The Heart of a Hero

By Barbara Wallace

How to heal a hero

Helping people comes naturally to Zoe Hamiltonshe has the advice column to prove it. All she wants this summer, though, is to lick her postdivorce wounds in peace. That's fine by her surly-yet-handsome neighbor, ex-army captain Jake Meyers; he just wants to be left alone.

Jake might believe his emotions are frozen forever, but the pain in his glittering emerald eyes tells a different story. Zoe can't help but reach out, but it will take all her courage to love a man so determined to keep himself closed off

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harlequin
• Release date: Sep 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9781459212336

Barbara Wallace

Barbara Wallace can’t remember when she wasn’t dreaming up love stories in her head, so writing romances for Harlequin is a dream come true.  Happily married to her own Prince Charming, she lives in New England with a house full of empty-nest animals.  Readers can catch up with Barbara through her newsletter. SIgn up at www.barbarawallace.com

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