Russell
Walker’s life was spared when his truck veered off the road and flipped. When
he wakes after surgery, he can only assume the medicines are making him see
things, because the woman he loved—who broke his heart—is taking his vitals.
Chelsea Quinn has spent the past four years keeping clear of Russell Walker after she married another man and had a baby. Now she is thrust back into his life as his caretaker, and living with his family when her ex-husband is let out of prison.
Some heartbreaks are too severe to recover from, and Russell is fighting every feeling he has as not to get his heart broken again. But sometimes the pull of love is just too strong, especially when the lives of those you love are threatened, and someone is looking for revenge.
Chelsea Quinn has spent the past four years keeping clear of Russell Walker after she married another man and had a baby. Now she is thrust back into his life as his caretaker, and living with his family when her ex-husband is let out of prison.
Some heartbreaks are too severe to recover from, and Russell is fighting every feeling he has as not to get his heart broken again. But sometimes the pull of love is just too strong, especially when the lives of those you love are threatened, and someone is looking for revenge.
“Come sit and talk. I really could use some non-Walker visit time.”
Chelsea looked at her watch. “I
only have a few minutes.”
“I’ll take them.”
She bit down on her bottom lip
and still gripped to the strap of the bag. “I probably shouldn’t have come in.
You need to rest and…”
“I wanted to see you,” he said
trying to adjust the slightest bit on the bed, but that only caused more pain.
“It was a nice surprise to wake up to you this morning.”
“I shouldn’t have even started your
vitals, I just didn’t want to cause problems with my supervisor.”
“You never came back.”
“I traded shifts. I thought it
would be best.”
“So you don’t want to see me?”
She shifted the bag to her other
shoulder and looked at her watch again. “Russ, I just want what’s best for you.
I’m not that. Not even now. I don’t think me being your nurse would help you
heal.”
“Yeah. Having a gorgeous nurse
might ruin my day,” he felt the flame of his anger rise in his chest. “I’m
surprised you bothered to stop on your way out. But I guess you’re in a hurry.”
“I am. I hope everything goes
well for you. I know your family will be a great support for you.”
“I’m sure they will,” he reached
for his bedside remote and turned on that damned TV he’d had enough of. “Guess
I won’t be seeing you again, huh?”
“I’m going to rotate to another
floor.”
“All the better.”
Chelsea looked at her watch one
more time then stepped closer to the bed. “Russ, I wanted to apologize to you.”
He turned off the TV. “You wanted
to apologize to me?”
“Yeah. For back when we were
together and you were deployed. I’m sorry.”
The memory of it came back to
him. The moment he’d seen her that morning, none of that had come to mind. In
fact, he was fairly sure he’d told her he wanted to apologize. Well, he sure as
hell wasn’t going to do it now.
Coming September 1st!
Bestselling Author Bernadette Marie is known for
building families readers want to be part of. Her series The Keller Family has
graced bestseller charts since its release in 2011, along with her other series
and single title books. The married mother of five sons promises Happily Ever
After always…and says she can write it, because she lives it.
When not writing, Bernadette Marie is shuffling
her sons to their many events—mostly hockey—and enjoying the beautiful views of
the Colorado Rocky Mountains from her front step. She is also an accomplished
martial artist with a second degree black belt in Tang Soo Do.
A chronic entrepreneur, Bernadette Marie opened
her own publishing house in 2011, 5 Prince Publishing, so that she could
publish the books she liked to write and help make the dreams of other aspiring
authors come true too. Bernadette Marie is also the CEO of Illumination Author
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