When she's first awakened in the hospital, frightened and in pain, only the gentle, masculine voice of a stranger had the power to soothe Casey Farrow. Dan Murdock had dragged her from the wreckage of her car and saved her life. He'd held her hand and lent her his strength. But now, as she contemplated a future forever altered by the scars that marred her body and ended her career, Casey wondered why Dan was still there. . . .
Until he showed her that it had just begun
She didn't want his pity. She didn't need his help. And when he told her that he loved her, Casey thought he'd lost his mind. One look in the mirror was enough to convince her that no man as attractive as Dan Murdock could possibly want her . . . until the night he showed her how wrong she could be. But wanting and loving are two very different things, and now Casey wonders if theirs is truly a love that can last for all time. . . .Dorothy Garlock, author of national bestsellers Ribbon in the Sky and Homeplace, has had a long and very successful publishing history writing under her own name and the pseudonyms Johanna Phillips and Dorothy Phillips. She was born and raised in Texas and now lives in Iowa.One
Someone was crying. The sounds were so soft that at first Casey wasn’t sure what she was hearing. They were coming at quick intervals, with intermittent panicky little gasps.
Is someone there?”Was that her voice?It was muffled and strange.
The crying grew louder. Casey’s mind groped its way into full awareness. Curiosity gave way to fright when she realized the sobs were coming from her own throat. She lifted a hand to her face. It didn’t hurt; it only felt … heavy. And her mouth was dry, her tongue clinging to the roof. She tried to turn her head, but movement was impossible.If she was awake, why couldn’t sl“-