'Fate can be cruel, but one should never ignore second chances…" Iris Templeton has been in witness protection for 18 years. When she gets an announcement about her 35th high school reunion in Beacon Pointe, she decides to "escape." She's willing to risk everything, even her life, for one more night with the only man she's ever loved. As a prosecuting attorney dealing with high-profile cases, Leif Nielson decides that attending his high school reunion is the perfect way to escape for a few days. Would his best friend be there? He'd lost touch with Iris eighteen years ago. His letters had been marked return to sender, with no forwarding address. If anything, he wanted to know why she'd severed all ties. Page turning, suspense. Later-in-life romance