His Best Friend's Sister in the Show Me State

Preston Harding witnessed his best friend's death in the prime of his life. Alcohol has numbed the pain.

Until his son's mother drops the boy off on his doorstep and tells him she is dying. Suddenly he's responsible for a young life and is facing another death. Thankfully, hospice is taking care of everything except the child.

Athena Coleman loves her job as a hospice nurse. She also loves Preston, her big brother's best friend, and has all of her life. But he's too wrapped up in self-medicating with alcohol and hiding his pain from the world by doing crazy stunts that she wouldn't have him even if he finally did notice her.

Everything changes when she's assigned to the mother of his child and Preston sobers up to be a father to Liam.

Can they fall in love despite the death between them?

Reviews for My Dearest Athena:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I always know I can count on Jessie for a great story that makes me think and teaches lessons without being preachy." - Wren

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Jessie is the best author I have read from, because she includes Christian life in her books....this is marvelous and I love reading her books.....will always look for her new ones, also " - BDOT

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "When Jessie Gussman writes, she often tackles the hardest subject matter. This book is no exception. Another heartwarming story from Jessie " - Jan

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This is a sweet story of redemption, discovery and love. I enjoyed it very much, as I do all of this author's books that I have read so far." - GumboMom

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This book had plenty of chemistry, but what I loved was the deeper complexity in the lives of the characters. I loved this book and am looking forward to more." - swavelykid

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