The Ache of Wanting

Daniel Pierce and Valentina Frost are the golden couple of the military base housing community.Daniel spoils her beyond measure. On cold winter nights, he wraps her freezing feet in his warm hands, holding them against his chest until the chill disappears. Valentina loves him with every fiber of her being, keeping a pot of his favorite coffee warm on the stove every single day.Everything changes when Daniel's older brother dies during a mission. He leaves behind his newlywed wife, Camille Lane, who has only been married into the family for three months. The Pierce family pressures Daniel to take on both brothers' responsibilities. They want him to marry his brother's widow and father the children his brother will never have.Daniel doesn't hesitate in his refusal."Valentina is the only woman I'll ever love," he tells them firmly. "I won't lay a hand on anyone else."