Fireside: The Lakeshore Chronicles, Book 5

Baseball hopeful Bo Crutcher is about to get his shot at the majors. That is, until life throws him a curveball. When AJ, the son he€s never met, lands on his doorstep, Bo€s life becomes a whole new ball game. He needs help€"fast. Enter Kimberly van Dorn. Hired to smooth Bo€s rough exterior for the media, she expects the kind of shallow pro athlete she€s used to handling. But Bo is willing to sacrifice everything for his vulnerable son. Kim can train him to hit a home run with the press, but over a breathtaking winter on frozen Willow Lake, she realizes he has far more to teach her about the game of life€¦and putting love first.

€œSusan Wiggs paints the details of human relationships with the finesse of a master.€ €"Jodi Picoult

€œWith the ease of a master, Wiggs introduces complicated, flesh-and-blood characters into her idyllic but identifiable small-town setting.€ €"Publishers Weekly, starred review, on The Winter Lodge (Best Books of 2007 selection)