1 bestselling author Karen Kingsbury tells the heartwrenching story of cody gunner, a widower fighting for stability, and the woman who wants to help him trust again--even when trust is the most terrifying thing of all. ...1 bestselling author Karen Kingsbury tells the heartwrenching story of cody gunner, a widower fighting for stability, and the woman who wants to help him trust again--even when trust is the most terrifying thing of all. Still aching over his wife's death, cody gunner can't bear the thought of also letting go of his down's syndrome brother, carl joseph.