Familiar Heat — Mary Hood

Mary Hood's lyrical, humorous, and down-to-earth novel lays bare marriage with all its intangible dreams and mysteries and reveals the subtle web of personalities and events that characterize a small town. When a brutal accident leaves Faye Parry with permanent amnesia, her new husband, Vic Rios--a sea captain and reformed rake--reverts to his old ways, resulting in an estrangement that seems irreparable.