The Curlew's Call — Jayne Davis

After nearly five years of marriage, Ellie is finally with child. There's just one problem. Her husband is not the father.

Bound for home after a family funeral, Ellie's mood is matched by the stormy weather. Her husband does not desire her, and now there is no chance for her to have a family of her own. She feels valued only for her usefulness to others.

When the stagecoach crashes, Captain Tom Allerby stops to help the passengers to a nearby inn for safety.

Ellie finds it easy to talk to the captain, and also senses something else: a spark of attraction that she has never felt for a man before. And he desires her, as her husband never did.

They share one night together, and do not expect to see each other again. But neither can forget their brief time together.

Especially when Ellie finds she is with child.

Two years later, Tom returns to England to recover from a battle wound. This is his chance to find Ellie, who he has never forgotten.

When the two meet, they realise that the attraction they felt has not faded. But Tom believes that Ellie is out of reach, while Ellie's hard-won contentment with her life is replaced with yearning for what might have been.

Is there a way for Ellie and Tom to be together?