Most Popular Books by Janet Chapman

From bestselling author Janet Chapman comes the fifth novel in her Highlander series featuring a time-travelling Scotsman in modern-day Maine. As soon as Pine Creek’s new mystery man steps into her art gallery, Winter MacKeage is intrigued. This sexy stranger, Matt Gregor, wants her to do some drawings of his dream house. And with his tiger-gold eyes and masculine charm, he’s impossible to resist. But so is Winter’s Scottish heritage. As the seventh MacKeage daughter, she must embrace her true magical calling...and deny her mortal desires. Soon Winter is heating up—in Matt’s strong arms—and her fiery heart is torn. Can she give up the destiny she was born to fulfill for the only man she’s ever truly loved?

Four of today''s most cherished romance novelists prove that when it comes to love, there''s no time like the present—no matter what century you''re in. In New York Times bestselling author Janet Chapman''s "Man from the Moon," a young woman encounters a band of 23rd-century warriors on a mission to save mankind. But when one of them is wounded, she is his only hope for life—and for love… In "Tomorrow is Another Day," New York Times bestselling author Sandra Hill plunges a woman back in time to post-Civil War Louisiana, where the poor southern belle must make a living as a matchmaker. Now, if she could only get her handsome neighbor to join in… A 17th-century Scotsman avenges the death of his greatest love and becomes a notorious pirate for twenty years. When the past and present become entangled, he wonders if it could be his haunted heart adrift in "The Drowning Sea" by national bestselling author Veronica Wolff… USA Today bestselling author Trish Jensen spins a fetching fable about a woman from the Wild West who lands in modern day Nevada. The gruff local sheriff can hardly believe her story, or that he’d never fall so hard for an older woman—older by "Sixteen Decades"… From the Paperback edition.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Spellbound Falls novels comes a delightful new romance set on the coast of Maine… Jesse Sinclair and his two brothers spent years dodging the women his grandfather threw in their path. But then the matchmaking old wolf died, and his brothers did the unthinkable: they ran off to Maine to get married. Now Jesse wants to join them. Convinced the Pine Tree State must have another eligible woman to spare, he buys a small island just off Castle Cove to build a home for his future family. But as he discovers, finding the woman of your dreams isn’t as easy as his brothers made it seem. First of all, the only woman capable of filling those wedding shoes is Cadi Glace—and unfortunately, she’s already engaged… So imagine Jesse’s surprise when he finds the aforementioned Miss Glace hiding out in his camper, charmingly, adorably drunk. And apparently single….

New York Times bestselling author Janet Chapman welcomes you back to Spellbound Falls, where love and magic can conquer anything…usually. After forty years of marriage, Rana Oceanus has done the unthinkable and run away from her mighty, magical husband. Not that she ran very far, having purchased a house in Spellbound Falls right on the shore of the Bottomless Sea, where she intends to prepare for the scariest battle of her life. The only flaw in her plan, however, is that she is still very much in love with Titus… Shocked and deeply shaken that his wife really has left him—though he still can’t fathom why—Titus sets out to win her back. But when grand gestures of his esteem don’t seem to further his cause, he conjures up some of his original courtship magic. But his plan backfires when Titus discovers that dealing with demons is far less threatening than the little secret his very mortal wife has been keeping from him...

A new romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the Spellbound Falls novels... Jane Abbott knows that she''s nobody special, so instead of looking for romance she''s hunting partridge in the Maine woods when a plane crashes into a nearby pond. Diving in to save the pilot, Jane instinctively gives him air by way of a lifesaving kiss, and leads him to safety through a barrage of gunfire. The handsome stranger returns the favor by kidnapping her. Clearly no ordinary man, and insisting Jane''s life is in danger, Mark spirits his stubborn guardian angel to an aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean. Only then does she discover that the mysterious Mark is actually Prince Markov Lakeland. Soon to be crowned king of the young country of Shelikova, can Mark persuade Jane that she has what it takes to be his queen?

