title: Aloha Rose
author: Carter, Lisa
description: When Laney Carrigan sets out to find her birth family, her only clue is the Hawaiian quilt -- a red rose snowflake appliquéd on a white background -- in which she was found wrapped as an infant. Centering her search on the Big Island and battling fears of rejection, Laney begins a painstaking journey toward her true heritage. Kai Barnes, however, is determined to protect the people he's come to regard as family. He thinks Laney is nothing more than a gold digger and blocks every move she makes toward her Hawaiian family. As their conflict escalates, it puts at risk the one thing that Kai and Laney both want most -- a family.