Escalation Clause — Liz Crowe

Young love burns hot and bright. Soul mates are found, then lost in the blink of an eye. When young widow Maureen Gordon Taylor meets her daughter's sexy soccer coach, her body and heart slowly thaw. But will holding tight to the past cost her a future? A devastating blow shatters a family's fragile happiness. Rob Freitag and Lila Warren now confront life without the emotional glue that once bound them, but a shared goal brings them back together. Is it enough to make them whole again and become the family they were meant to be? Mutual trust is hard won for the Gordon's. Then tragedy strikes, sending Jack and Sara's lives into a tailspin. To keep her family from falling apart, she must force Jack to admit his deepest fears. After everything they've been through, can they revive the spark and move to the next stage of marital fulfillment? The sweeping saga of the Stewart Realty series continues as long-time friends learn to rely on each other, and to grab hold of happiness before it's too late.