title: The Father Figure
author: Galbraith, S.L.
description: Sheryl is a wife and mother who is not happy in her marriage. Her husband, Doug, has his own problems. Sheryl and her children go on vacation, leaving their workaholic husband and father behind. The adventure begins with a chance meeting on a California beach. Sheryl and the kids meet a man who epitomizes Sheryl’s idea of the perfect husband and father. They spend two weeks of their summer vacation with this stranger; that’s all he has to give them. They pretend to be the “perfect” family. They become the best of friends, but could it be more? Does the stranger ask them to leave Doug and stay with him? Will Sheryl give up on her marriage and take her kids away from their father? Or will she decide that her marriage is worth the effort to turn what she already has into the “perfect” family?