Carla Walker had found paradise in Mexico and a temptation too sweet to deny: Phillip Garrison. Theirs promised to be much more than a casual holiday romance...until Carla learned he was a cop--just like her father. Like a bullet to her heart, all the fears and worries came flooding back: memories of her mother waiting each day for the phone call that would shatter her world. Carla knew she couldn't live a life where love meant worrying day and night, so she said goodbye. But Philip couldn't let her go. He'd convince Carla that their love could chase away the shadows of doubt and fear.

Reserved for release in October, 2009 for the Color challenge,--'Shadow' is a 'black' word.

is for October.