title: Maggie's Retreat
author:  Marie Bush Pinschmidt 
description: Marie's first novel, "Man on the Balcony", received much praise for the characterization, sense of place, and refreshing yet riveting writing style. At her reader's request she has written "Maggie's Retreat" as a sequel. Both books can be read as a continuing story or each read as a separate novel. Her artistic and medically related background allows her to write with authority and believability. The cover art for this book, as well as for her first novel, was painted in oil by the author. Marie continues to reside, paint and write in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. She welcomes feedback from readers and can be contacted by e-mail at MariePin001@comcast.net or through her website, http://www.paintings-prose-palmbeach.com. Her books are available through her website as well as book stores and Internet book sellers.
zlib_text: HER TOUCH
  
  A L E X A  R I L E Y
  
  Contents
  Her Touch
  Dedication
  Copyright
  Prologue
  Chapter 1
  Chapter 2
  Chapter 3
  Chapter 4
  Chapter 5
  Chapter 6
  Chapter 7
  Chapter 8
  Chapter 9
  Chapter 10
  Chapter 11
  Chapter 12
  Chapter 13
  Chapter 14
  Chapter 15
  Chapter 16
  Chapter 17
  Chapter 18
  Chapter 19
  Chapter 20
  Chapter 21
  Chapter 22
  Chapter 23
  Chapter 24
  Chapter 25
  Chapter 26
  Epilogue
  Surprise!
  Prologue
  Chapter 1
  Chapter 2
  Chapter 3
  Chapter 4
  Chapter 5
  Epilogue
  Epilogue
  Shielding Lily
  Copyright
  Dedication
  
  Chapter 1
  Also by Alexa Riley
  Stalk the Author
  
  Her Touch
  by
  Alexa Riley
  Eli Strong got out of the military and all he wanted to do was get better. He never expected that the officer he was living with
  would have a daughter who tested his honor.
  Maggie Drummond has been moved around more times than she can count, and starting at a new high school sucks. But
  when a wounded Marine comes to live with her and her dad, suddenly Maggie's figures out what home is.
  She's forbidden fruit, and he's trying to not 