'It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not to be tempered and allayed by some mixture of sorrow.' Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote To the casual observer, Laura and Steve have it all: important jobs in law enforcement, critical skills that serve them well, the love of caring families, the respect of loyal friends, and the breathtaking beauty of Vermont. To those who know them well, though, Laura and Steve seem to be missing something significant: that one close, personal relationship to fulfill their lifelong dreams. Two critical related investigations challenge professional...

"The great question which, in all ages, has disturbed mankind and brought on them the greatest part of their mischiefs... has been, not whether be power in the world, nor whence it came, but who should have it." John Locke, Essay on Human Understanding In the second in a three-book series, Laura Delorange and Steve Scolarzski cultivate a new relationship after lifetimes of bitter disappointments. In the breathtaking beauty of Vermont, they nurture changed lives: Laura as an attorney with a Burlington law firm and Steve as a seasoned Vermont State Police investigator. When Laura is recruited...