New York Times bestselling author Janet Chapman welcomes her fans back to Spellbound Falls, where no one is immune to the magical powers of love… Originally from the ancient mythical island of Atlantis, Nicholas has spent the last year deep in the mountains of Maine, serving as Director of Security for the Nova Mare and Inglenook resorts. Fully embracing his life in the twenty-first century, he finds himself irresistibly drawn to a trouble-prone employee, and is determined to keep her safe. The last thing Julia Campbell needs is a man with a hero complex, especially one as handsome and imposing as Nicholas. All she has to do is keep it together until her younger sister turns eighteen, and then she can focus on her own life. But strange things have been happening at the resort—and it’s Nicholas who keeps coming to her rescue. When Nicholas is suddenly the one in trouble, Julia realizes he’s not quite what he seems—and that she’ll do anything to help the man who’s stolen her heart…

The first in a sexy, adventurous trilogy featuring a medieval Scottish clan transported through time to modern-day Maine by a matchmaking wizard—from the New York Times bestselling author of the Spellbound Falls series. When a plane crash strands brilliant scientist Grace Sutter on an icy mountaintop in Maine, she finds herself alone in the wilderness with the only other surviving passenger—Greylen MacKeage,a sexy, medieval warrior who’s been tossed through time to find the woman he’s destined to love. Forced together to survive the harsh, wintry landscape, neither expects the fierce passion that flares between them. But Grace is not used to letting her heart take control, and Greylen will settle for nothing less than her heart’s surrender.

The latest magical romance in the Spellbound Falls series from the New York Times bestselling author of From Kiss to Queen and The Highlander Next Door Welcome back to Spellbound Falls, Maine—where love is the greatest magic of all... Katy MacBain moved to Spellbound Falls with secrets she plans to keep. The newest member of the Fire and Rescue Team, she disappeared for three weeks before arriving on the job. She doesn’t understand why Gunnar Wolfe—the town’s interim fire chief and her boss—seems determined to uncover the truth of what happened to her during that time. Or why she’s more attracted to him than she’s ever been to any other man. A confident firefighter, Gunnar Wolfe doesn’t give up—and he’s resolved to find out what’s wrong with the mysterious and beautiful Katy. Since she is the newest member of his team, he’s naturally protective of her, but he’s surprised to find himself captivated by the tenacious and talented woman who is so...magical.

She has the power to tempt him beyond all reason.... Catherine Daniels arrives in Pine Creek, Maine, at just the right time for Robbie MacBain. She is on the run from her ex-husband, and Robbie is a sexy, single foster parent who needs a housekeeper while he travels back in time to medieval Scotland. Unbeknownst to Catherine, Robbie''s looking for a book of spells to save the future of his family...and little did he expect to find a burning passion in Catherine''s arms. Can Robbie seal his family''s fate while enticing Catherine to follow him and her own heart wherever love will take them?

In New York Times bestselling author Janet Chapman’s magical town of Spellbound Falls, anything can happen, even love that defies time itself… While building a wilderness trail for a new five-star resort in Spellbound Falls, underachieving playboy Alec MacKeage rescues a beautiful woman who is being chased by kidnappers and agrees to let her hide out with him for a few days. But when those days stretch past a week, Alec finds himself fighting his attraction to the mysterious Jane Smith—despite knowing the woman isn’t who she claims to be. Then again, neither is he… On the run from her own life, Jane is really Carolina Oceanus—and she’ll do anything to avoid the six ancient-minded men her father has brought to Maine to vie for her hand in marriage. But as the maddening competition heats up, Carolina realizes that she’ll have to come clean to Alec, the seductive loner who’s managed to capture her heart…

From the New York Time bestselling Janet Chapman comes this delightful tale of a young woman who''s had enough of men...until she meets her spectacular new neighbor. Legend has it love is carried on the rising mists of Spellbound Falls, and not even time-traveling highlanders are immune to its magic… Birch Callahan has seen the trouble men can cause. After witnessing her mother’s four marriages, Birch now runs a women’s shelter and doesn’t want a man in her life. But there’s something about her neighbor, Niall MacKeage. Birch can’t figure out how the cop can be so big and gruff and yet so insightful and compassionate—and sexy. Or how she’s falling for a man who acts like someone from the twelfth century. Niall knows that Birch is attracted to him, even if she seems to distrust all men. Yet he also knows she has a secret—something that drives her to place herself in harm’s way for the women of her shelter. Niall would gladly rush to Birch’s side to protect her from harm, but with their secrets standing between them, he’ll have to reveal his own truth if he wants to keep her…

