Stronger Than Passion — Emily Elliott

Her South Texas hometown was far from the heady heights of New York's modeling world, but Maureen Garteiser had left the fast lane behind. At thirty, she craved new beginnings: her own beauty salon -- and a husband and family to make her life complete. One blind date with high school coach Ken Kowalski convinced her she'd met Mr. Right. Soon they were lost in each other's embrace -- until the subject of marriage and family drove them apart. Ken's fears, secrets, and vulnerabilities were clear: Maureen would have to choose marriage without children with Ken -- or marriage with children with another man. How could she have her dream without losing the man she loved?