Unspoken Longings

She's known -- and secretly loved -- him since childhood. After the accident he became a special friend, staying by her side during months of convalescence. But Lesley Evans knows Joel Easterwood will never return her unspoken longing.

Though Lesley delights in Joel's visits, she grows angry at his interference, her retorts sharp and biting. She refuses the operation he recommends that, like the others, might correct her injury But when Joel insists on aiding her rehabilitation with a refresher course in kissing, years of restraint burst into sweet, ecstatic release...and Lesley fears she's revealed the hidden yearnings of her heart.