After a brutal attack, Jessie Pringle moved to the small mountain town of Pine Creek, Maine, to start over. But she never expected to meet Ian MacKeage, who had seemingly stepped right out of the Scottish Highlands. As drawn to Ian as he is to her, Jessie finds it more and more difficult to deny her own desires... Then, on one of her long walks through the wilderness, she meets a kindly hermit who sells her a walking stick-one imbued with a magic that may allow Jessie to finally be rid of the pain of her past, and build a future with Ian.

From New York Times bestseller Janet Chapman, this third book in her Midnight Bay series features Fiona Gregor and Trace Huntsman. Trace Huntsman’s peaceful life has headed to hell in a handbasket ever since stunningly beautiful Fiona Gregor moved into the vacant apartment above his house. Kidnapped centuries earlier and transformed into a red-tail hawk, Fiona is human once more and must learn how to be a modern woman. But damned if Trace is going to be the one to teach her. Not when her mere presence ignites a fiery passion deep within his cautious heart. Fiona longs to overcome the painful memories of her tragic past—to let down her guard and become a mother again. But so far her handsome landlord is not exactly thrilled with the stray animals—and suitors—that keep following her home. When the wizard Maximilian Oceanus shows up, Trace reaches the end of his rope. Weird things happen when Mac is around—raging storms, snarling demons—but this time, Midnight Bay is at the center of a fierce battle, and Fiona is the primary target. Only Trace can save her, but first, the lovers must set aside their fears...and open up their hearts.

"New York Times" bestselling author Janet Chapman welcomes her fans back to Spellbound Falls, where no one is immune to the magical powers of love... Originally from the ancient mythical island of Atlantis, Nicholas has spent the last year deep in the mountains of Maine, serving as Director of Security for the Nova Mare and Inglenook resorts. Fully embracing his life in the twenty-first century, he finds himself irresistibly drawn to a trouble-prone employee, and is determined to keep her safe. The last thing Julia Campbell needs is a man with a hero complex, especially one as handsome and imposing as Nicholas. All she has to do is keep it together until her younger sister turns eighteen, and then she can focus on her own life. But strange things have been happening at the resort--and it''s Nicholas who keeps coming to her rescue. When Nicholas is suddenly the one in trouble, Julia realizes he''s not quite what he seems--and that she''ll do anything to help the man who''s stolen her heart...

New York Times bestselling author Janet Chapman takes you back to the magical town of Spellbound Falls, where Duncan MacKeage is about to uncover great love with hidden dangers… All Duncan MacKeage wants is to keep his crew building roads and bridges up the mountain to the fancy resort overlooking Spellbound Falls’ new inland sea. He doesn’t want anything to do with his own family magic or with the beautiful widow, Peg Thompson, and her tribe of little heathens. But when Duncan is tasked with keeping an eye on the widow Thompson, trouble starts. Because of a family curse, Peg fears that giving in to her desires will mean killing off another lover. But Duncan—the strong, handsome man buying her gravel—is unbelievably tempting and determined to take care of her. Torn between her head and her heart, will Peg find the strength to break free of her black-widow curse? Or will pursuing their attraction put these lovers in harm’s way?

The second book in the Sinclaire Brothers trilogy from Janet Chapman. He’ll play by her rules until she falls for him...hook, line and sinker. When an anonymous letter stuns shipping magnate and confirmed bachelor Ben Sinclair with the news that he has a teenage son, he''s determined to make good on the past. But Emma Sands doesn''t trust him. The beautiful, fiery blonde has raised her nephew in the peaceful woods of Maine since he was five, and just because fifteen-year-old Michael is the spitting image of his tall, handsome father doesn''t give Ben the right to march in and change their lives forever. Or so she thinks, until his return mysteriously unearths a dangerous small-town secret. With Michael''s help, Ben will do whatever it takes to prove to fiercely independent Emma that he can be the fearless protector she never knew she wanted... and the passionate lover she always thought she could resist.

