After her patient dies, home health nurse Hannah Grey unwisely engages in an argument with the patient's family. They retaliate by discrediting her and leaving her career in tatters. With her license under suspension, her choices for employment are nonexistent. When Carrick Manly offers her a job in neighboring Maine caring for his reclusive elderly mother, Hannah accepts. After initial difficulties, Melinda Manly and Hannah form a friendship. Melinda trust no one, especially her son. Believing her death is imminent, Melinda tells Hannah a dangerous secret from her past. After her confession, Melinda is murdered and Hannah is the number-one suspect. With no one believing in her innocence, Hannah flees the police -- and a killer.

Hired by his half-brother, Gabriel Prescott keeps Hannah under surveillance. Watching the beautiful woman's competent care of Mrs. Manly, Gabriel has difficulty believing she is a thief and a murderer. When Melinda Manly is murdered and Hannah runs, Gabriel puts all his energy into finding the woman who captured his imagination and heart. It takes months, but Gabriel does locate Hannah, except now he has more questions than answers. Someone is lying and the wrong choice could lead to disaster.

Ms. Dodd concludes two series, the Fortune Hunters and the Prescott Family, with a tale filled with passion, danger and excitement. It's often poignant as Gabriel and Hannah each wants a family but are too scared to trust their instincts. An excellent romantic suspense that is difficult to put down.

Book Summary

Home care nurse Hannah Grey is dedicated to her patient, an aging widow still tainted by the financial scandal her late husband perpetrated. She makes Hannah promise that upon her death, she’ll right the family’s wrongs, and gives Hannah her offshore account’s access codes.

But Carrick Manly will do anything to discover where his family’s fortunes lie— including kill his own mother. Fearing for her life, and desperate not to betray the widow, Hannah flees. And when Carrick’s half-brother, Gabriel, tracks her down in Houston, Hannah must trust her own instincts—and her heart—to survive.