“Well, Jenny thought, he certainly likes to cuddle.”
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Laura Brandon had promised her dying father she would visit Sarah Tolley, but her own agony is drowning out the old woman's ramblings. Her husband killed himself, and the only witness--her daughter, Emma--now refuses to speak. Desperate, Laura turns to a man she met once nine years ago: Emma's real father. Together they search frantically for the key to Emma's silence, only to find it in an old woman's fading memories of love, despair and unspeakable evil.
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Diane Chamberlain
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“Well, Jenny thought, he certainly likes to cuddle.”
“She trailed off when she realised Will was turning a dull red. For a big, muscular guy, he sure blushed a lot.”
“This in essence is my goal. To set an example by doing what is good. If I live openly and honestly, I set an example of virtue, humanness, restoration, and healing. I give others permission...”
“Jenny was struck again by the contrast between his attractiveness and his shyness. It was endearing.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it, it’s just…” His eyes dropped from hers again, almost as if- Jenny looked at him sharply as an idea occurred to her. Could the Nordic god be shy?”