Melody James (who's 27) has just been released from the hospital after being there for three months following an accident (she accidentally stepped in front of a lorry/truck and damaged her spine and legs.) She was a dancer and now her dancing career is over. Waiting for her outside is her husband, Zeke (38), ready to take her back home. But it seems she doesn't want to go home. She's been telling Zeke she wants a divorce. But Zeke won't take no for an answer concerning their marriage and he's about to persuade her otherwise.

Melody wanted to be a dancer most of her life. She had a lonely childhood and was raised by her Grandmother. Melody's mother died when she was young and she never knew her father. Melody met Zeke at one of his auditions. Zeke is an entrepreneur and is known as a king of the show-business world. They married soon after and everything was fine until the accident.

I totally loved Zeke, he was wonderful, my kind of hero! But sometimes Melody got on my nerves. She dwelled way too much on her condition. Every other page she was thinking and moping about it. She now has some scars on her legs, walks with a limp, and can't dance anymore. She's convinced Zeke will eventually dump her because she no longer has her "supple dancer's body". I understand she had problems, and also her Grandmother gave her some bad views on men (Grandma's own marriage/husband wasn't great) but I thought Melody should have counted her blessings with her loving, patient, and caring husband Zeke. He was a real dreamboat---tall, dark, rich, handsome, smart, and totally devoted to her---why complain when you have that waiting for you at home? And she could still walk, things could have been worse. I felt sorry for Zeke because she caused him alot of pain and suffering and never thought of his feelings. She was too caught up in herself. I did like the part when Zeke and Melody built the snowmen in the courtyard of the hotel they were staying at.

I thought I would have liked this book more than I did since I love stories with besotted heroes, and I've enjoyed all the other Helen Brooks books I've read, but the heroine was disappointing and brought the book down for me. ( )