A forbidden, single-parent, standalone Jewel Lake Christian romance
It’s impossible for electrician Kyle Johannesson to date. His tween daughter is so desperate for a mom, she’d be ringing wedding bells before he knew the woman’s last name. She’s even begged total strangers to date him. Only her arch-nemesis’s mother appears to be off limits. Is that why Kyle feels compelled to help when Melissa needs a hand?

Melissa Everett’s hot water tank quits while her kids are with their dad for two weeks. How can she say no when Kyle offers to replace it at cost? She almost allows herself to dream there could be more, but the reality of their daughters’ feud reminds her it can never be. No sparks allowed!

When Melissa oversees both girls at figure skating camp, two things need to stop: the girls’ fight with each other… and Melissa’s fight with God. How can growing faith guide them into forming an unlikely family?

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This title is expected to release July 30, 2026.

You’ve met Kyle (and Maggie) in his parents’ reunion romance, Her Waiting Heart, available only as a gift to newsletter subscribers.

You’ve met Melissa, Sidney, and Oliver in her dad’s romance with Pam in Her Thankful Heart.