job she’s ever held. A last minute interview lands her a new teaching job just days before the school year is about to begin. It turns out to be the best thing that could have happened when she realizes that her best friend from college, Gabriella Alvarez, is also a member of the teaching staff.
Gabriella’s brother, Alejandro, relocates to his hometown after having lived away from family and friends since he left for college to become a renowned transplant surgeon. He’s settling into a new job, reacquainting himself with family and friends, and is learning to deal ever-so-slowly with the personal loss that forever changed his life.
When Angelina’s sister experiences a health crisis, Alejandro is there to support her and her family. And when Angelina herself experiences a personal tragedy, Alejandro is the only one to guide her through it. As love stares down at them, can Angelina help Alejandro take that second chance on love and marriage?
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Let’s meet Alejandro up close. Alejandro is now 37 years old. He has dark hair and dark eyes. He’s recently returned to St. Louis to head-up transplant services at the hospital. He hasn’t lived at home since heading off to college. He’s returned to start his life over again. He has a new job and after almost twenty years he finds himself surrounded by his family. But, he’s also carrying with him a secret. A secret that has forever changed his life. Can he overcome his past for a second chance at love?
Angelina is the oldest of the Samuels children. She is brown-eyed with long light-brown hair. Days before the start of a new school year, she is hired to teach the fifth grade at St. Margaret's. She discovers that her best friend from college also teaches at the same school. Angelina not only is faced with a family crisis, but she also endures a life altering experience that brings she and Alejandro together in a way that only he can help her face her future. Can Angelina overcome her own personal loss and follow her heart that will lead to her own happily ever after?