Safe Harbour (P/B)

On a Wind-Swept Summer Day in San Francisco, a Solitary Figure Walks Down the Beach, a Dog at Her Side. at Eleven, Pip Mackenzie's Young Life Has Already Been Touched by Tragedy; Nine Months Before, a Terrible Accident Plunged Her Mother Ophelie Into Inconsolable Grief. but on This Chilly July Afternoon, Pip Meets Artist Matt Bowles, Who Offers to Teach the Girl to Draw -- and Can't Help but Notice Her Beautiful, Lonely Mother. Matt Bowles Senses Something Magical About Pip, Who Reminds Him of His Own Daughter at That Age, Before a Bitter Divorce Tore His Family Apart and Swept His Children Halfway Across the World. at First, Ophelie is Thrown Off-Balance by Her Daughter's New Companion -- Until She Realizes How Much Joy He is Bringing Into Their Lives. As Matt Confronts Unfinished Business From His Past, and Ophelie is Struck by a Stunning Betrayal, Out of the Darkness That Has Shadowed Them Both Comes an Unexpected Gift of Hope.