Beloved Stranger

A blizzard brings them together, but love—and life’s unexpected twists—will test everything they thought they knew about passion, trust, and family. Love can strike in the middle of a blizzard… A fierce snowstorm leaves Susan Morgan stranded, and the only refuge she can find is in the home of a stranger—Ricardo Montoya, a handsome baseball star with secrets of his own. What starts as a single, passionate night soon turns Susan’s life upside down, leading to an unexpected pregnancy and a whirlwind marriage that neither of them anticipated. Suddenly thrust into the glamorous, high-pressure world of professional baseball and high society, Susan must learn to find her own voice while juggling the challenges of fame, family, and personal ambition. Ricardo, meanwhile, struggles to let down the walls he’s built around his heart, realizing that the woman he thought was just a fleeting encounter might be the one who can teach him how to love fully. As they face public scrutiny, cultural differences, and the tension between personal dreams and shared responsibilities, Susan and Ricardo discover that love is never simple—but it can be worth every risk. From survival to romance, from fear to courage, Joan Wolf delivers a contemporary love story about finding connection in the most unexpected moments and learning that sometimes the heart knows its own path. …and a single moment can change a life forever.