Remembrance, Indiana Series by Dallas Schulze

Beth had spent half a lifetime loving Donovan Sinclair. Married in their teens, they’d gone through good times and bad. Raising a son, surviving time apart when Donovan joined the marines, they’d built a life together. Beth had believed she’d love Donovan forever but forever is a very long time. Donovan couldn’t imagine a life without Beth... moreBeth had spent half a lifetime loving Donovan Sinclair. Married in their teens, they’d gone through good times and bad. Raising a son, surviving time apart when Donovan joined the marines, they’d built a life together. Beth had believed she’d love Donovan forever but forever is a very long time. Donovan couldn’t imagine a life without Beth. She’d been the center of his life, the reason he’d made it back from the war, the reason he’d worked so hard to build his career, to build a life for her and their son. Now, she was telling him that, somewhere in the drive to keep those promises, he’d lost sight of her, lost sight of them. She wanted to go off and build a new life, a life without him. He’d promised to take care of her, to protect her, to love her forever. He just had to show Beth that the promises they’d made all those years ago were still worth keeping. “The stupid part is - I still love you.” There was so much pain and anger in the words that it took Beth a moment to realize what he’d said. They stared at each other, tension humming between them. Years of pain and anger both separated them and drew them together. She wasn’t sure just when Donovan took hold of her shoulders, anymore than she knew just how her hands had come to rest on his chest. “I love you , too.” His mouth caught the sob that ended the vow. Beth’s hands slid up, her arms circling his neck, her fingers sliding into the thick, dark hair at his nape. "Beth, Beth." His mouth slid down her neck, her name a prayer. Originally published in 1988 less

Brittany never got a chance to tell Dan about the baby. Now it was too late, and with no one to turn to, she faced a desperate future. Until Michael Sinclair offered a solution. As Dan's best friend, he told himself that helping Brittany was temporary, just until she was on her feet again. But neither of them had expected their passion. Nor could they have anticipated the twist of fate that would put it all to the ultimate test.

CHILD OF LOVE When Kelly Russell slipped away from her cruelly strict father one New Year's Eve, she never expected to give herself to Dan Remington, a man who offered her the warmth and loving she'd never known. But the new year brought cold regret. Kelly was pregnant, and her father was threatening to hurt her child. Her only choice was to ask Dan for help ... To Dan, Kelly was his wish for a family come true, so he offered her a deal: if she'd have the baby, he'd care for it... moreCHILD OF LOVE When Kelly Russell slipped away from her cruelly strict father one New Year's Eve, she never expected to give herself to Dan Remington, a man who offered her the warmth and loving she'd never known. But the new year brought cold regret. Kelly was pregnant, and her father was threatening to hurt her child. Her only choice was to ask Dan for help ... To Dan, Kelly was his wish for a family come true, so he offered her a deal: if she'd have the baby, he'd care for it. Now Dan wondered if a few months would be enough time to win the love of a woman who'd lived a lifetime without it. less

WHO WAS ANNALISE ST. JOHN? — Who was this fragile beauty he had rescued from a watery grave? And why did she care so little whether she lived or died? The questions tore at Devlin Russell as he watched her awaken to life, slowly, like some impossibly delicate flower opening under his touch ... — Devlin, too, was awakening, to feelings he had sworn never to permit himself... moreWHO WAS ANNALISE ST. JOHN? — Who was this fragile beauty he had rescued from a watery grave? And why did she care so little whether she lived or died? The questions tore at Devlin Russell as he watched her awaken to life, slowly, like some impossibly delicate flower opening under his touch ... — Devlin, too, was awakening, to feelings he had sworn never to permit himself. Long years behind bars for a crime he had not committed had left him determined never to let anyone get close to him, not even a woman he wanted as desperately as Annalise. He could offer her everything--everything but his love. The prison walls he had left behind were nothing to the walls he had built around his bitter heart ... less