By Susan Wiggs
By no means get attached—Private nurse and guarded witness Claire Turner lives by means of this motto. Fleeing a treacherous previous, she understands no different way.Never supply up—In the twilight of his existence, George Bellamy makes it his ultimate desire to reconcile with an estranged brother. He and Claire trip to Willow Lake—where all of it went unsuitable for him fifty years ago.Never enable go—George's grandson Ross is governed by means of a fierce devotion to relatives and a deep distrust of the mysterious Claire…yet sparks fly at any time when she's close to. within the face of a wrenching loss, amid the attraction of Willow Lake, Ross and Claire dare to probability every little thing for romance.
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Move your fucking ass! ” Don’t be dead, he thought. Please don’t be dead. Damn, he hated this. Too many times, he’d turned a soldier over to find him—or her—too far gone, floating in root reflexes. ” The FNG threw off his hand, hauling herself to her feet while uttering a stream of profanities. Then, just for a second, she focused on Ross. The soft-cheeked newness was already gone from her face, replaced by flinty-eyed determination. “Quit wasting time, Chief,” she said. ” The four of them crouched low against the curve of the chopper’s battered hull.
To a place called Camp Kioga, on Willow Lake,” said George, “and if she was speeding, the fault is mine. ” Officer Tolley bent slightly and peered across the front seat to the passenger side. ” George sounded righteously indignant. ” asked Tolley. “Indeed I am,” George said, “but how did you—” “In that case, ma’am,” the cop said, returning his attention to Claire, “I need to ask you to step out of the vehicle. ” Her heart seized up. It was a moment she had dreaded since the day she’d realized she was a hunted woman.
Which was one reason she worked only with the terminally ill. A grim rationale, but at least she didn’t fool herself about it. ” “You most certainly are,” he said. “Your career, for example. I find it a fascinating choice for a young woman. ” She had a ready answer. ” “But the dying, Claire? ” “Maybe that’s why my clients are rich old bastards,” she said, keeping her expression deadpan. “Ha. I deserved that. Still, I’m curious. You’re a lovely, bright young woman. Makes me wonder…” She didn’t want him to wonder about her.