Review
For twenty years Tucker Hale has been estranged from his father and presumed dead. To his surprise, it is not his father he encounters one night when he returns home, but Harley Ann Sayers, a young woman who is spending her summer house sitting while the owners are away. Not feeling comfortable staying at the house, Tucker decides to leave, but Harley convinces him to stay until his father returns and the two can finally make amends after all this time. Still recovering from injuries sustained in a plane crash, Tucker walks with a cane. Having some experience in therapy work, Harley offers to help him heal. Realizing she is falling in love with him, she wants to do all she can to help him with his pain. In his own heart, Tucker is falling for Harley and wants to please her, so even though he feels the swimming will not help, he agrees to her idea of working in the pool just to please her. The added incentive of Harley's 'if you can catch me you can have me' didn't hurt either! But soon Tucker's father will come home and old feelings and accusations must be dealt with. Tucker's father believed the stories of Tucker smuggling drugs years before and Harley must deal with her fears that to love someone would only leave you open to heartache and loneliness when they left you. Old wounds seem harder to heal than new ones for these wonderful, deserving characters.Ms. Ryan's characters will limp into your heart and stay forevermore! The tragedy of losing faith in a loved one is evident, the healing power of a loved one is extraordinary! Passionate, playful, powerful! Curl up and enjoy The Return of the Black Sheep!Claire Haynes -- Copyright © 1994-97 Literary Times, Inc. All rights reserved -- From Literary Times
