Within Reach Author:Barbara Delinsky New York Times bestselling author Barbara Delinsky captivates with a magnificent story of loving friendship and desperate acts, first published in 1992. The lovely vacation house on the Maine coast was meant to be a glorious retreat for Danica Lindsay and her husband Blake, a place where they could mend the wounds of a damaged and tired marriage... more ». Instead, she finds herself mostly there alone while Blake's political star is rapidly rising back in Boston. Were it not for the cherished companionship of her new neighbor, gentle and caring Michael Buchanan, Danica would surely be overcome by loneliness and despair. But a friendship that is strong, uplifting, and real is slowly transforming into something less innocent, more passionate -- something that could easily be called "love." For the first time in her life, a chance for true happiness may be in Danica's reach. But how can she grab onto it when she remains another man's wife, bound by her marriage vows to a union plagued by doubt and pain ... and by secrets so shocking an entire nation will take notice?« less
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Spending time together at their new vacation home on the coast of Maine was supposed to rejuvenate Danica and Blake Lindsay's tired marriage. Instead, Danica finds herself spending all of her time either alone or with her new neighbor, Michael Buchanan, while Blake stays behind in Boston, tending to his career as a fast rising political star.
For Michael, a tall and gentle man, friendship quickly gives way to an all consuming love. Danica's own feelings change, growing less innocent and more passionate, but she remains another man's wife, bound by her marriage vows.
Is every marriage destined to last forever? Even one with secrets so shocking an entire nation will take notice? For the first time in her life Danica Lindsay's chance for happiness is within reach...if she only knew how to grab it.