Song for My Mother

Kat Martin brings readers back to the charming town of Dreyersville for another compelling story of love, loss, and hope in second chance.

Years after leaving Dreyersville "for good" with her boyfriend right after high school, Marilys Hanson returns to her hometown at the behest of her daughter, Katie, a brain-cancer survivor, who's never met her grandmother, Marilys's mother, Winnie. Now divorced from her husband, Marilys has a past she wishes she didn't have to face there.

Living next door to Winnie is the handsome young sheriff (and widower), Reed Bennett, and his son, Ham. Ham and Katie become fast friends, and when their parents finally meet, they hit it off quickly as well. But Marilys is insistent that her time in Dreyersville be limited. She's accepted a teaching position back home, and while she's willing to spend some of her summer putting up with her mother, she's intent on heading back and making good on her commitment. But will Marilys finally come to realize that her true destiny and, ultimately, her happiness, lie in coming to terms with her past?

In the tradition of The Christmas Clock, an inspiring, romantic story perfect for Mother's Day and beyond

In the tradition of The Christmas Clock, A Song for My Mother is an inspiring, romantic story perfect for the holiday season.

Ten years after running away and eloping with her high school boyfriend, Marly Hanson returns to her hometown at the request of her daughter, Katie, who has recently been treated for brain cancer. Katie has never met her grandmother, Marlys mother, Winnie. But Marly and Winnie have been estranged for years and confronting the past for each of them is painful. To complicate matters, living next door to Winnie is handsome sheriff and widower Reed Bennett, and his son, Ham, who is close to Katies age. Ham and Katie become fast friends, while their parents find their attraction to one another going deeper than mere friendship. But Marlys time in Dreyerville is limited and risking her heart isnt something shes willing to do. As the days slip by, and though she tries to avoid it, Marly and Reed become more deeply involved. Can she risk loving Reed and give up the future she worked so hard for herself and her daughter? Or will Marly realize that her true destiny and ultimate happiness lie in coming to terms with her past?

Kat Martin is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara, where she majored in anthropology and also studied history. She has written more than fifty bestselling novels, including historical, romantic suspense, and contemporary. More than twelve million copies of her books are in print and her novels have been published in twenty countries. Among her many awards, she has won the prestigious Romantic Times Book Reviews Career Achievement Award. She lives with her author husband, L. J. Martin, in Missoula, Montana.