Gentle Awakening — Marianne Cole

Brandeis Evans had to get away--from the loss of her husband and child, and from her medical practice, which resurrects their memory.

Attempting to heal her ravaged spirit, she retreats to a small Ozark village. But Dr. Matt Wilde--a man more ardent and alive than any she's ever met--shatters her seclusion with the suddenness of a spring storm. She resists the emotions he awakens in her soul--and the hunger he ignites in her body. But when gentle persuasion leads to reckless passion, Brandeis, emboldened by Matt's caresses, finally confronts her deepest fear--the surrender of her heart...