Widowed judge Cara Forrest is sustained by the light of her life, her young son. She has no inclination to lose her heart again—especially to the likes of Drake Mercer, the rakish attorney who regularly appears in her court. Yet Drake gently pursues Cara, and successfully makes his case. But a fragile love is threatened by false rumors—and by Cara's chance at a much higher office.

Water of Life is the ninth and final book in the Bourbon Springs contemporary romance series.