After years apart, James "J.D." Sullivan had been reunited with his son only to find that single parenthood was harder than he thought. He turned to his long-lost faith, looking for guidance—and found the answer to all his prayers with a blue-eyed schoolteacher named Alexis Richmond. Falling in love was not in her lesson plan, but Alexis Richmond knew she'd lost her heart the moment James Sullivan walked through her classroom door with his nine-year-old son. But would their newfound love be strong enough to overcome the past and give Alexis the family she's always longed for…?