Where fires once burned

Life offers few second chances - and none without a price.

It was the warmth of April's love that stretched across the years and the miles to comfort Russ in the dark days of his captivity. It had come when he'd needed it most- and now that he was free at last, it powered his search for her. Somewhere in California, April had rewoven the threads of her life, a life he had once rejected. No matter how long it took, he would find her, reason with her, beg if necessary to win her back... A newspaper headline alerted Russ to April's whereabouts. Fate, it seemed, had given him a bizarre set of circumstances and a very rare second chance.