Borowski's horrible remarks, but her effect was spoiled by the bright red flags of embarrassed color that stained her cheeks and the fact that her legs couldn't reach the floor.Īfter a moment she wriggled up from the uncomfortable position and looked with dread at the card the receptionist had given her to complete. She's sneaky and quick, so you better watch her like a hawk."ĭrowning in humiliated anger, Julie slumped down in the chair, then she stretched her legs straight out in front of her in a deliberate attempt to appear utterly bored and unaffected by Mrs. Borowski poked her head back into the room and warned the receptionist, "Julie will steal anything that isn't nailed down. Giving the table with its fragile knick-knacks a wide berth, she headed for a chair beside a huge aquarium where exotic goldfish with flowing fins swam leisurely among lacy greenery. Self-consciously aware of her shabby jeans and grubby jacket, Julie glanced uneasily at the elegant waiting room where fragile porcelain figurines reposed on an antique coffee table and valuable bronze sculptures were displayed on marble stands.
I forgot to give it to you when you were here before." In the meantime, you can sit over there and fill out as much of this card as you can. Wilmer will be with you in a little while, Julie. The receptionist smiled at the youngster. I'll come back for her after I finish my shopping." Gesturing toward the petite eleven-year-old who trailed along behind her, she added coldly, "And this is Julie Smith. Borowski from the LaSalle Foster Care facility," the middle-aged woman announced as she marched across the Oriental carpet toward the receptionist,Ī shopping bag from Woolworth's over her arm. “A mixture of virtue and passion that is almost-ahem-perfect” ( Kirkus Reviews), this is a captivating tale that fans will adore. Desire is about to capture them both in its fierce embrace but the journey to trust, true commitment, and proving Zack’s innocence is just beginning. He’s cynical, wary, and increasingly attracted to her. She’s outraged, cautious, and unable to ignore the instincts that whispers of his innocence. After the tall, ruggedly handsome Zack escapes from a Texas prison, he abducts Julie and forces her to drive him to his Colorado mountain hideout.
Zachary Benedict is an actor whose Academy Award-winning career was shattered when he was wrongly convicted of murdering his wife. Now a lovely and vivacious young woman, she is a respected teacher in her small Texas town and is determined to give back all the kindness she has received, believing that nothing can ever shatter the perfect life she has fashioned.
JUDITH MCNAUGHT BOOK LIST BY SERIES SERIES
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Paradise and Westmoreland Dynasty series comes a romantic adventure that seamlessly melds danger and desire.Ī rootless foster child, Julie Mathison has blossomed under the love showered upon her by her adoptive family.
0 kommentar(er)
