“A beautifully wrought, intense story of courage, strength and love…One of the best books I’ve read all year. Anna DeStefano is a rare talent, able to blend marrow-deep love with family drama in an intense, gripping story.” —Kristan Higgins, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author

“If you love deeply emotional stories, you must read this one! Gripping and powerful and a simply superb read.” —Jane Porter, author of The Good Woman and The Good Daughter

“PTSD, school violence, the disintegration of marriage, family and community—DeStefano shies away from none of these topics, and approaches them all with the empathy, grace and passion her work is known for. Though the issues may be grave, the book’s tone is anything but. Strength and hope form the story’s core, and the challenges the characters face make the lessons learned that much more poignant.” —USA Today, Happy Ever After

“From every angle, this second Seasons of the Heart novel is a wrenching, heartbreaking, and ultimately redemptive story that isn’t afraid to go into some of the darkest places in the human heart, in order to help its characters find their way to the hope and love that wait on the other side…[A] story that will linger long after the final page has turned.” —The Romance Reviews (4 stars)

AnnaDeStefano brings to life heartwarming, emotion-packed stories about community, family and second chances. Her award-winning, nationally bestselling small-town romances spotlight family, friendships, and the forgiveness that nurtures her characters’ dreams…as they explore the issues all contemporary family face. Anna’s imagination is forever inspired by our ability to claim an unlimited and exciting future—by first facing and overcoming the setbacks of the past.

She’s the author of more than twenty-seven books, including the Echoes of the Heart and the Mimosa Lane novels, all set in Chandlerville, Georgia, and her Atlanta Heroes series.

Look for her other titles featuring the reader-favorite Dixon family: Here in My Heart, Let Me Love You Again, His Darling Bride, and Book Three of the Seasons of the Heart series, Love on Mimosa Lane.

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Anna’s lived in the South her entire life. Her background as a care provider and adult educator in the world of crisis and grief recovery lends itself to the deeper psychological themes of every story she writes. A wife and mother, she currently writes in a charming northeast suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, not all that different from her characters’ beloved Chandlerville. She is also a workshop and keynote speaker, a writing coach, and a freelance editor.

Get to know Anna at annawrites.com/blog and the Anna DeStefano: Author page on Facebook, where she shares her inspirations, her challenges, a healthy dose of honest optimism, and tidbits about upcoming projects.