Jackie Dawson lives in Sebring, Florida where she cares for her aging grandmother and works as a christian counselor. A young widow, she fights her feelings for detective Jeff Miller, afraid to love another man in law enforcement.

When a ten-year-old elective mute witnesses a murder, Miller asks Jackie to work with the girl. Can God give her the wisdom to help the troubled child and to overcome her fear of loving again?

Laura Ware lives in central Florida. When she isn't writing she enjoys reading and video games.
Her column "Laura's Look" appears weekly in the Highlands County News Sun.