Carol Award-winner, as well as a RITA and Inspy nominee for her inspirational romance novels, Deese is also an adoptive parent, which shapes her latest novel. First-grade teacher Lauren Bailey's pragmatic Idaho family doesn't seem to understand her or her new faith. Now that she's 31, they just want her to get married. Lauren has no interest in the men they set her up with, but she does feel that motherhood is her calling. She applies to an international adoption agency, and is now waiting to be matched with a child. According to the regulations, she can't change her single status for two years after adopting. She then meets Joshua Avery, an educational software engineer who is serving as a temporary substitute teacher at her school, and who shares her faith. Will Lauren's family be as negative about her adoption plans as she fears? Will Joshua wait for her? Do difficult circumstances and disappointments mean that God's plan for her has changed? As Lauren waits, she gains a deeper understanding of letting go and unconditional love. Deese's involving novel is full of genuine feeling and compelling challenges.