About the book: 2011 / Katie. A woman who suffered for many years from her husband’s cruelty. The police could not help her - after all, it was there that the man who turned her life into hell served ...And then one day Katie’s patience ran out. Having lost hope of salvation, she made a desperate escape - and found a “safe haven” in a small, calm southern town. But is Katie ready for a new relationship? Is she able to trust a man again, understand him and love him? Even if we are talking about such a charming person as the young widower Alex Whitley, who sees in Katie not only a lover and friend, but also a mother for his children. Alex and Katie are walking on thin ice of the unknown - and meanwhile Katie’s husband has already started her search…