Valerie Cooper is set on a path she would have never dreamed when her husband, Curtis, suddenly leaves her. After Curtis makes it clear the separation won't come easy, she befriends Luke Flynn, a fellow parent from their kids' soccer team. He helps her keep her sanity as she navigates the obstacles on the way to her new life. In return, Luke may be asking for more than just her friendship, and Valerie will need to decide if that's what she wants, or if it's too much too soon. ***A Treasures of Briarton novel which can be read as a full-length stand alone or as part of the series. NO CLIFFHANGERS in this HEA women's contemporary fiction.