She was afraid she'd never become a woman.

After her desperately unhappy marriage to Barry, the last thing Vicki Peters wanted was another involvement. Being an unloved widow was better than risking her heart again.

But almost against her will, she found herself married to Garth Travis. Vicki was convinced she had done it mostly for the sake of Garth's little son.

Then she discovered two things: that she was madly in love with Garth--and that he was no better than Barry had been....