She carried her heartache like a searing flame. Nightclub singer Jillian Lambert had a special earthy quality to her voice that excited critics and audiences alike. Her fans didn't know that the deep emotion she poured into her music was evoked by a man in her Past. Five years later the wounds were finally healing. Life for Jillian was at least bearable. And then Jacob car back, ripping open all the painful memories....Jacob Holinski had been her passion, her reason for living, her very soul. When a tragic accident crippled him, he had left her rather than become a burden....