Wounded army officer Luke Marino was sent home, his career, his spirit shattered. Now he wanted only to be left alone, refusing even the physical therapy he needed. But Mary Kate Flanagan Donnelly, a widow with two children to raise on her own, needed Luke's case to prove herself as a capable therapist. Despite the revival of feelings she thought dormant since their high school romance, she was determined to help the stubborn hero and keep matters strictly business....
Home from Iraq and seriously wounded, Luke Marino is in a wheelchair and sure his life is over. His men are going into battle without him, and he blames himself for his injuries, feeling he let his squad down. Luke is so depressed he has given up, sure he'll never walk again. He even refuses to do the physical therapy he needs so badly. All he wants is to just be left alone. Enter Mary Kate Flanagan Donnelly, a widow with two children. She dated Luke in high school, and he's her first case as a physical therapist. She needs this job, and she's determined not to let Luke run her off. Mary Kate doesn't let him get by with a thing, but the more they clash, the more she realizes she's thinking about him in a personal way. Maybe it's because I'm so proud of our men and women in uniform, but Luke Marino and his struggles against overwhelming odds gripped my heart. I always enjoy Marta Perry's Flanagan series, but this one was special.
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