Kirjahaku

A plane crash and dangerous hike out of the Idaho mountains cements a friendship between Carrie and Brian that neither can deny. He wants that friendship to blossom with the attraction he feels for her, but she is engaged and feels guilty that she's attracted to Brian. Her fianc , Quentin, becomes enraged when he suspects Carrie is cheating on him. He hires a private investigator. Damning pictures that Quentin misinterprets convince him that Carrie needs to be punished and taught a lesson. When Carrie is found badly beaten and left unconscious, her neighbor is certain Quentin is the culprit. As Carrie slowly heals from her injuries, her feelings for Brian escalate. But when he is offered a job out of state and asks her to come with him, she refuses, though it breaks her heart. Leaving town would mean her cherished dream -to own the upscale dress shop in which she's worked for years-must be set aside. How can Brian pursue his professional advancement while denying Carrie's? Will she stand strong, even if it means losing her chance at love?

High school counselor and middle daughter, Debra Lambert discovers a student bleeding from an attempted suicide. She doesn't know what to think, when her boyfriend and college professor, Sawyer Quinlan, is suspected of having been involved. Lawyer Todd Prescott is determined to get to know Debra; unfortunately, she's already spoken for. But when she breaks up with Sawyer, Todd's hopes soar. As much as she's attracted to him, Debra's hesitant to trust Todd to guard her heart any better than other men who have let her down. Moreover, she's determined to prove she's a strong woman, capable to taking care of herself. But Todd becomes as frustratingly protective as Debra's brothers. Does he risk driving Debra away by trying to protect her from a stalker? And how can Debra find a way to stand on her own two feet, without losing her chance at real love?

Eden Brinker is eager to rejoin the work force now that her children are in school. Then she learns she's pregnant. Her mixed feelings about adding another child to their family turn to apprehension when she learns her baby may carry a genetic marker for a fatal disease.Meanwhile, someone is stealing scholarship funds from her family's college foundation right out of the office where her husband, Hale, works. Could Hale be the the guilty party? She knows how worried he has been about money.Under the dark clouds of possible embezzlement and a complicated pregnancy, will Hale be able to trap the thief and prove himself innocent? Can the Brinker marriage survive the dilemma of whether to carry to term a child predestined to a tragically short life?