Jade returns home to Chapel Springs after years of protecting her fragile heart. Then along comes Daniel, making her long to dance again.
Growing up in the Midwestern river town of Chapel Springs, Indiana, Jade McKinley felt like a weed in a rose garden. When she left, she thought she’d never look back. Now, pregnant, alone, and broke, she has no other choice but to return.
The mayor of Chapel Springs, Daniel Dawson, has been an honorary member of the McKinley family for years. While his own home life was almost nonexistent, Daniel fit right in with the boisterous McKinley family. He’s loved Jade for years, but she always thought of him as a big brother. Now that she’s back, his feelings are stronger than ever.
As Jade attempts to settle in, nothing feels right. God seems far away, she’s hiding secrets from her family, and she’s strangely attracted to the man who’s always called her “squirt.” Returning home may prove more difficult—and more wonderful—than she ever imagined.
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Summary
Jade McKinley has returned home as a shadow of her former self and carrying a secret that is guaranteed to change her life forever. Rather than immediately announcing her return to the McKinley family, she shows up on the steps of Daniel Dawson\'s boat house. Daniel; strong, loving, compassionate, brotherly, mayor-of-Chapel-Springs Daniel. Jade needs a job and Daniel should be able to help her find one. Daniel cannot decide whether to be ecstatic or furious that Jade McKinley has returned home to Chapel Springs, Indiana. Angry that he has not heard from her in over a year and thrilled to be in the same geographic space with the undeclared love of his life, she still has the ability to take his breath away. But life has obviously not treated Jade kindly in Chicago, and when Daniel becomes Jade\'s confident, he immediately knows that a future with Jade McKinley is all but lost. Will love find a way for Jade to \"dance with fireflies\" once again? Will Daniel have to let Jade slip through his heart forever? Denise Hunter has crafted a lovely, engaging and memorable story that this reader has enjoyed more than once.