Autumn Rapture — Emily Elliott

A dynamo of a man, Jake Darrow had put his formidable energies into forming a coalition to help victims and take drunken drivers off the road. Carla Jeffreys, producer of Corpus Christi's hottest talk show, knew she could do a brilliant documentary. By interviewing Jake and his daughters, by showing a victim's family dealing with the shock of bereavement and the drunken driver wrestling with the shock of guilt, she might help others understand. From the first it was far more than a chance to win another award for her talents. Jake Darrow was the most attractive man she'd ever met. But beyond the chemistry that made her pulse speed madly, Carla knew she could never compete with the wife he'd lost in a senseless accident. Jake had learned to channel his anger and cope with his grief, but was he ready to accept the challenge -- and the risks -- of a new love?