Choice by choice ... When you ignore your heart's misgivings You may find yourself Somewhere you never intended to be. Jeanne had lost the love of her life when her husband died. Lonely years passed for this single mother with two kids. the bleak world of mid-life dating brought her few prospects. Then paul arrived. he was a successful businessman, promising the young widow a good life and a second chance at happily ever after. So it was that Jeanne took a chance and stepped into his world looking for love and companionship while believing in marriage and family. But what she got was...

When Elise Duncan accepts a position as director of health at the Academy of Halcyon Heights, she's relieved. Working at the prestigious private prep school allows her to be home with her children and critically ill husband during the evenings and over the summer.

Elise quickly discovers the Academy has no guidance counselors. After all, the mere presence of a counselor might attract students with issues. So instead students gravitate to Elise with their problems, by default moving her into the role of confidant. Time and again her young charges reveal how the school puts...