title: A Distant Summer
author: Whittenburg, Karen
description: Arriving in Denver on vacation, small-town newspaper editor Kristina DuMont was shocked to find a controversial malpractice suit making front-page headlines. The accused: none other than Tucker McCain, the only man she'd ever loved.
  
  One unforgettable weekend was still etched in her senses. Now, years later, the renowned surgeon was fighting to protect his professional integrity. Kris knew she should stay away. Once before, Tucker had rearranged her life, leaving her to pick up the pieces of her shattered heart alone. But his passionate promises were unsettling her again and there could be no question of a vacation romance. And what would become of his loving words once she broke her own vow of silence and told him the dark and painful secret they shared?