Rule #16 Listening is Everything

Divorcée Charise Truman returns to her hometown for needed support in raising her deaf toddler. Ditched by her ex-husband who blames her for their daughter’s condition, she trusts few people with her daughter’s care…and even fewer with her heart.

High school teacher Dain Wayland knows how to recognize someone who’s struggling. Because the lovely redhead is his best friend’s sister, she should be off-limits. Seeing her fierce devotion to her daughter is endearing, and he vows to do everything to help. But will she let him as close as he wants to be?