"Another satisfying read from Virginia Kantra!"

Once again Virginia Kantra has penned an intriguing story that glued my eyes to the pages. She takes two people who try very hard to be self sufficient and throws them together to see what will happen. What happens is a very satisfying read that I thoroughly enjoyed!

Eleanor Nell Dolan does her very best to make Ark Street Clinic a success but it's very hard when most of their clients can't afford medical care. That's where Joe Reilly comes in. He's a reporter that Nell hopes will write a favorable article so more donations will come in.

The more questions Joe asks and the more he digs into Nell's psyche, the more closed up she becomes. This just gets Joe's back up to dig more into the mystery that is Nell. What he finds out surprises him to the point that he wants to know more.

Nell is fighting hard to keep Ark Street Clinic open and successful. She has to in order to put her shattered self esteem back together thanks to the rat of an ex-husband. Nell really has to struggle when she finds discrepancies in the drug cabinet. Who would be trying to sabotage her and the Clinic? It just can't be happening to her yet again or can it?

Joe has secrets of his own not only from Nell but from his parents and his brothers as well. He just keeps punishing himself almost to the breaking point. Can Nell get him to open up and let her help him? If she can't what will come of their relationship or do they even have a chance at all? That remains to be seen.

As I expected, Virginia Kantra has delivered one heck of a read! I know she's always one author I can depend on for an excellent book and this one is no exception!

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted April 18, 2004