Lives Intertwined - Paperback

by Anna Picari (Author)

In the bustling halls of a charter school, Kim juggles the demands of her job as a social worker with the challenges of raising her pre-teen daughter and high school junior son. Since losing her husband, her few attempts at dating have ended in disaster, with her grief always lurking just beneath the surface, resurfacing without warning.

Then she connects with Shawn, the kind and handsome divorced father of her son's best friend. Sparks fly, and Kim finds herself falling for him. She begins to come alive romantically and starts to push past her feelings of grief. But just as their relationship deepens and their lives become more intertwined, Shawn's son, Oliver, begins a dark and troubling downward spiral, drawing Kim into a conflict between her professional duties and her personal life. To complicate matters, Kim discovers her own daughter is engaging in risky behaviors, leading her to doubt her skills as both a mother and a licensed mental health professional.

Caught between her heart and her responsibilities, Kim must navigate the tumultuous waters of love and parenthood. She faces the difficult choice of how to best support both Oliver and her daughter without losing Shawn in the process.