Ann Peterson

Annabel Barrett knows loss, mourning the brother who died and surviving the husband who abandoned her. At least loss and her husband’s name have given her purpose, allowing her to open her home to traumatized soldiers and find a little peace of her own. Until her estranged husband returns, seeking her assistance and upending her carefully rebuilt life.​

Leaving his childhood love is the only truly heroic act Michael Barrett has ever committed. He refuses to burden her with the guilt and nightmares he has brought back from the war. If not for a debt owed to a fellow soldier, he would never have returned to her. Or so he tries to tell himself.

When a dangerous situation puts Annabel in harm’s way, Michael confronts past horrors from which only she can rescue him — if she can convince him to give their love a second chance.

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A short story in the "A Season for Second Chances" Anthology.

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