A powerful and moving debut novel, Saving Toby is a gritty, contemporary love story set on the south shore of Long Island. Loving someone through their hard fall from grace takes a lot of grit. Hired on as a caretaker to the ailing Mrs. Faye, Claudia Chiametti is thrown into the lives of the widow and her son - a world where sadness lingers and old wounds run deep. Twenty-one year old Toby is a mass of muscles and unruly hair. A real head turner, he is jaunty with the confidence his masculine good looks afford him. While not immune to his appeal, Claudia sees beyond the cocky grin. Up close, his blue-grey eyes expose something else. Despite her father's stern warnings about the family's violent history, Claudia is empathetic to their plight and vows to help both mother and son move past the hurt. She must be tougher than she's ever had to be. Does Claudia have the grit to love Toby through his fall? Saving Toby is the first book of a two-part story that follows the emotional and inspirational tale of a young couple's journey to find themselves and the love they never dreamed existed.