Sunward Journey — Katherine Coffaro

After years of darkness, her heart began a sunward journey

Mike had been gone for two years when Jay Jennings phoned, but Vee Dubcek found herself sobbing as though he'd died yesterday. Afterward Vee was mortified -- a woman who managed a job at Cal Tech, attended law school and had three sons to raise didn't break down in front of a stranger....

But when they met, Jay hardly seemed a stranger. He understood her special anguish and her fears and comforted her in a way no one else could. It was almost as though he had been in love with her for a lifetime, but of course that was impossible....