A Silence in The Heart - Carolyne Aarsen

Tracy's plans are simple.

A house on the lake, a dog and a clothes-line.

And her heart to herself.

But can a handsome veterinarian, a lonely boy and an injured kitten break down the walls of Tracy's guarded heart?

Her alcoholic mother and unfaithful boyfriend taught Tracy Harris that life was easier if you kept your heart safe and secure. So her plans for her life are simple and she is close to achieving them as long as she doesn't let her handsome boss distract her.

Then a young boy named Kent wanders into her vet clinic holding an injured kitten and looking like he could use some loving himself. Upon discovering that his broken home life is too similar to hers Tracy is determined to help him.

When veterinarian David Braun lost his fiancee to cancer he thought he could never love again. Until he met Tracy. But she keeps him at arm's length with her prickly demeanor. However, David discovers another side to her when he sees her with Kent and his kitten. He too wants to help Kent and Tracy reluctantly agrees to his intervention.

As they work together they grow closer and Tracy starts to think she might have a chance at love and a new life with David and with Kent. But, as if on cue, her mother comes stumbling back into her life and Tracy's involvement with Kent puts the dream of her own place in jeopardy.

Can Tracy and David put aside their own needs and make the right choice for Kent and themselves?

A Silence in the Heart is a sweet standalone romance about loss and forgiveness and hard choices.