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Caring For His Child
  Risking
her heart, for the sake of his child.
On her arrival at Ashworth Bay, Fran Holloway
is met by her handsome neighbour, Dr David Ross, and his young daughter
Mirry. Fran longs to be close to them, but her feelings over the loss of
her own little girl are still very raw.
As Fran and David get to know each other,
Fran rejoices in the safety and security he offers, and finds herself
falling hopelessly in love. Until Mirry is taken ill, and Fran discovers
that caring for David and his child means risking her heart all over
again...
Excerpt
David found them there in the last dying light of the day, wet and
shivering.
"Fran," he whispered crouching beside her.
She heard him but his voice sounded far away and she daren't
stop concentrating on the rhythm because it was the only thing keeping
her together.
David felt how cold she was and Fonzie whimpered at him,
obviously concerned about his mistress. "Fran," he said firmly and shook
her shoulder. "Come on, we're going back to the house."
Fran turned to him then, his voice breaking into the almost
hypnotic state she'd been in. "I'm cold," she said, her teeth
chattering.
He picked her up in his arms and she huddled in the shelter
of his warm body, absorbing his body heat gratefully. Fonzie followed
them up the beach and straight into David's house. He wrapped a rug
around her shoulders and sat her on a big old comfortable leather chair
in front of the fireplace. He got a fire going until it roared around
the room almost as loudly as the waves on the beach. Fonzie plonked
himself near the hearth and promptly went to sleep.
David made her a cup of sweet milky tea and held it out for
her to take. She was staring at the fire and he knew she was a dam wall
ready to burst. Her fingers accepted the hot drink and he watched her
wrap her chilled hands around the mug and draw it close to her chest.
She shivered and David saw her pain and grief in the slump of
her shoulders and the shine of unshed tears in her blue eyes. Her hair
was damp, hanging scraggily in dark, limp strips around her face.
They sat in silence for a while and drank their tea. David
sat on the Persian rug on the floor beside her chair and when he’d
finished his drink he put his cup on the coffee-table beside the chair.
He turned to her, sitting on his haunches in front of her. He
noticed she'd barely touched her drink. "You know you can let it out,
Fran. It's just me."
She shook her head from side to side, continuing her hypnotic
gaze at the fire. "I can't" she whispered.
"Yes, you can," he said gently. "I don't mind."
Fran switched her gaze from the fire to his earnest face.
"I'm afraid I won’t be able to stop."
Her big blue eyes were large with fear. He prised the mug
away from her stiff fingers and took both of her hands in his, rubbing
them gently. "Would that be such a bad thing?"
"I don’t want to feel this way again."
He nodded and brought her hands to his mouth and kissed each
one gently. She was reminded of the fleeting kiss he had given her
earlier today.
"I know," he said. "I know."
And Fran realised that he did know. He knew the gut wrenching
depths of grief and the first flutterings of hope as you began to see
your way out of it. He knew how stepping back into the dark was too
frightening for words.
From "CARING FOR HIS CHILD" by Amy Andrews
Mills and Boon® Medical Romance™August 2005
ISBN: 0-733-57191-3 Copyright: © 2006 Amy Andrews
® and ™ are trademarks of the publisher. The edition
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Review
Caring For His Child by Amy Andrews
Sept 06 UK , Oct 06 AUST
ISBN: 0-733-57191-3
Category: Romance
Rating: 5 stars
"Caring For His Child by Amy Andrews
is a tumultuous ride through heartache ending ultimately in a healing love.
Caring For His Child had me captivated from the start, feeling Fran’s grief and
turmoil was an emotional upheaval because I really empathized with her and felt
everything she felt. David and Mirry were just as captivating, especially when
they can see the grief that Fran has suffered and still suffers. Reading about
all the characters in this book was like meeting new friends, and feeling their
loss was almost like losing a family member. Amy Andrews has penned a medical
drama that fascinates as well as provides a wonderful romance to warm the heart
and heal the soul, so do yourself a favor and go out and get a copy of this
outstanding book today." Sheryl
Cataromance
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CARING FOR HIS CHILD
AMY ANDREWS
ISBN: (10)978-0-373-06576-0/(13)978-0-373-06576-9
November 2006
Harlequin
225 Duncan Mills Rd., Don Mills, Ontario, Canada M3B 3K9
Paperback
$4.25
187 Pages
Medical Romance
Rating: 4 Cups
Nurse Fran Holloway’s marriage is over and
her ten-year-old daughter is dead. She moves to Ashworth Bay to escape
those painful memories. In her cozy cottage on the beach, with only her
Labrador puppy, Fonzie, to keep her company, she hopes to climb out of
the dark void of depression that has held her captive for far too long.
A job at the local nursing home allows her to slip back into her
profession without having to deal with crowded emergency rooms and big
city traumas.
Doctor David Ross and his daughter Mirry meet
Fran on the beach. Mirry is attracted to the puppy and does not
understand why her friendly greeting is not returned by the lady. David
hustles the little girl away, but not before noticing that there is a
look of haunting pain in the eyes of the of the town’s newest resident.
Fran’s first instinct is to avoid little
Mirry. She has a habit of twirling her hair just like Daisy did, and the
gesture brings back painful memories. After Daisy’s death, Fran just
could not commit to keeping her marriage alive, and she and her husband
drifted apart. She did not blame him for his affair, for he had to find
comfort somewhere. Her neighbor David Ross senses that something is
wrong and understands that look all too well. It has not been all that
long since his wife passed, and he almost lost his daughter, too.
Caring for His Child is a touching story that
brought genuine tears to my eyes. Fran’s loss is every mother’s worst
nightmare, and I totally understand her need to distance herself from
people who stir memories too painful to handle. I cheered when she began
to feel alive again, finding comfort with David, and my heart hurt when
Mirry’s illness sent Fran scurrying back into her world of solitude,
afraid to witness the death of another little girl. Ms. Andrews manages
to incorporate a myriad of emotions in this book while reminding us all
how fragile life really is. This is a read I highly recommend, but have
a tissue handy.
Brett Scott
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance
Reviewer for Karen Find Out About New Books
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