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HATHAWAY HOUSE Lance - 12Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love. Lance Mayfair sought out Hathaway House at the recommendation of a friend, who told him it was an answer to prayer. Lance knows more about prayers than answers, but, if he can see progress in one particular area of his life and health, it will be worth the effort and the pain. He'll do anything he can to play music again. It's all he has left now that his days as a Navy SEAL are over and, with them, any chance of a happy, productive life.However, the shoulder injury that ended his career pretty much guarantees he'll never play his beloved instruments ever again.Unless Hathaway House and Jessica can work a miracle.Jessica has worked with many patients at Hathaway House, but she connects with Lance in a way she didn't with any of the others. She can see the need inside him-his desire to create again, to heal through music. And his goal becomes her goal: to see him play music in his soul again.Only his music isn't all he wants or needs, and making him happy goes a long way to making her happy, but it's not enough. Both want and need so much more.

Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love.Victor found it hard to stay upbeat when faced with a life of pain and a body that seemed more broken than whole. Adding to his depression is that his injuries were deliberately caused by "friendly fire" during a joint training session. It was hard to feel his way through the fog, until one of his therapy sessions brought up the concept of finding joy in his life.As a pastry chef, Dawn loves to play with food. It makes her happy to see others smile. Only in Victor's case the smiles were far between and too few to count. She made it her mission to find little ways to make him smile-only to realize that she was far too attached, considering he'd be leaving soon.Can he find a way forward, without leaving her behind?

Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love.It was Aaron who convinced Percy to take a chance on Hathaway House. Yet, when he arrives, Aaron is back at school, and Percy's alone after all. The place is everything Aaron said it was, but the trip getting here set his progress back, from slow to nonexistent.Giada has worked at the center for several years and always went home happily to her brother at the end of the day. Only now her brother is engaged and planning to marry in six months. Change is happening, whether she likes it or not. And, in this case, it brings up a lot of turbulence in the family dynamic. Dani offers Giada a place of her own here at Hathaway's staff quarters, but the path forward is not so easy. Thankfully Percy is there as both a comfort and a friend.Now if only he could find the progress he's looking for, and she could find the new beginning of her own ...

Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love.Urban's arrival at Hathaway House was as painful and as unexpected as possible. He'd been placed here with Lance's help, after Urban suddenly lost his spot in his current center. Still scarred and injured, Urban should be happy to have what help he could, but, for the first time, he realizes that he wants to be more than as good as he can be-for someone very special at Hathaway House. Too bad his scars are so ugly ...Bettina felt her heartstrings tugged by Urban's struggle to sit, to work, to make something of his life. He is such a mix of personalities that he continually surprises her by his overall good humor. However, he struggles to be with others because of his facial scars.She refuses to accept that. He needs to see how wonderful he is, regardless of the war wounds he is left with. Now to get him to believe it ...

Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love.Quinton had been a patient at Hathaway House in its first year. When she finally healed enough to move on with her life, she went into law and plowed forward. However, plowing forward may not have been the best answer for her physical injuries. While visiting Stan at the center, she collapses on her way to her brother's room, as he's a patient here now. The collapse shows a long-term issue, now an acute problem. After talking to Dani and Shane, Quinton's booked back into the center on a short-term basis.Stan hurts for Quinton. She's an old friend, and he's watched her progress from his first year in business at Hathaway. He'd always had a crush on her but figured his window of opportunity had passed. Now with her once again as a patient, it feels like a second chance for a personal relationship, one he's more than willing to take.Between her brother-who's not getting along at the center-and Quinton's own struggles to get back on her feet, thankfully she also has Stan and other old friends around, as Quinton takes the steps necessary to put her life back on track ... in all ways.

Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love.With funding problems a nagging issue and completely overshadowing his stay at Hathaway House, Timothy finds it hard to do anything but drive himself forward as fast and as hard as he can-even against doctor's orders. But he wants to make the most of his time here, and knowing his stay could be rescinded at any moment is an added stress he doesn't need.Savannah became a doctor to help people. Her parents were delighted, until she decided that Hathaway House suited her perfectly. Her parents felt she'd shortchanged herself, had taken an easy career instead of a prestigious one-that she wasn't driven enough to make a success of her life. Maybe they were right, but she was happy, and surely that should count for something.Seeing Timothy push himself to the extreme, as she gently tries to help him destress, brings up fears on both sides and also a need to help each other find that so-necessary balance in life-and maybe, with luck, find each other.

Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love.Getting into Hathaway House before his friend wasn't the plan, but that's how it worked out, leaving Spencer in a state of waiting for his buddy to arrive. In the meantime, he has work to do. Right from day one he wants to establish and to maintain some independence in this way-too-busy center, luckily meeting the groundskeeper on his first attempt at getting coffee.Bella has been looking after the Hathaway House grounds for over five years. Although she's seen and interacted with many of the residents here, she never really got close to any-until Spencer. Now she can't help but watch his progress in awe, as he moves through his program with dedication. Is he trying so hard to show off to his soon-to-arrive friend? Or for her sake? Or because he's eager to leave the center and start his new improved future?A future that won't be in Hathaway House and one that might not include her ...

Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love.After a rough start at Hathaway House and a major reboot in attitude, Ryatt still struggles to get his feet under him at the center. Seeing his sister back here hit him harder than he expected. He would like to think that, once here, he had a free pass for the rest of his life-but apparently not. Now he needs to see real progress, everlasting change, to make that future for himself that he's rather desperate to have.Lana always looked at life with a happy, fun-loving attitude. She loves working at Hathaway and interacting with the patients and staff. It's heartwarming and rewarding work. Every once in a while she finds a patient who is reticent and even grumpy. That fits Ryatt, but she's attracted to the dark broken depths of him.But can she show him another way to live and to view the world? She hopes so, as he's already helped her to see so much more in her own.

Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love.Overjoyed at his transfer to Hathaway House, Heath Jorgenson is anxious to maximize his potential and to get better from the multiple injuries that sidelined him. But rest is necessary for recovery, and Heath's body won't give him any. Even when he buckles under and accepts the need for drugs, his body rejects them. And all the determination in the world won't matter when your own body is working against you. Just when he's about to give up, respite comes from the unlikeliest of sources. The sound of the cleaning lady slowly and methodically washing the hall floor outside his room lulls him to sleep and allows him to see some of the progress he's desperate for.Hailee Cisco is grateful for the part-time job of washing floors at Hathaway House. Sure, it isn't glamorous, but it's honest work, and, along with her other job, it's enough to pay the bills-of which Hailee has many. When Dani, the heart of and the partial owner of Hathaway House, offers Hailee a full-time job, Hailee is delighted at the chance to cut back to just one job. Until she realizes that her change in hours has an unintended impact on Heath's sleep patterns ...

Nash has been struggling to get back on his feet after his last set of surgeries. He pushed for a transfer to Hathaway House on an old friend's recommendation and finally made it there-after multiple frustrating delays-only to find that he isn't ready for the strides he hopes to make in the new facility. To add insult to injury, on his first day at Hathaway House, he comes face-to-face with Alicia, the only woman he's ever loved and the last woman he'd want to see him in his current condition.Alicia let Nash go more than a decade ago, unwilling to settle for a long-distance relationship with the sailor, certain that her future would bring other dreams and other loves. But, when her brother fell ill, all her dreams shattered. She devoted herself to nursing him and, after his death, to helping others.Seeing Nash again is both pleasure and pain. The rapport between them is instant, as if the years apart had never happened. But, if they couldn't make things work back then, when life was bright and new, do the people they've become in the years since have a shot at a future together?

Hathaway House: Iain (Book 9) Welcome to Hathaway House, a heartwarming military romance series from USA TODAY best-selling author Dale Mayer. Here you'll meet a whole new group of friends, along with a few favorite characters from Heroes for Hire. Instead of action, you'll find emotion. Instead of suspense, you'll find healing. Instead of romance, ... oh, wait. ... There is romance-of course!Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love.Getting accepted to Hathaway House is the new start Iain MacLeod has been waiting for. His old VA center has put him on the road to recovery, but he's nowhere near where he wants to be. Much work remains to be done, and Iain is determined to do what's necessary to get back to full power. But he has hit the limit of his current professionals' abilities. He needs a new team. New eyes. New methods. He can only hope that Hathaway House has what he needs to keep moving forward.Robin Carruthers works in the veterinary clinic at Hathaway House. When she connects with Iain, she's his biggest cheerleader and enjoys watching him take steps toward greater recovery. Until she realizes that, while Iain is growing in major ways, ... she isn't. When traumas from her past intrude on the present, and Robin is forced to confront issues of her own, she's afraid she and Iain won't find their way back to each other again ...

Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love.Keith came to Hathaway House at his sister's insistence. For he has already given up on regaining the future she keeps telling him that he can find here or, for that matter, any other future worth having. And, besides, don't they know he's too weak for the trip and for the treatment and for any of the plans the team has for him? Don't they know he's broken beyond repair, and nothing they can do will fix him?But apparently they don't because no one listens to him. Not the doctors. Not his sister. And definitely not the tiny woman who keeps delivering his coffee at 5:00 a.m.Ilse, head chef for Hathaway House, rarely ventures out of the kitchen she manages. It's easier to deal with the groceries and the staff than it is to see the pain and suffering of those she feeds. But something about Keith and his frailty calls to her. She can't help but go out of her way to ensure he has everything he needs. Even though she knows she cannot keep their relationship on a professional level, once started.Even if not in her best interests to do so. Because, in this case, surely Keith's best interests matter, so much more than her own.

