Texas! Chase

Chase Tyler has been the object of Marcie Johns’s desire since grade school. But when it came time to settle down, the handsome, laconic cowboy chose another woman to be his bride. Life was good for Chase until things took an abrupt and tragic turn. Ravaged by grief, Chase has become a lost and embittered soul, a man without purpose, compassion, or hope.
Then fate intercedes, reuniting Chase and Marcie, who was an unwitting player in Chase’s unfathomable family tragedy. Guilt weighs heavily on Marcie, but she’s also convinced that only the strength of her love can pull Chase back from the abyss. She’s willing to risk everything on a daring plan to rescue his business, save his life, and bring them together at last.
"Chase, please, let's get out of here. We shouldn't bother her." The hushed words had to penetrate pain and narcotics to reach her. Somehow they did. Marcie Johns pried open her swollen eyes. The hospital room was dim, but the scant daylight leaking through the drawn blinds seemed painfully brilliant. It took a moment for her eyes to adjust. Chase Tyler was standing at the side of her bed. With him was his younger brother. Lucky, whom she recognized though they'd never met. Chase was staring down at her with unstinting intensity. Lucky seemed apprehensive. Though she couldn't be specific about the time of day, she believed it to be the morning following the fatal auto accident. Earlier, the efficient hospital staff had moved her from an intensive care unit into this standard room at St. Luke's Methodist Hospital. She had been examined by a team of doctors, each of whom specialized in a different field, and had been informed that her injuries were serious but not critical. She had suffered a concussion, a broken arm and collarbone, and shock."