In USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Cassie Edwards's classic romance, a chance meeting on a ship off the Pacific coast ignites unforgettable passion between two perfectly mismatched lovers . . .
Jennifer Brewster is determined to exact revenge from the man she blames for her parents' deaths…even if it means transforming herself from a minister's daughter into a calculating temptress. Falling in love, however, was never part of the plan . . .
The moment Nicholas Oglesby lays eyes on Jennifer he's driven to capture her beauty on canvas. But when an artistic impulse leads to a night of ecstasy, Nicholas vows to unlock the secrets that threaten to keep Jennifer a prisoner of her unhappy past. But to release her from a madman's plot, he will have to gamble on the power of desire—and the radiance of a love that could last a lifetime . . .
