title: Against All Odds
author: Daniels, Joleen
description: Karl Hallstrom's blood was boiling. The object of his ire was pretty Jaime Mitchell, the sweetly stubborn social worker who planned to put his feisty grandfather in a home. But his angry assault revealed a chink in Jaime's armor, allowing him a glimpse of her tantalizing womanly promise... .
  
  Jaime was stunned by this red-bearded firestorm. Karl's explosive emotions and "steaming sensuality rapidly shattered her defenses, releasing yearnings that mocked her professional pride. Still, a career of hardship and heartbreak had made her a single parent and a skeptic. Dare she still dream that love could beat the bitter odds of life?