Twenty-four-year-old Davina (living in England with her three-year-old son Jamie) goes back to Spain (after she receives a letter asking her to) and to her surprise discovers her estranged husband Ruy (who is 35) has had an accident and is now paralyzed and in a wheelchair. (A few years ago Ruy’s mother and his ex-girlfriend Carmelita tried and succeeded in breaking Davina and Ruy up.) While Davina is in Spain Ruy and Davina try to make another go of their marriage for Jamie’s sake…

Ruy was overbearing and cranky most of the time, bitter over his accident and the fact that his wife Davina left him and he was now in a wheelchair. (He was also under the wrong impression that Davina left him for another man and Jamie might not be his child.) Davina was a sweet heroine but she did have some TSTL moments. She also dwelled too much on Ruy’s ex-girlfriend Carmelita (who Davina thought he was still in love with, which he wasn’t). Davina and Ruy should have trusted each other more. This book had a lot of misunderstandings, tension, arguing, and over-the-top drama but I still enjoyed it. It also had a nice Spanish setting.

An entertaining vintage Harlequin Presents from the 1980’s. ( )