Nursing the Soldier's Heart

Nursing the Soldier's Heart
Merrillee Whren

Loving the Soldier Nurse Kirsten Bailey places her family above all else. She refuses to give former army medic Brady Hewitt any leeway for being weeks late in visiting his ill grandmother. But Brady has a good excuse, and he's eager to show the pretty nurse that first impressions aren't always right. While working with Brady to care for his grandmother and two orphaned boys, Kirsten realizes that his charm and kindness aren't an act. But Kirsten plans on doing missionary work abroad, and she's determined not to fall for the engaging soldier. Could the man she once dismissed be the one to make her stay forever?

Loving the Soldier

Nurse Kirsten Bailey places her family above all else. She refuses to give former army medic Brady Hewitt any leeway for being weeks late in visiting his ill grandmother. But Brady has a good excuse, and he’s eager to show the pretty nurse that first impressions aren’t always right. While working with Brady to care for his grandmother and two orphaned boys, Kirsten realizes that his charm and kindness aren’t an act. But Kirsten plans on doing missionary work abroad, and she’s determined not to fall for the engaging soldier. Could the man she once dismissed be the one to make her stay forever?

“Brady, where are you?”

“In here.” Funny how her voice quickened his pulse.

“Ready to go?” Kirsten poked her head through the doorway.

“Almost.” As he gazed at her, he noticed the little blotch of blue paint on her cheek. Without thinking, he reached over and rubbed his thumb across it.

“You have paint on your cheek.”

“I do?” Staring at him, she rubbed a hand across the place he’d touched.

His mind turned to mush, and all he could think about was spending more time with her.

“Mr. Brady, we’re done,” a little voice interrupted. Zach charged into the room and stopped abruptly, making Tyler nearly bump into his brother.

Brady smiled at the boys. “Would you guys like to grab a burger and meet Gram?”

The boys cheered.

“Am I invited, too?”

“Of course.” Brady grinned. Things were definitely looking up. Kirsten had invited herself to join them.

Brady couldn’t help thinking about the family picture the four of them presented.

MERRILLEE WHREN is the winner of the 2003 Golden Heart Award presented by Romance Writers of America. She has also been the recipient of the RT Reviewers’ Choice Best Book Award and the Maggie Award for Excellence. She is married to her own personal hero, her husband of thirty-five-plus years, and has two grown daughters. Please visit her website at merrilleewhren.com (http://www.merrilleewhren.com) or connect with her on Facebook at facebook.com/merrilleewhren.author (https://www.facebook.com/MerrilleeWhren.Author).

Nursing the

Soldier’s Heart

Merrillee Whren

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.

—Proverbs 19:20–21

I want to dedicate this book

to my granddaughters,

who remind me of what is important in life.

Contents

Cover (#u1ae8943b-6c90-5291-9dbc-c738982a79b7)

Back Cover Text (#u6020491c-f19f-5417-b0b4-086610e863b1)

Introduction (#u4db9f66e-e334-57eb-b1b3-9b38a43abea6)

About the Author (#ucb66266c-1c4a-53dd-ae9b-b40e36a5a55e)

Title Page (#u8f8594d9-6d26-5d0a-9723-c9235a870a39)

Bible Verse (#ue3f61596-645a-5950-81db-971dce82aac5)

Dedication (#u47423d3c-c4e8-523f-9de5-823d5528447b)

Chapter One (#u8743afba-3587-589d-8e62-e22f2d8f4557)

Chapter Two (#u5475b9db-7179-5349-821b-50f3a5b2daf4)

Chapter Three (#u3afb9471-c664-50c1-814c-8563ba7dc6b1)

Chapter Four (#u237d28a3-5c07-5864-b6e8-55dfeb7841bd)

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Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

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