Found in Understanding by Debbie Zello

Firelight was raised with love and kindness, on a small farming commune, in Southern California.

Her first Dip into the outside world was rough, but the lessons learned from it, propelled her into Yale University, on a full scholarship.
College brought so many firsts. she blossomed under her friends, professors and her first job experiences. Her first real love fit her romance novels ides of perfection.

When a heart-wrenching turn spins her world apart, she finds herself in Understanding