Eve Anderson is darned tired of Kenzie Gregor meddling in her business. She might be struggling to keep herself and her ailing mother financially afloat, but she''s no princess in need of a strong, capable knight in a black SUV to rescue her -- even if he is easy on the eyes. Besides, there''s something very odd about him...and she''s sure the strange events occurring in their small coastal Maine town are linked to his recent arrival. Once an immortal warrior cursed to live as a panther, Kenzie is finally free to live and die as a man, and his destiny is to help other displaced souls. Of course, if he can get tiny, blue-eyed, curly blond Eve out of the deal, well...life doesn''t get any better. But she''s as stubborn and fierce as a lioness, and in order to win her love, he must tempt her with forbidden desires....

In The Seduction of His Wife, USA Today bestselling author Janet Chapman introduced the Knights, an ambitious logging family whose fortunes and hearts are tied to the rugged mountains of Maine. Now, Ethan Knight is drawn into the family business . . . and deep into temptation. When Ethan agreed to work at a sawmill his family is purchasing, he didn''t foresee getting fired on his first day. He should be mad at the fiercely outspoken female foreman, but something about her seems disconcertingly familiar -- even though Ethan is sure he''d remember meeting a stunning beauty like Anna Segee before. Anna has never forgotten Ethan -- or the schoolgirl crush she had on him before her father whisked her off to Canada. Now the shy, gangly girl is grown up and back in Oak Grove with a new name, new confidence, and a newly inherited mill of her own. Her superb reputation in a male-dominated industry hasn''t come easy, but even harder will be ignoring the sexy man Ethan has become. . . .

From USA TODAY bestselling author Janet Chapman comes an exciting series about an ambitious logging family in the wilds of Maine. Alex Knight thinks he''s left danger behind when he returns home from months of harrowing captivity—only to discover he''s married to a sexy stranger and soon he will settle for nothing less than her complete surrender... He set out to seduce her for all the wrong reasons -- but found himself falling in love with her for all the right ones. Alex Knight is dead -- or so everyone thinks. A widowed logger baron with a risk-taking streak, he took on a South American engineering project and was reported dead after a rebel attack. So when he turns up back in Maine very much alive, his grieving family is shocked. But the biggest shock is Alex''s, when he discovers he''s now married -- to a woman he''s never met. Sarah Banks is ready for a change from running a quiet Bed & Breakfast, and working for the Knight family offers not only a bigger opportunity, but also the family life she yearns for. So she''s glad to help secure custody of Alex''s orphaned children, whom she''s come to love, by marrying their father by proxy before he''s legally declared dead. But when Alex returns, the sexy, determined woodsman upends all of Sarah''s plans. Because suddenly she''s married to a passionate stranger with an easy smile...and tumbling headlong into a fiery dance of seduction.

When Sadie Quill stumbles upon a handsome, naked man lying beside a lake, she is unaware that he is Morgan MacKeage, a medieval Scot who has been transported through time to modern-day Maine. Original.

Janet Chapman returns to the breathtaking Maine coast in Seductive Impostor the second novel featuring two passionate sisters . . . and the men who have what it takes to love them. Willow Foster is committed to protecting Maine’s precious coastline. She’s equally committed to avoiding her one-time fling, Duncan Ross, the rugged Scotsman who’s got her hometown believing she’s the love of his life. But when Willow goes home to uncover the mystery behind a worrisome lobster catch, she learns that pub owner Duncan holds some mysteries of his own . . . and that taking a chance with her heart might open her life up to passion beyond her wildest dreams.

Fans of Outlander will love this sexy Scottish romance about a doctor who falls in love with a medieval highlander trapped in the modern world. A runaway beauty finds love in the brawny arms of a handsome stranger... Talented surgeon Libby Hart is fleeing to Pine Creek, Maine, when her car spins out of control and crashes into a pond. She is rescued by Michael MacBain, a medieval highlander trapped in the modern world by a wizard’s spell. Wounded in love once before by a modern woman, Michael wants nothing to do with Libby, but he can’t resist the intense desire she stirs within him. Can this proud warrior pledge his heart to a woman whose secret threatens to change their lives forever?

