It's time to move on. The trick is figuring out how. As a veterinarian, Stuart Eastwood has learned the hard way love is fragile and terrible things happen to good animals. Even so, he's never seen anything like the animal torture cases appearing at his practice, The Critter Clinic. His friend, Detective Darya Vick has a personal stake in the outcome of this case. Unfortunately, no one knew how deadly the threats would become. Stuart already has lost one woman he loved, is he willing to risk his heart to another woman who puts her life on the line every day? Darya and Stuart have suffered extraordinary loss. Can they find the strength to believe in love and set their hearts free? If you enjoy a clean and wholesome mystery together with a handsome veterinarian, heroic mom, cute kid, talented pets, and plenty of bad guys, you'll love Hearts Set Free, the eighth book in the Hidden Hearts series.