Nina asked Kristen Ashley:

I really love all of your books and characters... my only qualm is if Ham really loves Zara! I know how he said its about the way he acts that shows how much he loves her but at the same time I remember what Ham said to Feb (ain't another like you) and that he never actually said he didn't want Feb to be were Zara is...he said she wouldn't give him that?!

Kristen Ashley Well, darlin', there actually isn't another like Feb. That doesn't mean she waws the one for him. And Ham needed a wake up call about his life and that wake up call didn't turn out to be about Feb. He was speaking to her as he was experiencing this and thinking about all the good women and all the good people in his life he left behind while he did his travellin' man gig.

And the one that obviously kicked him into getting his shizzle together was Zara.

The point of the "show" not "tell" is that Ham was there for her every single time she might have needed him before he came to her for good, even when she broke her ankle! He didn't even know why he was doing this...because he was in love with her and needed to do that for her even as he was struggling with his demons.

So yes, Ham loves Zara. He loves her completely. This does not mean he didn't have a life and other people in it he cared about. But she was it for him. And when he finally pulled his finger out, he made sure she knew it!

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