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Laurel Richmond RN has always dreamed of a home, a family, and since the age of sixteen, the love of a special man--Alex Carter. Believing she would never have these things, she took a job with an international health agency. Now, burned out physically and emotionally, she returns to the States and to the town where Alex, now a widower, practices medicine. Though she still loves Alex, she has a big strike against her. She is due to inherit a large amount of money and Alex dislikes heiresses. His dead wife was one. She abandoned Alex and their son to play with her "beautiful" friends. Though attracted to Laurel, he believes she will abandon him as well. Through his son, their work together at the hospital, Alex learns to trust Laurel and she gains her heart's desire