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"fun contemporary romance"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 2, 2006

Former marine Walker Buchanan pledged to deliver the letter for his brother in arms who died in combat. However, he knows little about the recipient other than her first name. He temporarily leases a place that introduces him to male-distrusting independent Elissa Towers and her precious five years Read more...

"fine contemporary romance"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 4, 2006

After fifteen years as a marine, Walker Buchanan leaves the service to come home to Seattle. When his beloved died from breast cancer Walker vowed never to love again as his loss wrenched his heart. To love is much more difficult to deal with than fighting terrorists. When his Read more...

Summary

When ex-marine Walker Buchanan stops to help Elissa Towers change a tire, he tells himself it's just the neighborly thing to do. And when Elissa finds herself baking him a thank-you pie, she's just returning the favor...right?

Both of them have sworn off dating—Elissa's determined to protect her little girl, and that means ditching her taste for dangerous men...especially former marines with dark secrets. Walker knows he's not cut out for hearth and home...his own crazy family made sure of that. But the sparks won't stop flying.

Now the two of them are struggling to keep their relationship "just friends," but with every kiss, their rules fly out the window.