Trying to escape marriage, they are snared by love. When Sam Sinclair''s self-made millionaire grandfather sends Willa Kent, a woman none of the three Sinclair brothers have even heard of, as his proxy to an ultra-important meeting of the Sinclair shipping company, most people would think the old man had lost his marbles. But Sam knows his grandfather too well. For some reason, the wily old man has decided that one of his three grandsons should marry Willa, and this is his way of trying to force the issue ... So Willa and Sam team up on what seems like a wild-goose chase to find some loophole in Grandfather Sinclair''s crazy notion. But as Sam crews Willa''s yacht en route to Maine, he finds to his surprise that his grandfather''s offbeat scheme is growing more attractive by the moment. Willa is smart, beautiful ... and has a wild streak that sends them soaring together above the clouds. But Willa isn''t about to let Sam fly away with her heart until she knows his true motives. If the man wants to marry for money, then the woman in her says that first he must fall in love.

The steamy second book in Janet Chapman’s dazzling Midnight Bay series seduces readers with an enticing tale of a fiery independent woman and an irresistible immortal warrior with a dragon’s courageous heart. Maddy Kimble has no time for a suitor—not with caring for her spunky nursing home patients, her shy nine-year-old daughter, her widowed mother, and her rebellious teenage brother. William Kilkenny’s stunning lack of modern dating protocol doesn’t help. The man is uncouth and outrageous—a towering, drop-dead, breathtakingly hot warrior. Who refuses to give up. William is secretly a ninth-century Irish nobleman formerly trapped in a dragon’s body. All Maddy knows is that lately, she can hardly resist the urge to lose herself in his powerful arms. But as their uncontrollable passion grows, eerie occurrences in her small coastal Maine town begin to rouse Maddy’s suspicions about her lover. He begs her to trust him, but how can she surrender—body and soul—when she fears the danger he poses to her yearning heart?

Follow one of the beloved MacKeage sisters from New York Times bestselling author Janet Chapman’s popular Highlander series as she deals with a career crisis and the sexy man sent to snap her out of it in this “romantic, magical tale” (Romantic Times Book Reviews), perfect for the holiday season. Camry MacKeage has absolutely no intention of telling her parents that she left her job as a NASA physicist for the small-town life of a dog-sitter—which is why she’s spending the holidays alone in coastal Maine with some furry friends. Unfortunately, her irresistibly handsome rival, scientist Luke Pascal, accidentally spilled the beans to her family. Now he’s on a mission from her mother to tempt Camry home for her family’s annual winter solstice celebration. But Luke is hiding a secret of his own, and he’ll need a little bit of magic to earn Camry’s trust...and a whole lot of mistletoe to seduce his way into her heart.

In Spellbound Falls, Maine, widow Olivia Baldwin works to get Inglenook camp ready for its new season while trying to deny her attraction to newcomer Maximilian Oceanus--a single father who has some unusual skills.

The festive 1920s in Santa Fe are the setting for this comic romance. After a slip with the scissors has refashioned her bob, the novel’s twenty-year-old heroine, Amanda Williams, embraces the mistake, deciding to check into La Fonda to attend the next day’s Fiesta disguised as a boy. Soon she is entangled in a net of mistaken identities.

This ebook boxed set of bestselling Highlanders, Howlers, and Heros features novels by Janet Chapman, Melissa Mayhue, and Nancy Gideon.

The first in a dazzling duo of romances featuring two sisters from the ruggedly beautiful Maine coast...and the men who sweep them away. Rachel Foster wishes Sub Rosa—the seaside mansion she helped her father build and the scene of a terrible tragedy—would crumble into the sea. But Keenan Oakes, Sub Rosa''s new owner, is moving in and stirring up the dark secrets of the cliff-perched manor.... In the heat of a sizzling attraction, can Rachel clear her family''s name while risking her heart on Keenan...and on a passionate love like nothing she''s ever known?

