Bone Deep — Bonnie Dee

In 1946, Sarah, a grieving war widow goes to the carnival with her friends and is riveted by the tattooed man in the freak show, sporting head to toe body art. Later she discovers him hiding in her hayloft, escaped from virtual imprisonment since childhood by the evil owner. She shelters him on her farm, fighting a powerful sexual attraction while learning about his mysterious past and gentle nature.

When a local child goes missing, Tom uses his psychic gifts to locate her but his assistance in the case doesn't allay the town's mistrust of such an exotic stranger in their midst. Small-town prejudice tears the lovers apart and a very real threat from the carnival owner endangers them. Can they rise above obstacles of fear and hate to create the family both have always craved?