ex-cop

All her life, Stella Forsythe has felt as though her mother abandoned her and her father, and it has left her bitter and resentful.  When she inherits her mother's house in Hot Springs, Arkansas, she almost doesn't go, but her father talks her into it.  With a small boy to take care of as well as an aging father, Stella has turned the charming old Victorian into a bed-and-breakfast, but it's still in need.

Also in need is ex-cop Adam Callahan, who got in his car in New Orleans and just started driving. He's wery from what he's been through, and when he arrives at the B&B, it seems like a sanctuary.  Little does he dream that offering to work for his stay there, patching things up, painting and doing repairs, will offer the key to repairing not only his heart, but Stella's...

I enjoyed this book. Ex-nun Veronica Callahan falls for Mike Delancey both literally and physically. He's everything she wants in a husband and father to her future children.

Mike, a former cop, has seen what happens when love goes wrong. He doesn't want a wife or kids. He knows Veronica has feelings for him but he's determined to ignore them.

But will she be waiting when he finally comes around?

129. Whispers in the Night - Diane Pershing, Silhouette Intimate Moments #1337, December 2004, ISBN: 0373274076, 248p.

Featuring: Kayla Thorne and Paul Fitzgerald

Beth was looking for a fresh start and the inherited cafe in the middle of nowhere was her ticket to it.  As a young widow with a young daughter, starting over in a small town was just what she needed.  Especially since her late husband's killer was after her now.

Book blurb: A second chance in Texas. For Beth Lindstrom, the rundown cafe she inherited in the small town of Lone Wolf was simply a means to an end. Selling it and moving on was the young widow's only hope of a fresh start for her and her five-year-old daughter-though she doubted there was any place on earth they'd really feel safe ever again.