title: Safe Haven (Hideaway, Book 2)
author:  Hannah Alexander 
description: ". . . crossover appeal to fans of medical suspense and of such authors as Tess Gerritsen." -- <i>Library Journal</i><br /><br />"Alexander's skill at meshing spiritual truths with fascinating suspense is captivating." -- <i>Romantic Times BOOKclub on Safe Haven</i><br /><br />"I wish I'd discovered this author sooner!" -- <i>Terri Blackstock, bestselling author of the Cape Refuge series</i>
zlib_text: Safe Haven
  by
  Alice Liddell
  
  Chapter One
  Cassie’s Homecoming
  Cassandra Stevens fumbled in her backpack, searching for his key. She knew
  it was in there; she”d put it in there this morning. Damn it! Where was it? In
  frustration, she dumped everything out onto the doorstep. She found it,
  hidden in the jumble of notebooks and tampons and bits of papers. But her
  heart sank when she looked at the mess. She didn”t want to deal with this.
  She didn”t want to deal with anything right now but she could hardly leave
  everything strewn across his doorstep. So she knelt down and handful by
  handful stuffed it back into her pack. She was worn out and just wanted to get
  inside.
  Naturally, the lock wouldn”t yield. This was the first time she”d needed to let
  herself in and she wasn”t familiar with the lock. She felt tears well up.
  Nothing felt right about arriving when Roy wasn”t there. Usually he was
  home first. But it was exam period so she was done earlier than usual for a
  Friday. Roy had given her a 