New Hope Sweethearts — Patty Smith Hall

She's ready to take back her life . . .or what's left of it.

After ten years of caring for her invalid grandfather, Kallie Huffman is ready for a life of her own. Taking a job in the laboratory of New Hope Community Hospital seems like a logic choice while she waits for her nursing license to be reinstated. That is until she meets Lab Director Jefferson Muster. Kind and intelligent, the handsome doctor is everything Kallie has ever wanted in a man. But what about the secret she carries? What will Jeff think when he learns the truth about her?

He's never needed anyone's help. . .until now.

Patients are dying at New Hope Community Hospital, and Jeff needs help to discover the culprit before another family loses a loved one. He knows the pain of losing a loved one to an unknown virus. When help comes in the person of Kallie Huffman, the walls Jeff has constructed around his heart after a family tragedy start to crumble. But Kallie is hiding something? Can two people shaped by heartache trust in a life long love?