Parting Gifts — Lorraine Heath

They fulfilled a promise for tomorrow -- with a tender vow of love...

MADDIE
Desperate for food and shelter, she came to a Texas brothel, knowing what she had to do to survive...

CHARLES
A widower with three children, he knew he wanted more from Maddie than one night of pleasure. He wanted to marry her..

Overnight she went from a dire situation to a comfortable home filled with the warmth of family. But the truth behind their quick marriage was bittersweet -- for Charles Lawson knew he was dying, and he wanted more than anything to leave his children with the gift of love, with a kind and caring mother. And in his race against time, he made the boldest decision of all: Maddie could build a new life -- and a loving home -- with his brother, Jesse. For even as the tender memories of a love past live on, the heart endures, ready to love once more...

Hero: Charles Lawson
Brother: Jesse Lawson
Heroine: Maddie Sherwood