The Longing — Wendy Lindstrom

Wendy Lindstrom burst onto the scene with her Golden Hear Award-winning novel Shades of Honor and took her place in the ranks of today's most popular authors. Now, in a powerful new novel of marriage, secrets, and seduction, she tells the story of a couple brought together by honor...and united by love.

SHE NEEDED A HUSBAND
Amelia Drake becomes a bride because she is tired of being played for a fool. As a naive teen, she'd been seduced, abandoned, and doomed to life as a spinster. Her father's sudden death leaves her facing financial ruin. And when his business rival--sawmill owner Kyle Grayson--unwittingly puts her in a compromising position, she is determined to save her honor the only way she can: marriage to a man she barely knows...

HE NEEDED HER LOVE
When Kyle Grayson accused his competitor Tom Drake of treachery, he never imagined the man would die in his arms. Wracked with guilt he marries Amelia and vows to resurrect her father's lumberyard. Though hard and cynical when it comes to love, he is all too aware of his desire for his beautiful wife--sensing her secret longing for his touch, her fear of his passion ... and the unspoken secrets weighing down on their marriage. But will the searing truth deep in their hearts hold the power of forgiveness--and a chance for everlasting love?