Publisher, Simon & Schuster Audioworks (April 2006)

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New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels inspires and entertains with a touching tale of the transforming power of love -- and a woman whose broken heart finds room for the simple pleasures of family and home, and for discovering true love in the last place she expected.

Darby Lane and Russell Gunn had been inseparable friends from their early years in the Horseshoe, their wonderful Baton Rouge neighborhood, all the way through to graduate school dreams and beyond. Then the unthinkable happens: a tragic accident takes Russ's life, and Darby's world is shattered.

Her long journey to healing takes hold as Darby begins to see Russ's brother Ben through new eyes. Suddenly love blooms in the place of grief and Darby faces the challenge of reuniting Ben with his estranged father -- if they can get through the conniving schemes of Ben's social climber stepmother. Like the custom dollhouses Darby creates with tender care and patience, she begins to understand that loss can build new life -- and love truly can conquer anything.

About the Author: Fern Michaels is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of Family Blessings, Pretty Woman, Crown Jewel, The Real Deal, Late Bloomer, Trading Places, No Place Like Home, the #1 New York Times bestseller The Nosy Neighbor, and dozens of other novels. There are more than seventy million copies of her books in print. She lives in South Carolina.