Dagnabit, does time fly. I had no idea that six months had gone by since I last posted, or even thought about this story. But I finally have the woman's name: Rowena Jaden Fielding. Everyone calls her Jaden and her family is originally from Scotland, so she still has a little bit of a brogue. And she writes poetry.
Brian has lost Leighanne and Baylee to a car wreck and he still carries scars, physically, emotionally and spiritually - turning away from God.
I was finally able to chat with Louise on Monday and we got to talking about this story. Yesterday I went to the library for my novel class and also checked out some romance novels. The first one I picked up after getting home was "Rainbow's End" by Irene Hannon. The moment I started reading, I realized that this book was almost the same story that I wanted to use for my story. So I started taking notes too...
...and finished reading the book in seven hours.