Occasion – The Spring of Promises, Brashear Jean 36

Life has not been very kind to Jezebel. Orphaned at five years old, bounced from family to family, she had to fight to survive. Until now, her best weapon has always been her beauty, especially with men, but more than anything else in the world, she's waiting for someone who will see more in her than just a beautiful body: a beating heart, a romantic soul, and treasures of love to give. She's sure she found that man the evening painter Gamble Smith first walked through her door. For her, it was love at first sight. Yet, Jezebel already knows he will resist with all his might the happiness she can offer him: since he lost his wife under cruel circumstances, Gamble has withdrawn into himself. Worse: confined to his studio, he has stopped painting, unable to finish his wife's portrait, certain that he will never be able to love again...