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Only By Your Touch

Catherine AndersonApril 1, 2003

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New York Times bestselling author Catherine Anderson takes readers to a quaint wilderness town, where a man and a woman find a second chance at life—and love…

Determined to give her son Jeremy the childhood he deserves, Chloe Evans has left a tough past behind and is starting fresh in the charming resort town of Jack Pine, Oregon. But protecting Jeremy becomes a dicey proposition when he seeks out the most dangerous man in town to heal his sick puppy. Chloe has been warned to stay away from Ben Longtree. But there’s something about the gentle, untamed loner that intrigues her…

Long ago, Ben accepted his role as town outcast. Rumored to have once killed a man, he lives in splendid isolation with his forgetful mother, secretly employing his skills as a veterinarian to heal the wounded animals that mysteriously come to him. Now, Chloe’s sunny warmth and brave tenacity arouse desires he has long denied. And although Ben is notorious for his healing touch, it is Chloe’s hands—and heart—that have the power to save his battered soul.

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The New York Times bestselling author of Spring Forward returns to Mystic Creek, Oregon, where an unlikely pair learn to open themselves up to love.

Newcomer to the sheriff's department Erin De Laney knows next to nothing about wilderness patrols, but she's also never been one to back down from a challenge. So when a rude and stubborn cowboy takes her by surprise on her first day patrolling the mountain trails as a part-time ranger, she lets him have it.

Wyatt Fitzgerald doesn't consider his deafness a disability and he doesn't want special consideration from anyone--least of all, a spoiled city girl like Erin. He prides himself on his ability to read lips and when she confronts him, Wyatt sees no reason to volunteer to her that he's deaf.

But there's no escaping each other in the small Oregon town, especially once Erin seeks him out to make amends. Wyatt gave up on dating long ago, but the written correspondence he and Erin begin to share speak to him like nothing else ever has. Out of their tentative truce blossoms a chance for a once-in-a-lifetime love if he's willing to give her his heart and make her his.

One Night, One Unexpected Miracle

Book 2

Can one illicit night…

Lead to the love of a lifetime?

In this Hope Children’s Hospital story, senior pediatric surgeon Alice Baxter believes she’ll never conceive. So is stunned to find she’s pregnant after one spontaneous night with colleague Marco Ricci! She might be his buttoned-up boss but their chemistry is off the charts. And when Marco whisks Alice to his family’s Italian castello she discovers he’s determined to claim both his baby…and her heart too!

Hope Children’s Hospital miniseries

Book 1 — Their Newborn Baby Gift by Alison Roberts

Book 2 — One Night, One Unexpected Miracle by Caroline Anderson

Look out for the next two books, coming soon:

Book 3 — The Army Doc’s Christmas Angel by Annie O’Neil

Book 4 — The Billionaire’s Christmas Wish by Tine Beckett

“…Ms. Anderson has penned a delightful read filled with plenty of emotion that — at times — made me laugh, smile or want to cry and where the chemistry between this couple was powerful. The way this story ended left me completely satisfied, as this pair definitely deserved their happy ending…” Harlequin Junkie on The Midwife’s Longed-For Baby

“Bound by Their Babies is a sweet inspirational story of friendship and second chances. A book that will yank at any reader’s heartstrings.” Goodreads

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Review Policy

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Publisher

Penguin

Published on

Apr 1, 2003

Pages

464

ISBN

9781101191132

Features

Flowing text, Original pages

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Language

English

Genres

Fiction / Romance / Contemporary

Fiction / Small Town & Rural

Fiction / Women

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