title: Taking a Chance
author: Hudson, Anna
description: He gazed deep into her eyes with delight--just as she'd hoped he would. For Dr. Charles Franklin, optometrist, a dream had come true. Beautiful Johanna Jenkins had returned to St. Louis and walked boldly back into his life.
  
  He'd been her high school sweetheart, her first love. Now a lifetime separated them from those easy days of innocence--and pain. His betrayal had been the first harsh lesson, her bitter marriage had been the next. Johanna no longer wanted a man's love, the demands of sharing and caring. There was only one thing she wanted--a child. But as Charles took her in his arms to seal their reunion with a searing kiss, she saw how easily her plan could backfire. He wanted to live with her, to love her, to prove their passion had only grown with time. Could she resist taking a chance?