Illusions Shattered

Her father was killed. Her stepmother was killed. Her 9 year old brother devastated by the loss of his parents. How could a twenty-five year old’s safe, happy, and secure world be shattered in such a small period of time? Melanie Gleason asked herself as she left Adam Hightower’s ranch; a man who was her stepmother’s deepest darkest secret until right before she died. A secret that would eventually turn Melanie’s world upside down. Adam was rude, a bully, and Melanie couldn't believe she found him sexy…but she did. The realization that this man would now be a part of her and her brother's life for the next few years was going to be a trial by fire and she wasn't sure if she would survive the heat.