**Previously published as Valerie's Verdict**

Broken and battered, Valerie comes home and finds a lifetime of love waiting for her. 

Valerie Flynn grew up with the Dixon brothers, never differentiating one more than the other. When she leaves for college, she puts Atlanta and her childhood behind her, ready to make a life for herself somewhere else. An abusive relationship almost destroys her physically and emotionally, and manages to wipe out her relationship with God.

Since boyhood days, Brad Dixon has always carried a flame for Valerie Her engagement to another man shattered his dreams. When she comes home, battered and bruised, recovering from a nearly fatal relationship, he prays God will use him to help her heal.

Valerie returns to Atlanta seeking a fresh start, but she finds herself in a strange place. Not only is Brad now her boss, she starts to develop feelings for him. Is it possible she can overcome the past and open herself up to another relationship, or did the damage done to her body and soul permanently take away any chance of happiness and love?

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