Snowbound With The Surgeon. Annie Claydon

this was so much more raw, so immediate. Now that it was over, Neve wanted to retreat into a corner and weep at the thought of the sum of human endeavour that had wrought today’s miracle.

      Strike that. She wanted to cling to Joe and weep. Then she had a couple of questions for him.

      She gave Nancy a brief hug, pulling away before the lump in her throat strangled her. ‘Thanks for everything. I’ll call you in the morning.’

      The front door opened and Daryl burst in, bringing a blast of cold air with him. ‘I don’t think you two are going anywhere tonight.’ He dropped Joe’s car keys into his hand. ‘I got the worst of the snow off the car and went to start the engine to clear the windows. The battery’s flat.’