Hattie Parker and her 7 month old niece, Deedee, are
surviving the death of Hattie's sister, Angela, killed in
an auto crash caused by her intoxicated husband. The
struggle is now on for a legal battle to adopt the infant
as her own, per her sister's wishes. Deedee's father needs
custody to improve his personal image in fighting a prison
sentence.
Hattie seeks out her college sweetheart, now with a
boatload of money, with a proposition of marriage as her
front to protect her legal rights to keep Deedee. Luc
Cavallo has much animosity and desire to "get even" with
Hattie for dumping him, which leads him to accept. This
time he will leave her on his own terms. His anatomy
disagrees and follows with his heart even though he has a
loss of trust and lack of willingness to take a risk
again. Neither can Hattie dictate to her heart, but
refuses to allow Luc to have control of her again. It was
never his money. Sexual fulfillment is never better
between them but they fail to say the 3 needed words to
repair the relationship. Hattie takes Deedee and runs from
Luc, only to bring the reality of his true feelings in
focus.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story of two people destined for
each other but fighting the inevitable with their entire
beings. Separated for 10 years gives them each a long time
to create the invisible wall around themselves in
protection of their hearts. Janice Maynard knows how to
put the sizzle in her sex scenes and still fill the story
with a warm and fuzzy feeling. An excellent read.
She'd once been his world. Now, she'll be his wife.
Luc Cavallo runs a multimillion-dollar business. He handles
crises without blinking. Until the woman he once loved
appears in his office, looking as beautiful as she did a
decade ago. Holding someone else's baby and asking Luc for
protection.
No one who knows his history with Hattie Parker would blame
him if he kicked her out. But he won't be cruel, not with a
child involved. So, he'll play Daddy to Hattie's adopted
child. And then he'll finally have Hattie where he wants
her—in his bed, wearing his ring…
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