The Wish

In this heartfelt southern love story from The Notebook's number one New York Times bestselling author, a sassy firefighter rescues a single mother and discovers that falling in love is the biggest risk of all. When faced with violent fires or fatal accidents, volunteer firefighter Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives. But there is one leap of faith that Taylor dares not do: he cannot fall in love. Throughout his adult years, Taylor has sought out women in need of rescue, women he leaves as soon as his crisis is over and the relationship begins to become truly intimate. When a severe storm hits her small southern town, single mother Denise Holton's car rolls off the road. The young mom is with her four-year-old son, Kyle, a boy with severe learning disabilities and for whom she has sacrificed everything. Taylor McAden finds her unconscious and bleeding, but cannot find Kyle. When Denise wakes up, the chilling truth becomes clear to both of them. Kyle is gone. During the search for Kyle, a connection between Taylor and Denise takes hold. But Taylor doesn't know that this rescue will be different from all the others.