One of the best examples of true love tested by circumstance. It managed to avoid the formula reasons from romances for tearing true love apart while making the circumstances feel totally believable and relatively unavoidable. There were some villains, and their actions affected the love story at the center, but the only villainous attempt to pry the lovers apart was pathetic and cemented them together. It was a good story with love truly triumphing at the end, but a lot of life getting in the way in the meantime. Realistic enough to make you believe that love can triumph over the worst adversity for real.
This is a pretty good book.
Beautiful Harvard grad Carlin Squire thought she had everything she wanted-an exciting,fulfilling careerwith the NYPD...and the perfect lover in handsome,charming photographer Derek Kingsley. Then back into her life came Ben, an adored highschool sweetheart...until one hideous night shattered their romance. Ben, now a prominent surgeon, is the one person Carlin can't seem to resist...even as a shocking murder brings to light secrets of past betrayal that threaten to destroy their lives-and the dream of love that refuses to die.