The Famiy We Found (The Second Chance at Love Series) by Ruth Hillenburg - Nelson

Retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant Marcus Johnson thought he had left responsibility behind when he retired from the Marine Corps. Then he met the family in Apartment 114. Ashley Smith is doing everything she can to hold her family together while her husband sinks deeper into anger, alcohol, and failure. Her children, Zach and Mary, are bright, resilient, and growing up far too quickly. What begins with a broken bicycle and a game of catch slowly becomes something none of them expected. A friendship. A refuge. A family. Set in a small Indiana college town, The Family We Found is a powerful story of love, healing, redemption, and the truth that family is sometimes built not by blood, but by the people who choose to stay. Because sometimes the people who save us are the ones who simply refuse to leave.