"Hathaway House: Gregory (Book 7)Welcome to Hathaway House, a heartwarming military romance series from USA TODAY best-selling author Dale Mayer. Here you'll meet a whole new group of friends, along with a few favorite characters from Heroes for Hire. Instead of action, you'll find emotion. Instead of suspense, you'll find healing. Instead of romance, ... oh, wait. ... There is romance-of course!" Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love. Navy SEAL Gregory Parkins knows he's not so bad off as to need what Hathaway House offers, but he'lldo anything to get in. RN Meredith Anderson is there, and Greg loves Meredith. In the time since theysplit up, his life has been one disaster after another, including the one that ended his career-the careerthat separated them in the first place. Meredith was horrified to hear what happened to Gregory. But seeing his file was an even bigger shock.Greg thinks he's basically back to normal, but Meredith knows he has a long way to go. She doesn'tknow how to tell him, without running the risk of him leaving Hathaway House before his healing canreally take place. But the last thing she wants is for him to walk away from her again. Not if there is any chance that theycan find their way back to each other ...

"Hathaway House: Finn (Book 6)Welcome to Hathaway House, a heartwarming military romance series from USA TODAY best-selling author Dale Mayer. Here you'll meet a whole new group of friends, along with a few favorite characters from Heroes for Hire. Instead of action, you'll find emotion. Instead of suspense, you'll find healing. Instead of romance, ... oh, wait. ... There is romance-of course!" Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love. Navy SEAL Finn MacGregor arrives at Hathaway House not only with half of one leg but with a stoma, one that necessitates the use of a colostomy bag. While it's nice to once again see his old friend Dani Hathaway and her father, the Major, it's tough to feel like the least sexy man on the face of the earth. Especially after he meets the pretty nurse in charge of his care ... Fiona Smithers has seen practically everything when it comes to the human body, and Finn's physical problems don't faze her. Emotionally she's wary though. Once before, one of her patients had confused the gratitude he felt for her as love. ... That scenario left Fiona devastated to know her friendliness had been misunderstood. Whether deemed love or friendliness, those emotions directly effected that patient's initial healing and then his setbacks of body as well as of heart and of mind, making her more determined not to run the same risks again. Yet, this time, she may not be able to help herself. She wants Finn in her life on a permanent basis, but, after seeing his obsession with her in his artwork, is that even possible?

Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love.Navy SEAL Denton Hamilton has checked himself into Hathaway House, hoping for a fraction of the results his friends have gotten at the rehab center. Now missing a rib, muscles and a portion of his stomach, as well as suffering from PTSD, Denton would be happy to have his physical self healed. He's not so sure he'll ever get his mental health back, and finding a woman who'll have him now-as his friends have been lucky enough to do-is out of the question. Who would be willing to love a man like him?Administrative Assistant Hannah Forsythe helps Dani run Hathaway House. A loner at heart, she's drawn to Denton's struggle and dismayed at his belief that no one could ever love him. But when an ill-advised observation she makes has unexpected consequences for Denton's recovery, Hannah's only choice is to separate herself from him to help him progress without her.As time passes, Hannah wonders if her choice has cost her everything she's ever wanted or whether Denton can work through his feelings to give them both their happy ending at Hathaway House.

Welcome to Hathaway House, a heartwarming military romance series from USA TODAY best-selling author Dale Mayer. Here you''ll meet a whole new group of friends, along with a few favorite characters from Heroes for Hire. Instead of action, you''ll find emotion. Instead of suspense, you''ll find healing. Instead of romance, ... oh, wait. ... There is romance-of course!Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love.Former Navy SEAL Elliot Carver came to Hathaway House to get help with the lingering repercussions of a mission gone bad. His body is dealing with the physical trauma of a spinal cord injury, while his mind is caught in a loop of painful memories that he can''t sideline, and both won''t let him heal the way he''d like.Former ER Nurse Sicily Lawrence has just made her way out of a difficult relationship, and the quietness of the night shift at Hathaway House gives her peace of mind. The last thing she needs is to get involved in another volatile union. But she has seen injuries like Elliot''s before, and she knows that a certain type of therapy can help. One Elliot isn''t interested in trying.Now, for Elliot''s sake, Sicily must push him toward the progress he needs, even it means losing him. And, with time and luck, maybe they can cross the hurdle and find each other at Hathaway House.Hathaway House: Elliot (Book 5)

