The second book in the Westin Legacies series by Bree L. Mina is an emotional romance about a grieving woman unexpectedly left to raise her infant niece after a devastating family betrayal—and the protective man who helps her uncover long-buried secrets, heal from loss, and slowly open her heart to love again.

Grief is a fickle thing.

Sometimes it’s mixed with anger that is so consuming you resent those who left you behind.

Katie lost everything. Her sister. Her best friend. And her fiancé. Her happily ever after was destroyed by a plane crash and a selfish decision. The worst part is…they left behind a baby born from their betrayal. A baby Katie is forced to raise—even though she can hardly take care of herself.

Grief is constant.

It ebbs and flows with the tide. You either choose to fight the current and swim to the top or let the waves take you under and drown you in your sorrow.

Plagued by years of trauma, Katie starts to spiral down a dangerously familiar path. And seeing those who destroyed her in the face of her infant niece sends her hurtling toward self-destruction. Until her ex’s brother shows up, determined to help her through the worst moments of her life.

Grief is an expense.

It’s the cost of loving someone with all your heart, knowing you’ll never get forever. But what do you do when your tears run out, and you no longer want to swim to the surface?

Wes is everything Katie didn’t know she needed. And soon enough, he becomes her reason to swim again. But when events of her past find their way into the present, they learn their lives were connected in more ways than they thought, and buried family secrets don’t stay hidden forever.