Linda Rettstatt Writing for women--stories of strength, love, humor, and hope.

At nineteen, Lily Champion became a single mother. Having lost her own mother twelve years earlier and watching her father disappear into a gin bottle, Lily vows that her daughter will never know the fear and uncertainty Lily has known. With the help of her teacher and friend, Helen Shaw, Lily secures a decent job in a small central Ohio town and signs a lease on a house that she is renting to own. Life is taking a positive turn. But Lily has learned that complacency opens the door for disaster, and her guard is always up. Still, she is dismayed when she learns she could lose the house she loves and is terrified when confronted by the father of her daughter—a man who has never seen his child. Lily has not allowed herself the luxury of romance, but now has two men vying for her attention. As she struggles to determine the best choices for herself and her daughter, Lily realizes that she has lived her life on a rent-to-own basis, as well. And it's time to take ownership. But falling in love was not part of the plan.

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