Book excerpt: Oscar places an ad for a receptionist, and Gabriella answers it. What could go wrong? Oscar Dailey was ten when his life was turned upside down. His human father’s alcoholism altered their lives in a deadly way. His bear shifter mother couldn’t stay in their hometown; the memories were becoming too painful. So, Oscar’s mother packed up their life in Orange, Massachusetts, and moved to Drake, Colorado. Gabriella Bonocchi lost her parents and siblings one fateful night when she was seven. A drunk driver crashed into her family vehicle, killing everyone but her. Child welfare services packed Gabriella up and moved her to live with her aunt in Denver, Colorado. What will happen when they discover the drunk-driving was Oscar’s father and that the accident that changed his life also changed Gabbi’s?