Sarah's Child by Linda Howard

One of Howard's first novels, Sarah's Child illustrates Sarah Harper's secret love for her best friend's husband, Rome. When Diana and her two children are killed in an auto accident, Sarah hopes that Rome will reach out to her. Two years later, it seems like he might be doing just that. Will Sarah be willing to marry Rome, who doesn't want to have any more children, when all she has ever wanted was to be his wife and the mother of his child? Compelling. Sandy Penton