AustLit

'Everything changed in the blink of an eye. I wasn’t expecting it. The way my life would be irrevocably altered in seconds.

'Sophie was a painful part of my past I’d rather forget. Fifteen years ago, she packed her things and hightailed it without a word. Now she’s back—but she brought with her my teenage daughter, whom I didn’t know existed.

'At first, I felt betrayed.

'I don’t know how to be a father.

'The problem is—I don’t have a choice.

'Sophie is sick and running out of time.

'But even with the dark clouds swirling with fear and uncertainty, I have one guiding light—Frankie. We’ve been darting around our feelings for a while.

'But maybe we’ve left it too long because I have responsibilities now.

'People who need me to take care of them.

'But maybe Frankie needs me to take care of her too.

'And if I lose sight of that, will I end up putting her in the ultimate danger?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.