Seven Little Words — Margaret Sutherland

After a painful break-up, budding romance writer Cathy Carruthers is avoiding men. So what happens when she meets successful Australian literary novelist, David Hillier, at his country writing workshop? Good-looking David's a bachelor with problems. His writing's blocked, his blind father's in respite care and David has to care for his retired guide dog, Banquo. He has absolutely no time for a relationship. Meanwhile Cathy's past partner hunts her down, her grandmother's ill and Cathy is landed with Pixel, a tiny dog with the heart of a lion. David and Cathy can't resist the powerful desire that at first overrides their problems. But pressures build and lead to conflict and friction. It felt like love. Was it just a passionate affair? Cathy's a stronger woman now. Eventually she faces a choice. Must she send the man of her dreams away? Fortunately there's a solution from a most unexpected quarter…