FRAGILE finds Luke Rafferty leaving the Army Rangers, with
a shattered leg and psyche, as well as hopes of leaving the
darker side of life for civilian peace. He becomes Dr.
Rafferty in a hospital in Kentucky, not sure how he got
there when he planned to return to Wyoming to be near his
Dad and the ranch where he grew up. It might be the petite
social worker Devon Manning who somehow keeps him there.
She has also seen the grittier side of life and had
actually been rescued by a social worker herself as a kid.
Now she lives alone, dates little and worries about
her "kids".
After a rather awkward, touch and go start they become a
couple. Devon's memories of her past kept flaring up, until
she realizes that Luke makes her feel safe and alive. And
just when Luke is thinking forever, things ... frightening
things ... start happening; missing items, a dead skunk in
the
yard and the feeling of being watched. The police are
finally called in when someone breaks in, leaving something
disgusting behind.
A list of parents is given to the cops who might have it in
for Devon. Some people do take offense in being accused of
child abuse and having their children taken from them and
of course blame the social worker who has stepped in.
Even though they take a lot of precautions to avoid her
being alone, one of the parents gets to her; she fights
back and though she can't remember how she manages to save
herself, she survives the attack. They think it's over,
but is it? Strange things continue to happen throwing the
couple into continued turmoil with a surprise ending.
FRAGILE is a riveting storyline that tosses readers
through every emotion possible until by the end you are
exhausted and yet deeply exhilarated. In just a few pages
you will see all the evil that man can do to one another,
but you will also see love, honor and hope triumph over
that evil. Devon and Luke have a lot of baggage from their
pasts and at times that does seem to drag the storyline a
little, but you also see that they overcome those pasts to
care about each other in the now and forever. I loved this
book. It will really keep you up reading as you tell
yourself, "I will just finish this chapter" and in the wee
hours of the morning you're finally able to put it away
finished because there is no way to put it down until the
last word.
Sometimes the last thing you want is exactly what you
need...
BATTLE SCARRED
Six years after trading in his combat gear for hospital
scrubs, Luke Rafferty still hasn't found what he's been
searching for: a normal life. At his job, Luke is faced with
things just as heartbreaking as those on the battlefield,
none more so than the abused children brought in by a pretty
red-headed social worker.
HEARTBROKEN
For Devon Manning, being a social worker is a rewarding job,
but also a constant reminder of her own troubled youth.
Devon takes everything one day at a time--unable to form a
relationship with anyone except the children she rescues.
A DESIRE TO HEAL...
When Luke meets Devon, he thinks he might have found what
he's been looking for, but in order to get the life he
wants, Luke has to break through Devon's emotional barriers
and make her realize that his healing touch might be just
the complication her life needs...
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