The Husband Lesson
There's been a mistake!Karan Reece has no other explanation for this situation. Being assigned to work with her ex-husband, Dr. Charles Steinberg? She really must have offended someone to be forced to spend her days with him. The only good thing she can say is at least this arrangement has an expiration date.Funny thing, though, is that working together for a shared cause forces them to look at each other differently. She's learning a lot about him and his strengths. And those discoveries are causing her to see him in a new way…a very attractive, can't-wait-to-get-my-hands-on-you way. Seems that life with Charles is a lesson she's willing to study again!
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He could feel her full-length against him
Karanâs every curve was familiar as Charles wrapped his arms around her and held her. And suddenly, he knew this was right. On some level, heâd knownâhad always knownâthat if he touched her, he could never convince himself he was content without her.
Heâd known.
âCharles.â Her voice filtered through him, the activity around them fading away. For this moment there was only the two of them. The way she fit completely against him until he was aware of only her.
So right.
No history. No complications. Just them and a simple, unavoidable truth.
It didnât matter whether they were married or divorced, whether he was avoiding her or she was demanding the impossible of himâtheir bodies knew each other.
He didnât want to let go.
Dear Reader,
Life is a matter of perspective. Half-empty? Half-full? Karan thinks her luck is all bad. I think her luck is all goodâshe simply doesnât realize that yet. When Karan is forced out of her comfortable world, she experiences an entirely new side of life. Of course, this blessing feels like a curse at first, but as she opens her eyes to the people around her and their circumstances and needs, she discovers purpose and meaning that redefines her own place in the world. She discovers ways she can help and the fulfillment that comes from giving.
This journey brings her back to the man she never stopped loving. Charles has already discovered the secret of helping others, but when he sees his ex-wife through his own evolving perspective, he finds a woman with the honesty and courage to face her issues. And he finds the courage to face his own so they can be together again.
Ordinary women. Extraordinary romance. Thatâs Harlequin Superromance! I hope you enjoy Karan and Charlesâs love story. Let me know at www.jeanielondon.com.
Peace and blessings,
Jeanie London
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jeanie London writes romance because she believes in happily-ever-afters. Not the âlove conquers allâ kind, but the âwe love each other so we can conquer anythingâ kind. Itâs precisely why she loves Harlequin Superromanceâstories about real women tackling life to find love. The kind of love she understands because sheâs a real woman tackling life in sunny Florida with her own romance-hero husband, their two beautiful and talented daughters, a loving and slightly crazy extended family and a menagerie of sweet strays.
For all those who volunteer their time and talents to help others.
Real-life heroes and heroines. May you all live happily ever after;-)
CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CHAPTER ONE
âI DONâT HAVE A DRINKING problem, Your Honor. I have a problem drinking,â Karan Kowalski Steinberg-Reece explained, though it positively hurt to justify herself to this woman.
âIâm listening, Ms. Kowalski Steinberg-Reece.â The judge gazed down from her superior height on the courtroom bench. She emphasized the Ms. and dragged out each syllable as though implying the marriages hadnât lasted as long as the names.
âI have low blood sugar.â That was all Karan would say. The toxicology results would speak for themselves.
Her attorney, a close friend of her second husband, had coached her at length about behavior during the sentencing since she and the judge had a history.
Honorable Jennifer Sharpe-Malone had once been known as Jenny, a wannabe cheerleader who hadnât made the cut in four years at Ashokan High. Of course, Karan had made cheer captain all four years, so sheâd been a judge at tryouts. It had been hard enough finding positions for her inner circle of friends.
Wannabe Jenny hadnât been in her inner circle.
Just Karanâs luck that with all the judges in New Yorkâs Catskill Mountains sheâd wind up in court before this one.
âIâm well aware of your medical condition,â Wannabe Jenny informed her. âIâve reviewed the deputyâs report. The deputy also stated you appeared more impaired than the results of the field sobriety test and the toxicology report revealed.â
More luck. Karan had gambled by cooperating with the deputies because she hadnât wanted her license automatically revoked for refusing the test. One glass of champagne. One stupid glass and her blood alcohol content had been .05. A fraction of a percent lower and she wouldnât be in this courtroom at all.
âState law doesnât require my client to consent to a field sobriety test, Your Honor.â Her attorney seized the opportunity. âOnly the chemical test, yet Ms. Kowalski Steinberg-Reece cooperated with law enforcement and consented to both.â
