"Raised in a magnificent Charleston house, Jessie Roland wants for nothing. But as she grows into young adulthood, all she feels is loss and a desperate need to break free from the stifling possessiveness of her parents. Somewhere, in the deepest part of herself, Jessie believes that the world she has always lived in is not the one she came from...or belongs in. Now, at 19, she has escaped to Washington, DC, where no one knows her, and where she is swept into a whirlwind marriage to a Texas senator's son. But the past will not release Jessie, who is still haunted by a sense of lost happiness, of simple, tender gestures buried in her memory. Only in Luke Holt, a reclusive rancher, will she discover the strength to penetrate the darkness, and find her way back to a place she can call home."
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"I loved this book. It literally made me cry. I've read this book twice, and it's one of the few books that remains on my bookshelf. "
— Penny (5 out of 5 stars)
" I read this book on the recommendation of a friend. She loved it, but I didn't like it quite so much. The plot was a little unbelievable and simplistic. I finished it because I did want to know how it ended. It is what I would call "light reading." "
— Peggy, 3/7/2011" Brain candy book. Just when you think it'll be over everything is turned on its head. The ending was a little weak. "
— Audrey, 2/17/2011" It could have been so much better. It could have been worse, too. "
— Joyce, 6/15/2010" I have no idea why I'm attempting to finish this syrupy goo of a book. A curse of mine is the feeling that any book started must be finished. The plot is good; the "spoken" dialog detailing every action is really, really bad. "
— Lelia, 4/6/2009" Fern Michaels is another writer I reserve for the light summer reads. This is one of her better ones. "
— Fran, 2/14/2009" EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!! WHAT WOULD YOU DO? "
— Teresa, 9/10/2008Fern Michaels is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of thirty-five books in the Sisterhood series, as well as novels in eleven other series and seventy-two stand-alone novels. There are over ninety five million copies of her books in print. She has built and funded several large day care centers in her hometown, and is a passionate animal lover who has outfitted police dogs across the country with special bulletproof vests. Visit her website at FernMichaels.com.
Vanessa Daniels has worked as a professional actress in theater, film, TV, commercials, and voice-over for almost two decades. She holds a BFA in drama from New York University and is a member of SAG-AFTRA and the Actors’ Equity Association.