The Doctor + Four. Jacqueline Diamond

pouring a mug of coffee, Sonya recalled Duke’s threats. He posed no immediate danger, but sooner or later he’d get out of jail. Her nightmare might yet materialize.

      Besides, since her family members had scattered and most of her old friends had moved on, Fullerton was little more than a place to work. She yearned for an old-fashioned town where neighbors visited one another and friendships endured.

      Sitting at the table, sipping the brew, she let her mind play over possibilities. She rejected the first one that came to mind—the newly built community in Arizona where her brother and sister lived. The flat desert landscape didn’t appeal to her.

      Now that she was considering making a change, though, she began to recognize other advantages to moving. Away from Southern California’s sky-high real estate prices, she could afford a house. And once she settled in a community, she’d be ready to start searching for a child or a sibling group. Enough to fill up her home and her heart.

      Perhaps one of her far-flung cousins, several of whom were nurses, knew of a suitable opening for an ob-gyn. Sonya had no illusions about the challenges involved in relocating, but the idea deserved exploration.

      She’d keep an open mind to any place but Tallahassee. To stay as far away from Barry as possible, she decided to rule out the entire state of Florida.