Elizabeth had turned down Galen's offer of marriage nearly a year ago. Having grown up in the foster-care world of broken promises, bleak reality, and bitter fighting, she sees marriage as a trap. When she agrees to adopt her foster-sister's infant son, she promises to do the best she can as a single mother. But when the adoption is challenged by the boy's seedy bio-dad, Elizabeth is told by her attorney that marriage would strengthen her position as the adoptive mother. With Galen ready and willing to assume the baby is his, Elizabeth takes a deep breath.and lies. Can she overcome this fear of marriage in order to keep the baby? One thing is clear: she won't abandon her son without a fight.even a dirty one.