<p>Within Six Months</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&hellip;Escaping his past, struggling with the present, looking towards his future.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Time&hellip; a gift, precious, fleeting, ever-changing, moving quickly&hellip;too quickly, especially for a man searching for the woman of his dreams.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That&rsquo;s exactly how photographer Tommy Conte decided he would begin his new life. He left everything he knew behind in search of something special&hellip;someone special. His plan was clear. He would move to the beach, renovate an old shore house, and find the woman that he would ultimately marry&hellip;all within six months.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Was he delusional? Perhaps&hellip;yet after everything that had gone on in his life the last few years, he had to take that chance.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Then&hellip; as luck would have it, he met Jade Stanton, his new neighbor. Tommy was immediately drawn to her. He wanted and needed to know more&hellip;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Perfect right?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Wrong&hellip;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There was one small problem. Jade wasn&rsquo;t looking for a long-term relationship like Tommy was. She was done&hellip;over it.She swore off anything serious with any man that came her way&hellip; until she&nbsp; was backed into a corner and Tommy came to her rescue.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He pretended to be her boyfriend&hellip;for just one evening. It was simple, no strings attached. It was only one night, or so she thought.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Due to circumstances beyond her control, Jade needed Tommy to play his part for a little while longer. She didn&rsquo;t think it would be a problem. Tommy was fine with it and they both knew it was all just an act.&nbsp; Yet, Jade came to realize the more she pretended, the more she couldn&rsquo;t deny that she was falling for him.&nbsp; Although she didn&rsquo;t want Tommy to find out, Tommy knew better; he felt it too.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Tommy realized that the girl he had dreamed of was right there in front of him; and the life he wanted to share with her was finally within his grasp. He decided he couldn&rsquo;t let her slip away. He wouldn&rsquo;t leave it up to fate. He had to try, but Tommy also knew it wouldn&rsquo;t be easy. Actually, it would be the hardest thing he ever had to do&hellip; prove to Jade that she could trust him enough to love him, as much as he loved her.</p>