Everyone that Katerina held dear
has perished in a tempest off
the coast of Italy. With not a
penny to her name, the
once-moneyed Venetian lady knows
she must travel far to forge a
new life. No one would ever
accept her if they learned that
her mother was Lucrezia Bruni,
the infamous courtesan breeding
young Katerina to fill her shoes
someday...
A governess in
hiding
Still mourning
his late wife, Michael Lindley
knows life must go on-and that
his little sister and daughter
need a woman's nurturing. When a
dark-eyed beauty alights on his
doorstep, claiming to be widowed
governess, Michael feels a fire
rekindle in him that he thought
had been snuffed out long ago.
And in Katerina, who thought her
capacity to love had gone down
with the ship, there flares a
yearning that only Lindley can
subdue.
A woman in
danger-and in love...
But just as they
give in to the desire that knows
no words, a stealthy enemy plots
his revenge-and their newborn
passion must undergo the
ultimate test...
