Enjoy this prequel novella to Rebecca Hartt’s highly acclaimed Acts of Valor series (Returning to Eden/ Every Secret Thing/ Cry in the Wilderness). Meet the world’s bravest men and the women strong enough to love them. Follow their struggles and triumphs as they rely on faith to overcome adversity. Taylor Rex never considered being anything besides a Navy SEAL. But a mission-gone-wrong has ended his career in the Teams, leaving Taylor handicapped, his self-identity in tatters. Returning to his hometown of Louisa, Virginia, Taylor wallows in despair. He has no idea the dog foisted on him by a former classmate holds the secret to his healing and his happiness. Becca Winslow’s high-school crush on the formidable “T-Rex” hasn’t waned one iota in the last decade. Seeing him brought so low rouses Becca’s determination to help, even as she is menaced by a stranger who gets bolder by the day. Read more