The Bitter With the Sweet — Lucy Hamilton

For most people, that pretty much described the way life was. But an abusive husband had shown Leigh Michaels too much of the bitter, and now she thought she would never know the sweet again.

Then visiting law professor Noah Burke walked onto the campus of the university where she taught and into her life. Noah's sharp legal mind soon discerned the loving woman behind Leigh's veneer and his defensive lawyer's tenacity wouldn't let him take no for an answer.