WHEN LOVE IS TRUE June 2007

"...an extremely dramatic
involving conflict."
4 stars Romantic Times

"Heartbreaking!"
5 stars, Angela F. Dobson

When Love Is True traces the evolving romantic triangle of dancer Chloe Johnson, Dr. Evan Cutler and builder Daniel Bennett over three decades.

Chloe was in love with Evan but married Daniel when she found herself pregnant and unsure of who fathered her baby. Daniel and Chloe's marriage is pushed to the breaking point more than once by her unresolved feelings for Evan but love for their daughter binds them and over the years they grow together.

The story reaches a climax during a scuba diving trip in which Daniel and Evan's rivalry escalates into a life and death situation. Chloe's world is rocked to its foundations as she's forced to choose between the two men. No one is more surprised than she when her devoted husband rejects her and chooses to go his own way alone.

As Chloe's life crumbles around her, the fantasy she's harbored about Evan for years is revealed as a chimera. She longs to return to the life she had and the man she realizes too late has always been her true love-Daniel. Can she find the key to unlock his heart one last time?

EXCERPT

"How long are you staying?" Chloe asked Evan.

Evan raised their joined hands to brush his lips across her knuckles. "My return flight isn't until the end of the week."

Heat rose between them as they danced, and her gaze locked with his. For two cents he'd drag her out and say to hell with the husband.

"I'm married," she whispered, regret filming her eyes. "Daniel's a good man. I can't betray him."

Evan felt a sharp stab over what he'd lost. He almost felt as if he'd been betrayed. He'd been careless with women's feelings before, but no one had ever mattered to him the way Chloe did. Until this moment he hadn't even realized how strong his feelings were. "Daniel might be your lawful husband," he said, "but you'll always belong to me. Before I go may I kiss the bride?"

She nodded and he lowered his mouth to hers in a brief kiss that was achingly sweet and salted by tears. Evan cradled Chloe in his arms, lost in emotion and not knowing how he'd gotten that way.

A large hand grasped his arm, pulling Evan back. Damn, it was Daniel. Evan cast a last glance at Chloe and then released her. "She's all yours, mate," he said roughly to Daniel. "For now."