Healing Sympathy

by Gina Wilkins

Violent reality had taught ex-cop Quinn Gallagher the folly of caring. Therefore, moving into gentle Laura Sutherland's guest cottage was a dangerous mistake. Laura's kindness shed light on the darkness of Quinn's soul--but there were shadows within him even he didn't dare face.

To Laura, Quinn was more than just another member of her eccentric "family" of boarders. His gray eyes held a world of suffering. His rough tenderness stirred her to startling passion. Laura's instincts warned her that this man could hurt her like no other . . . unless her love could heal his pain.

Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 1988

About the author

Gina is known as: Gina Ferris, Gina Ferris Wilkins and Gina Wilkins. If looking for a specific book please check all names.

Gina Wilkins sold her first book to Harlequin in 1987, and has been writing full-time ever since, publishing more than 90 books for Harlequin/Silhouette. Her books are translated into 20 languages. A lifelong resident of central Arkansas, she attended Arkansas State University, obtaining a degree in journalism. She pursued careers in advertising and human resource development before achieving her lifelong goal of becoming a published writer. The bestselling author is a four-time winner of the prestigious Maggie Award for Excellence sponsored by the Georgia Romance Writers, and has won several awards from the reviewers of Romantic Times magazine. She was a recent nominee for a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times.

A member of Romance Writers of America, Diamond State Romance Authors and Novelists, Inc., she is a past president of Fiction Writers of Central Arkansas. She is a frequent speaker at writers’ conferences, civic organizations and in middle and senior high schools, where she focuses on literacy and goal setting.

Gina and John, her husband of more than 30 years, have raised three “extraordinary” children, two daughters and a son, all pursuing careers in science and medicine.

Reviews

[Linda (NOT RECEIVING NOTIFICATIONS)]

I recently read an article by an established, popular author who got her start writing Harlequin romances in the 1980s. She mentioned it was expected to include one, if not two, of these writing prompts: the dreadful big misunderstanding and the lack of communication. When you read about shoulder pads, hair perms, VCRs and boom boxes, I understand why readers avoid this era.

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Healing Sympathy was fair to middling. Laura Sutherland lived with an eclectic group of people. She followed her father’s wishes helping to heal others. At the same time, she was a pediatric nurse, so her days were kept occupied.

When the former cop-turned-author Quinn Gallagher wanted to rent her vacant cottage, she was at a loss to discover why he was there. She vetted her adopted uncle in Florida, Quinn’s previous landlord, and uncovered a bit of mystery.

Quinn was a loner with an underlying burden of anger. He planned for a short visit, but Laura and her diverse lodgers intruded on his thoughts. Laura’s urge to make things right was a source of friction between the two of them.

If you favor an impetuous, but passionate H with a humbling cast of secondary characters, you might like this romance. Just remember to beware of the two above-named prompts I mentioned earlier.

[NatalyaVqs]

It was mostly good, the story, the sympathetic characters, a solid plot, with warranted drama, and its fairly well written so the language is good and unobtrusive, but overall this book just didn't grab me. Maybe because the story was too sappy and cliche.