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Blonde, blue-eyed Carrie Montoya's appearance belies her Cuban heritage. After graduating from college with training for a physical therapy career, she makes major life changes. She rejects her given name, Maria Caridad Montoya y Verde, and has it legally changed to Caroline Green. Carrie then moves to Oakwood to begin a new life on her own – a life without a trace of her Hispanic roots.
She stays with a friend, but soon learns that Randy Sinclair, paralyzed from a stroke, is looking for someone to rent his upstairs condo, now that he's unable to climb the stairs. Shortly after renting the condo, Carrie accepts Randy as her client, and her physical therapy soon improves his strength and abilities.
Carrie becomes involved with the local church and makes new friends. When she and Randy become drawn to each other, Carrie begins to feel guilty for hiding her past and feels she is living a lie. Randy is puzzled when she withdraws from him, and takes action to discover the reason behind her strange behavior.
Kinnard shows the humanity and spiritual growth of her characters in an appealing way, and brings them to a very satisfying ending. I look forward to reading more from this author.
Reviewed by Marie DisBrow
for The Road to Romance
December 14, 2005
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