A Time of Proving

She lost her family to tragedy. He lost his when he ran away. What will second chances cost them?Miriam Locklin thought she could keep her family together, just as her deceased parents would have wished. But when she is banished to a small Midwestern town to live with an uncle she's never met, she realizes the fight for her family may be harder than she ever imagined. And she has no one in the little town of Osceola to fight for her.Determined to clear his name, Jase Hoffman returns to his hometown of Osceola to prove he's not the villain everyone believes him to be. Facing the people he left behind is no easy task. When he unexpectedly meets Miriam-for the second time-he can't help but be drawn to her. But his broken relationships prove he's no good at family.As their feelings for each other grow stronger, one man could destroy everything Jase and Miriam hold dear. Yet love is only true if it's been tested...and the hardest test is yet to come.