The Oregon wine country calls to chiseled, clean-cut Mathew Heylen. The FBI agent trades in dangerous missions for a simpler way of life at his new vineyard. But something is missing in his life: a good woman to love.
Bad childhood experiences left him with little confidence to approach women. That changes when he meets Callie, his neighbor's niece visiting from California. The striking brunette is so warm and kind, he finds he can open up to her. But there's a problem: she's married-with a daughter. Does he dare risk wrecking a home?
As an added complication, just as Mathew settles in to his new life, the FBI requests his help on important cases. He dives back into the chaotic business of bringing criminals to justice, but something inside him has changed. He finds he can now see the good in two criminal cousins with dangerous connections.
Mathew must decide whether to lead with his head or his heart-in more ways than one.
New Growth
, the follow-up to Jayne Menard's
Old Growth & Ivy
, proves that life often offers the bright hope of self-transformation and new journeys-and love often goes hand in hand with adversity and change.