Welcome to Hathaway House, a heartwarming military romance series from USA TODAY best-selling author Dale Mayer. Here you'll meet a whole new group of friends, along with a few favorite characters from Heroes for Hire. Instead of action, you'll find emotion. Instead of suspense, you'll find healing. Instead of romance, ... oh, wait. ... There is romance-of course!Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love. Jaden Hancock knows that things could be a lot worse. He still has two arms and two legs, even if one of his legs is so badly damaged it's virtually useless. And it's not that he isn't willing to work toward recovery-it's just hard to see the lack of progress even after weeks of therapy. While he knows that he needs to accept the current state of his body, that acceptance feels like giving up. And he's not prepared to do that. Brianna Kole crossed the country to get away from her old life. As the newest member of the staff at Hathaway House, she's polite but not overly friendly. The last thing she wants is to get attached and to risk getting hurt again. But, in spite of her reservations, she and Jaden gravitate to each other as the two newcomers to the facility. After that, it isn't long before Brianna's questioning her feelings ... and his.

Hathaway House: Cole (Book 3)Welcome to Hathaway House, a heartwarming military romance series from USA TODAY best-selling author Dale Mayer. Here you'll meet a whole new group of friends, along with a few favorite characters from Heroes for Hire. Instead of action, you'll find emotion. Instead of suspense, you'll find healing. Instead of romance, ... oh, wait. ... There is romance-of course!Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love.When Navy SEAL Cole Muster entered Hathaway House weeks ago, he was doing well. His meds were under control; his recovery was progressing at a safe rate, and he was getting better every day. But, left to his own devices, Cole pushed himself too hard and took himself off his medication-and ended up causing himself harm and earned himself time in a hospital. Now he's returned, hoping that Hathaway House can get him back on track one more time.RN Sandra Denver feels responsible for what happened to Cole. She was his nurse and should have realized that he wasn't ready to leave Hathaway House. His setback was her fault, or at least she could have prevented it, if she'd made sure he was taking those meds she gave him daily. Now that he's back, she's finding it hard to trust not just him but herself. And she understands, when Cole has a hard time trusting himself too, it won't make his recovery any easier.For Cole's sake, Sandra must help him overcome his stumbling blocks as well as her own. With any luck, they'll find a second chance at recovery, for both of them, at Hathaway House.

Hathaway House: Brock (Book 2)Welcome to Hathaway House, a heartwarming military romance series from USA TODAY best-selling author Dale Mayer. Here you'll meet a whole new group of friends, along with a few favorite characters from Heroes for Hire. Instead of action, you'll find emotion. Instead of suspense, you'll find healing. Instead of romance ... oh, wait. ... There is romance-of course!Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love.Former Navy SEAL Brock Gorman has been at Hathaway House for more than a month with minimal improvement to either his physical or mental health. An vehicle accident on base two months ago caused major hip, back, and shoulder injuries that and took away any chance he had of ever going on a mission again. Making it through BUD/S training and into the SEALs teams was the crowning glory of Brock's life. Now it's gone. Why try to get better when he has nothing left to live for?Physiotherapist Sidney Morning has been away from Hathaway House for nine months of specialized training. When she returns, there's Brock. And, while she loves the tough cases, he might be more than she can handle. He's big. He's strong. He's stubborn. He's gorgeous. And he's not making the efforts needed to get better. But, if Sidney can get under his skin and force him to jumping hurdles he's not interested in jumping, she can help him see that there are things which still make life worth living.Sparks fly as Sidney and Brock fight their own emotions and each other, pushing Brock where he needs to go. ... If they are lucky, he might find both healing and love at Hathaway House.

Hathaway House: Aaron (Book 1)Welcome to Hathaway House, a heartwarming military romance series from USA TODAY best-selling author Dale Mayer. Here you'll meet a whole new group of friends, along with a few favorite characters from Heroes for Hire. Instead of action, you'll find emotion. Instead of suspense, you'll find healing. Instead of romance, ... oh, wait. ... There is romance-of course!Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love.Former Navy SEAL Aaron Hammond has no idea how he wound up at Hathaway House, Texas. Nor does he particularly care. All he can see is his anger. Anger at the betrayal that destroyed his physical body and at the loss of the future he wanted but that he'll never have now. He's a cripple, less than half a man, and all he can look forward to is a half life, alone with himself and his pain.Dani Hathaway runs Hathaway House with her father, an ex-military man nicknamed the Major, and she knew Aaron and his brother SEAL Levi in another life. Levi was a good friend to her through her difficult teen years, but it was Aaron who caught her eye more than a decade ago. When she heard what happened to him, she moved heaven and earth to get him to Hathaway House, where she could help him regain his health and return him to the man he used to be.Old feelings resurface as Dani continues to push Aaron to acknowledge that his life is not over, and that, if he chooses, he can find both love and a future at Hathaway House.