Weather The Storm

the long version

Magnolia Ellington is all too aware that dangerous things can come in shiny packages. Her husband made sure to teach her that. Desperate to escape his wrath--and his fists--she flees in the dark of night. Seeking safety and shelter with the only family she has left, Magnolia finds herself in the sleepy, Southern town of Dogwood--and in the arms of Simon McAllister. Simon has always been more of a thinker than a doer. That changes the minute he meets shy and mysterious Magnolia. She has him rushi