A Lark on the Wing — Phyliss Hamilton

"Don't cry when you ask a question and don't get the answer that you want to hear. Whether or not you choose to believe it, this issue is not a question of love…love isn't some magical spell than can change who I am, my basic makeup. My personality today is the same as it was the day that I was born, and it will be the same on the day that I die. Love can't change that, at least not the human kind. You keep that in mind as you envision your happily ever after future."

To categorized A LARK ON THE WING as simply being another romance, filled with hearts, flowers, and all of the right sentiment in all of the right places would be way too easy. The novel's main characters, Sedona Tinney and Austin James, each desire the other to somehow make up for the hurts and broken promises that litter their pasts. Sedona's tenuous relationship with her ex-husband, her unexpected pregnancy, and the strained relationship that she has with her mother make her particular vulnerable to Austin.

Austin, a career Navy physician was never the hearts and flowers sort. He is jaded when it comes to love. This sentiment becomes even more entrenched with the suicide of his sister and re-emergence of his alcoholic father.

Both, Austin and Sedona, must learn the lessons of acceptance and forgiveness before they can truly love.