Loving Hearts

"Thou shalt not marry!" Esther Downing heard her father make this decree to her little sister, forbidding her to marry until the eldest -- meaning Esther -- found herself a husband. Trouble was, Esther was afraid of her own shadow and loved her solitary librarian life. But everything changed when he came along.

Resort manager Ian Barry was on a mission of love. Sure, he was shyer than a kindergartner on his first day of school, but beautiful and taciturn Esther took his breath away. With repeated stops at the library, payment for overdue books and fervent prayer, Ian hoped she'd see how much he wanted to give her, the least of which was his heart on a platter!

Where there's a will, there's a way....