Book Description
A beloved classic by Linda Howard to captivate old fans and new, a compelling novel that tests the fragile bonds of love in a deeply moving story of the healing gift of selfless devotion . . . A tragic accident took everything that mattered to Rome Mattews -- his wife, Diana, and their two little boys. And it robbed Sarah Harper of her best friend. In the two years since the tragedy, Sarah has wanted to reach out to Rome, but she knew she needed to stay away, guarding the secret she had kept from him and Diana all those years -- that she was in love with her best friend's husband. But now Rome needs her. And though another woman will hold his heart forever, Sarah agrees to be his wife, knowing that everything has a price, including love. Then something totally unexpected rekindles her hidden hope that a marriage of convenience will become a union of love. Now it all comes down to her husband. Will Rome keep fighting his own growing need for a woman who dares him to believe there are second chances in life . . . or will he give in to the power of love and miracles?

FROM THE PUBLISHER

When a sudden tragedy kills his wife and child, Rome Mathews is devastated, until his wife's friend Sarah Harper helps him to pick up the pieces. When they fall in love and get married, Sarah is ecstatic, except that Rome doesn't want any children. What he doesn't know is that Sarah has been in love with him for years, and that she's pregnant. Now Sarah has to choose between the man she loves and the child she yearns for.

SYNOPSIS

Theirs was to be a normal marriage in every way but one. Rome could never again face the pain of losing a child, so the family Sarah longed for was never to be hers. And then one day Sarah woke up pregnant.

FROM THE CRITICS

Romantic Times