Karen Umberger

The final chapter in the Evan Parker Marshall story. See the world through Evan Marshall's eyes in the exciting conclusion to the Dark Secrets Trilogy.

Kaelin Jacobson has moved on since her time with Evan Marshall. Time has healed some wounds, but not all. Will life ever be normal for Kaelin again?Blake Fitzgerald has faded into the background since his rescue of Kaelin Jacobson. Is he forced once again to live under the shadow of feeling like something was left unfinished?Evan Marshall waits, biding his time until he once again can LIVE. Will he get what he wants or will his expectations turn into nothing but: SHATTERED DREAMS...

Kaelin Jacobson has started on a new road in her life. Moving on from the drudgery of a 9-5 job she has decided to launch her own baked goods line. Life couldn't be any sweeter as she embarks on this journey.Evan Marshall has been living a ho-hum life for the past few years. A chance meeting with someone new will spark a fire in him, a fire that had been missing for a long time.Blake Fitzgerald prides himself on not getting too attached to his cases, the less you were involved the easier they went. Sometimes that was easier said than done.Three lives, once separated by life itself soon to be bound by dark secrets of the past reaching out.

Chelinda Harris, a confirmed spinster, is happy with her life. Well if not happy she is content with how her life has turned out. That is until her cousin comes to her with a proposition. She asks Chelinda to bear a child for her and her husband, a child they will then pass off as their own.Not only does Chelinda have to consider that, she has to consider they fact that should the child be a boy he will then be heir to her cousin's husband: the Duke of Aramys.Vaison Bradley is devastated when learning of his wife's barrenness and is a little off-put at the prospect of having to beget his heir on someone else. However he is willing to, for both their sakes. When he and Chelinda meet sparks fly, but not good sparks. Almost immediately they get off on the wrong foot, but know they must come to an understanding.Chelinda and Vaison set out on a course that will change all their lives in ways none of them expect.