Brenda Novak When Summer Comes

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One day, Callie Vanetta receives devastating news.She needs a liver transplant. But her doctors warn that, in her case, the chances of finding a compatible donor arent good.Determined to spend whatever time she has left on her own terms, she keeps the diagnosis to herself and moves out to her late grandparents farm. Shes always wanted to live there. But the farm hasnt been worked in years and she begins to fear she cant manage it, that shell have to return to town.One night, a stranger comes knocking at her door.Hes an attractive and mysterious drifter by the name of Levi McCloud, and he offers to trade work for a few nights shelter. Callie figures she doesnt have anything to lose. He needs a place to stay until he can fix his motorcycle; she needs an extra pair of hands. The arrangement seems ideal until what was supposed to be temporary starts to look more and more permanent. Then she realizes she does have something to loseher heart. And, although he doesnt yet know it, Levi stands to lose even more.