When the Tears Stop

About the Book

The Welshes are one of the wealthiest families in Collin, Texas. However, James and his brother Benjamin are the only two survivors of the Welsh family. This is story of James Welsh III, who is the older of the two. James is seen as the monarch of his family, which includes his brother and a few close friends. They all love this gentle giant of a man and want him to find love after the ending of his marriage two years ago. He feels that the hole in his heart is irreparable. They all handle him very gently as he recovers—all but Ava who has been James’s escort for over a decade for business dinners and hostess for parties at his home. However, he is not in love with her and only sees her as a very close friend. Even though he has married someone else, she still has her eye on being the next Mrs. James Welsh III, and now, she sees a clear path to that end. The idea of finding someone else to love was the farthest thing from James’s mind. He does feel lonely and misses his wife intensely. However, he is content with overseeing his ranch and being the CEO of his many businesses. The ranch is huge with a large number of staff and ranch hands. They had become his second family. So when he is not overseeing the ranch or managing his multimillion-dollar businesses, there is no time left for a social life. Yes, he is a great catch, and Ava is going fishing. The family understands his pain and wants to save him from women who are out to catch him. When the Tears Stop is the last installment of the trilogy. The other two are Once Upon a Wedding and Will, Power, and Promises.

About the Author

A. N. Hopps was born in Baltimore, where she raised two children alone. Her main focus was working and supporting her children. Writing has been a great part of her life, and she has been writing for most of her life. As a young adult, her first book was a collection of twenty plays compiled into a book title Bean People Plays. Once Upon a Wedding was her first published book, which inspired the writing of its sequel Will, Power, and Promises. She received encouragement from her fan base to write the third book because of their interest in the lives of the characters in the series of the books. After the arrival of her grandson, she started writing children’s books for lack of children’s books that address or interest little boys. After he left for college, she was permitted to publish these books. The first two books, Granny’s Baseball Book and Dolphin, Shark, and Killer Whale were published. There are fourteen more children’s books just waiting their turn to be published. She has always enjoyed writing for her friends: poems for weddings and plays for her church groups. The books Once Upon a Wedding, Will, Power, and Promises, and When the Tears Stop were a request from her daughter to write books that she would want to read. For many years, her daughter and son pushed for the publishing of these books in the background while she supported her family. I hope you enjoy them as much as they have.