Where does a story truly begin? In life， there are seldom clear-cut beginnings， those moments when we can， in looking back， say that everything started. I m not sure why I feel compelled to tell my story in the first place. What can be achieved by unearthing the past? But I know I must try to tell it， if for no other reason than to finally put this all behind me. This is， above all， a love story， and like so many love stories， it is rooted in tragedy. At the same time， it is also a story of forgiveness. And it is my story as well. I， too， played a role in all that happened -From A BEND IN THE ROAD Miles Ryan s life seemed to end the day his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident two years ago. As deputy sheriff of New Bern， North Carolina， he not only grieves for her and worries about their young son Jonah but longs to bring the unknown driver to justice. Then Miles meets Sarah Andrews， Jonah s second-grade teacher. A young woman recovering from a difficult divorce， Sarah moved to New Bern hoping to start over. Tentatively， Miles and Sarah reach out to each other....soon they are falling in love. But what neither realizes is that they are also bound together by a shocking secret， one that will force them to reexamine everything they believe inincluding their love.