He’s a part of her past...
Will she choose a future with him?
Nurse Sarah sought solace in her decision to donate her young son’s organs, guided by a man who desperately needed a miracle for his own child. The same man who’s now her hospital’s newest transplant surgeon—single dad David. Shaped by their past, their connection runs deeper than Sarah imagined she’d ever want again. That’s why she must find the courage to reveal her heartrending secret...
He pressed his lips against hers again, this time teasing until they parted for him.
His tongue met hers and her breath caught. When his arms came up around her, she instinctively moved into them. She forgot the park, the water, the night sky that surrounded them now. There were only the two of them, their bodies straining to be closer. What had started as a simple kiss was quickly turning into much more.
Then Sarah remembered why she’d brought him here.
Pulling away from him, she straightened her clothes. It had been a long time since she had been kissed, but even that couldn’t explain the way that kiss had made her feel. She had come here to tell David of her memory of that night in the waiting room and about her donating Cody’s organs. Now instead, she had just complicated things even more. She couldn’t let things continue like this, but oh, how she would have liked that kiss to continue. She had to set things right between the two of them.
“I need to tell you something,” she said.
Dear Reader,
If you have read any of my other books, you know that I love to write children characters. The innocent and curious mind of a child has always fascinated me and it makes them such fun to write. In this book you will meet some very special children along with the dedicated health-care workers who care for them.
Sarah has spent the last three years devoting her life to young cardiac patients as she has tried to deal with the loss of her husband and son, while David has dedicated his life to caring for children like his son, Davey, who received a heart donation three years earlier. Could there be a couple who deserved to find love any more than these two?
I hope you enjoy Sarah and David’s journey as they find their way to the forever family that neither of them ever dreamed of finding.
Deanne
Sarah and the Single Dad
Deanne Anders
Deanne Anders was reading romance while her friends were still reading Nancy Drew, and she knew she’d hit the jackpot when she found a shelf of Harlequin Presents in her local library. Years later she discovered the fun of writing her own. Deanne lives in Florida with her husband and their spoiled Pomeranian. During the day she works as a nursing supervisor. With her love of everything medical and romance, writing for Harlequin Medical Romance is a dream come true.
Books by Deanne Anders
Harlequin Medical Romance
From Midwife to Mommy
The Surgeon’s Baby Bombshell
Stolen Kiss with the Single Mom
Visit the Author Profile page at Harlequin.com.
This book is dedicated to all the donor families that have chosen to give the ultimate gift—the gift of life.
Praise for Deanne Anders
“What an utterly captivating, fast-paced, memorable read Ms. Anders has delivered in this book where the chemistry between this couple is off-the-charts... I was absolutely charmed by the hero and loved every decision he made throughout this story.”
—Harlequin Junkie on From Midwife to Mommy
Contents
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
EPILOGUE
EXCERPT FROM TEMPTED BY THE BROODING VET BY SHELLEY RIVERS
CHAPTER ONE
SARAH HENDERSON STUDIED the computer chart in front of her. She didn’t like the way ten-year-old Lindsey’s lab work was trending. With the child already in heart failure, what had started out as a cold had quickly turned into a respiratory infection. Now even with intravenous antibiotic treatment she seemed to be deteriorating daily.
“There you are,” the deep voice of Dr. Benton boomed behind her.
Startled, she turned to see the older man standing next to another taller and much younger one wearing a hospital-issue white jacket.
“Sarah, I’d like you to meet Dr. David Wright. He’s starting his fellowship here with our cardiothoracic surgery group this week.”
Standing, Sarah held out her hand. As the new MD shook it she looked up into a striking pair of eyes that were an unusual blend of light green and gray, and an attack of déjà vu hit her as she took in the dark brown hair and the square chin that accompanied them. She was certain that she’d seen the face before, but where?
“Are you okay?” a warm, concerned voice asked. A voice she could swear she had heard before. Was it her imagination or had she met or seen this man before?
Sarah shook off the trace of an old memory that seemed just out of reach. Realizing she still held the new doctor’s hand, she loosened her grip and withdrew her hand, then looked back into questioning eyes. Could she have made any more of a bad impression? The man had to think she was crazy. And maybe she was.
“I’m sorry,” she said, as she tried to get her mind back on track, “I’m at least one cup of coffee behind my usual schedule this morning. It’s nice to meet you Dr. Wright.”
“Sarah’s one of our nurse practitioners. I swear we wouldn’t get anything done if we didn’t have her. If you have any questions or needs, she’ll be able to help you,” said Dr. Benton. The gray-haired man looked down to his watch. “I hate to leave you, David, but I’ve got a budget meeting to get to.”
With a heart that was beating way too fast, Sarah started for the door, anxious to excuse herself as well. Why was this man affecting her this way? Yes, he was a nice-looking man, but she met nice-looking men all the time and none of
