Love Lessons

Mary Ann Sanders is approaching forty, teaching third grade, and wondering if life has passed her by. Her romantic relationship is going nowhere, the family farmhouse is falling apart, and the future she once imagined seems increasingly out of reach.

Then her estranged younger sister, Sabrina, suddenly becomes the center of a mystery Mary Ann cannot let go.

Beautiful and determined to break into show business, Sabrina had always been everything Mary Ann was not. Their troubled relationship left behind jealousy and resentment. Unexpected events force Mary Ann to confront their complicated past and discover how little she really knew about her sister's life.

At the same time, Sabrina's three troubled children turn Mary Ann's orderly existence upside down. She struggles to do what is best for them, while questioning whether her choices are truly for the children or selfishly for herself.

And then there is Quinn. The man who drives Mary Ann crazy may also be the man she's been waiting for. But the shadow of her sister stands between them.

There is a mystery surrounding Sabrina that Mary Ann must solve, both for herself and for the future she longs to have. As the mystery deepens, secrets surface that may lead to murder, and Mary Ann discovers that the past never stays completely buried and family is far more complicated than she ever imagined.