River Rising

April Asbury comes to Fertile, Missouri, to work forthe town doctor, Todd Forbes. On her way into town, her car getsstuck in the mud during a rainstorm and she has to walk for help. Sheends up on the doorstep of Joe Jones, who falls instantly in love withthe young nurse. Meanwhile, the widow of Ron Poole, who was killedafter raping several women in town, has found papers documenting allthe children whom Ron fathered, including names and birthdates. Thewidow Poole sets out to prove that Joy Jones isn't Joe's youngersister but his niece, the product of the rape of one of Joe's sisters.Suspecting that the widow isn't mentally stable April tries to getsome help for her but also finds herself caught between the affectionsof both Todd Forbes and Joe Jones and eventually has to make achoice.

Dorothy Garlock is the author of more than 50 novels that have sold 15 million+ combined copies and are published in 15 languages. She lives in Iowa.