title: Colby's Child: She knew his bond was with her child, who touched his heart in a way she never could...
author:  Patricia Watters 
description: Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Patricia Watters gave up city life and now writes from a hand-built log house nestled in the evergreen forests of Oregon. An author with Harlequin and Avon-Harper Collins in the past, and a long-time member of Romance Writers of America, Patricia specializes in romance, and she invites you to visit her website and drop her a line at: patriciawatters.com
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  “This is too important for either of us to let the past be a distraction.”
  
  Von settled back into her seat. She took Trinity’s hand in hers to keep up the
  pretense of being his wife. His fingers were stiff at first, but it wasn’t
  long before they closed around her hand.
  
  Von swallowed back the emotion that rose into her throat.
  
  Even after all this time, he tugged at her emotions. Just being near
  him…remembering. Despite the fact that she chastised him for remembering, she
  remembered.
  
  All too well.
  
  She wiggled her hand free of his.
  
  This wasn’t a good idea.
  
  She remembered everything.
  
  Von closed her eyes and cleared her head. She summoned the image of the person
  they were searching for and all other thought vanished.
  
  Tonight—right now—nothing else mattered except finding that little girl.
  
  DEBRA WEBB
  
  COLBY BRASS
  
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  This book is dedicated to a man I did not have the privilege of knowing
  personally. But his reputation is 