For Brian's Sake — Patti Standard

SHE'D NEVER FORGET

Teacher Bethany Shaw was constantly reminded of the husband and infant son she'd lost five years ago. Her first-graders were the same age her child would have been, and little Brian Hawthorne especially reminded her of her boy. So when Brian seemed troubled, she was determined to find out why. And that's when she came face-to-face with his father, the imposingly handsome Mitchell Hawthorne.

At first, Mitchell resented Bethany's interference in his life. But her genuine concern touched him, and the passion behind her words attracted him. He sensed she'd be good for his son, but the proposal he was about to make wasn't just for Brian's sake. It was for his sake ... and hers.