Eileen Susan Eckert

Hidden Fires Eileen Susan Eckert

When six-year-old Emelia Obregon is buried alive under the rubble of her home after a devastating earthquake, she is left orphaned and emotionally scarred. As an adult she finds it difficult to fully love her husband and his son, Justin. When her husband dies suddenly, Justin acts out with drugs and hanga around with a gang. Emelia is desperate to help him through his anger before he ruins his life. This concern leads her to Nick Turner, a retired Navy SEAL who needs help in getting full custody of his four-year-old daughter from his drug addicted ex-wife. Together they forge an alliance which they hope will resolve both their situations. But Justin's criminal activities threaten the future Nick and Emelia hope to create. Working together to ohelp Justin, they find themselves breaking down emotional walls and getting in touch with passions they'd both denied.