He
was a Civil War veteran, wounded in body and soul. And when
his wife
died unexpectedly, he retreated from life, craving only
solitude and
his happy memories. But his young son needed a mother's
love and
guidance -- even if Jake wanted no woman himself. So who
better to
choose than the town's spinster schoolmarm?
Alicia
Merriweather Wanted so much to love . . .
She
had come to warn Jake his son was running wild. But she
stayed because
beneath his gruff exterior she saw Jake's pain and
loneliness. Having
borne the brunt of ridicule all her life, tall, plain
Alicia
understands both all too well. But could Jake ever learn to
share his
home and his heart?