The shadow of time

the long version

Shane Kennedy had lost his life in Northern Ireland, or at least that's what his father told Mara. Four years later, Mara had finally come to grips with the fact that Shane was gone from her life. Then suddenly, inexplicably, he reappeared--as handsome, arrogant, and intriguingly sensual as ever. He also returned with a grudge, believing that she had not cared enough to wait for him while he had lain unconscious in a hospital, recovering from a senseless terrorist bombing Yet, when he took her in his arms, Mara's racing blood told her nothing had really changed. But everything had changed. Why had Shane returned, determined to satisfy his need for her? How could she now tell him that he had a beautiful daughter .. that she had never stopped loving him?