Published: Dec. 01, 2009
Words: 62,247 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780984226917

Short description

Fallon McKniere is a person you probably wouldn’t notice if you saw her on the street. She’s petite in stature, toothpick-thin, and her clothes say “thrift shop.” Her stance says “don’t mess with me.” Take a closer look and and you'll see a haunted expression in her eyes. Donovan Pfarr takes a closer look, can’t turn away...and falls in love.

Extended description

Fallon McKniere is a person you probably wouldn’t favor with a second glance if you saw her on the street. She’s not only petite in stature, she’s toothpick-thin, and her clothes say “thrift shop.” Her stance says “don’t mess with me.”

But if you take a closer look, you’ll see a haunted expression in her eyes.

Donovan Pfarr takes a closer look. And can’t turn away when he realizes that she goes hungry most of the time. He feels compelled to help her...and falls in love.

But he wonders: how did Fallon end up living in a run-down trailer taking care of her mentally-unbalanced mother, barely eking out an existence on her meager paycheck from the convenience store where she works?

The answer, tied to an event from Fallon’s childhood, comes when a man involved in that event learns he is dying. He tries to make peace with his conscience by setting up an anonymous trust fund for Fallon. And unleashes a force that places himself, Fallon and Donovan in danger.

Tags

romance, thriller, murder, suicide, navy

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Review by: Pam Strickland on Sep. 28, 2011 :
I really enjoyed this story about a young woman who was raised in poverty tries to survive and care for herself and her mentally ill mother. Until Donovan Pharr comes into her life she sees no hope.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Diane Adams on Sep. 23, 2011 :
Fallon is a character who immediately finds her way into your heart. She has done nothing to deserve her hard life, yet it seems there is no way out for her. Clinging to hope, she devises a plan, but things don't turn out as she thought they would. Such an innocent person should not have enemies, yet she does. Happily she also has a hero, an admirable guy called Donovan. Whether he can win her trust and ensure that justice is done makes for a very suspenseful story. I never hesitate to buy a book by Tommie Lyn - I'm confident it will be a great read and she never disappoints.
(reviewed long after purchase)

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