Elizabeth raised her head to offer him a smile of gratitude, and an invitation. His survivors had little choice but to grieve for a period then go on with their respective lives. Elizabeth’s husband, Richard Leninger was dead at age forty, the victim of a massive heart attack. Reverend Hallock’s voice trailed away he, better than most, knew there was nothing more anybody could do.

Seated to the other side of young Sally, she sobbed pitifully and loudly.Įlizabeth, if there is anything more I can do. Seated next to Ella on the row of folding chairs placed in a line before the gravesite for the convenience of the family was Elizabeth’s mother, her eyes also dry the elder Sally had also chosen to weep in privacy. Her girls, Ella and Sally, seated on either side of her, wept quietly within the protective embrace of their mother. Even though their union had never reached the heights of passion, she had loved him, given her youth to him, borne his children, and been faithful to him-still he had left her. Her eyes were dry Elizabeth had done her weeping for long agonized hours in private, as she had done her silent railing, angrily condemning her husband for leaving her on her own.

Dr Andrews discovers that he misses her and things change when he visits.Light stuff, predictable but not bad.The second story is The Money Man's Seduction, Cole Preston is certain that his grandmother is being taken for a ride by Emily Raines, just like she's being taken for a ride by many other people who appear to be good but turn out to be scammers, what he finds surprises him and may change his life.It's not a bad story, the two main characters are quite interesting people and I liked their romance story.Overall both stories were fun, nothing earth-shattering but a diverting read.Head bowed, eyes closed, her arms around the shaking shoulders of her two daughters, Elizabeth Leninger heard the solemn voice of her pastor, the Reverend Mark Hallock, as he intoned the final benediction. When they get back to the US Becca gets an offer to recouperate in a remote cabin, a generous offer from a secret benefactor.

She's been working with Dr Seth Andrews and both of them are trying to avoid the attraction that they have for each other. Nurse Becca Jameson has worked herself into exhaustion in an underfunded and understaffed African hospital. The first was the MD's Mistress by Joan Hohl.

Power and Seduction by Joan Hohl