Heart's Song — Deborah Wood

Is there such a thing as a heart that cannot love?

JENNY
She came to Gull's Point, a lighthouse on the Oregon coast, with an orphaned girl named Elise. They were searching for the child's uncle, the one man who could take her in...

CHRISTOPHER
His solitary life by the sea suited him just fine -- and there was no room in his world for a child, not even his own niece.

But Jenny refused to take "no" for an answer ... With a month to wait for the next boat leaving the promontory, she had time to find out what made the lighthouse keeper so gruff, what made him turn his back on love ... As the weeks passed, Jenny caught a glimpse of the man beneath the mask -- and wondered if she had touched his life -- or his heart -- at all. But only when the truth about his past came out could he welcome little Elise into his life -- and offer Jenny the warm embrace of a love made to weather the roughest storm...

Hero: Christopher Logan
Heroine: Jenny Randal