USA TODAY bestselling author Janet Chapman returns to her magical Highlander series with a passionate and romantic story of reunited lovers. He is the father of her child, but the secrets they are hiding are tearing them apart... Megan MacKeage escaped the smothering protectiveness of the Highland MacKeage clan to work as a scientist on the Canadian tundra. But when fellow researcher Wayne Ferris breaks her heart by rejecting her, Megan returns to Maine alone... Then she meets the town''s new police chief, Jack Stone—the man she knew as Wayne Ferris. Instead of the quiet scholar he posed as, he''s an aggressive private eye who''s willing to fight for what he wants, just like all the overbearing men in her clan. So why is Megan still feeling a dangerous attraction? And though Jack claims he followed her here because he loves her, can she ever trust a man with so many secrets?

The many contributions of this early expert on Pueblo Indian anthropology and art are highlighted by two of his descendants.

Spritzige Dialoge und prickelnde Erotik – einfach unwiderstehlich Seit Camry MacKeage ihren Job bei der NASA verloren hat, versteckt sie sich in einem kleinen Nest in der Wildnis. Ihre Eltern erfahren dies von einem Fremden und beauftragen ihn, ihre Tochter zu suchen. Camry fühlt sich magisch zu dem attraktiven Fremden hingezogen, der plötzlich in Go Back Cove auftaucht. Doch sie weiß nicht, dass der Mann, mit dem sie heiße Küsse tauscht, ausgerechnet Lucian Renoir ist – der Wissenschaftler, der ihre Arbeit bei der NASA sabotiert hat ... Die »Highlander«-Reihe: Band 1: Das Herz des Highlanders Band 2: Mit der Liebe eines Highlanders Band 3: Der Ring des Highlanders Band 4: Der Traum des Highlanders Band 5: Küss niemals einen Highlander Band 6: In den Armen des Schotten Band 7: Lockruf der Highlands

Was hat Sams Großvater, der reiche Schiffsmagnat Abram Sinclair, sich bloß dabei gedacht? In seinem Testament vermacht er sein gesamtes Vermögen demjenigen seiner drei Enkel, der Willa Kent heiratet – eine einfache junge Frau aus den Wäldern von Maine. Die eigenwillige Willa ist ebenso entsetzt, und zusammen mit Sam Sinclair sucht sie nach einem Ausweg aus dem unseligen Testament. Denn eine Ehe kommt für sie niemals infrage – obgleich der attraktive Sam mehr als lustvolle Gefühle in ihr weckt ...

Eine wilde Schönheit, gezähmt von den heißen Berührungen eines Highlanders Bei einem Flugzeugabsturz über Maine gibt es nur zwei Überlebende: Die schöne Wissenschaftlerin Grace Sutter und den umwerfend charmanten Greylen MacKeage. Doch Greylen birgt ein unglaubliches Geheimnis: Er stammt aus dem 12. Jahrhundert – und ist auf der Suche nach seiner wahren Liebe durch die Zeit gereist! In der eisigen Wildnis lodert zwischen den beiden bald ungezügelte Leidenschaft ... Die »Highlander«-Reihe: Band 1: Das Herz des Highlanders Band 2: Mit der Liebe eines Highlanders Band 3: Der Ring des Highlanders Band 4: Der Traum des Highlanders Band 5: Küss niemals einen Highlander Band 6: In den Armen des Schotten Band 7: Lockruf der Highlands

Spannend, hoch sinnlich und unwiderstehlich! Nachdem ihr Freund sie sitzen ließ, kehrt die attraktive Megan MacKeage nach Schottland in den Schoß ihrer Familie zurück. Und die will sie sogleich mit dem neuen Polizeichef der Stadt verkuppeln! Der entpuppt sich als ihr Ex-Freund und behauptet, sich nur zu ihrem Schutz von ihr getrennt zu haben. Kann Megan einem Mann, der sie einmal so verletzt hat, wieder vertrauen? Einem Mann, der voller dunkler Geheimnisse zu sein scheint ... Die »Highlander«-Reihe: Band 1: Das Herz des Highlanders Band 2: Mit der Liebe eines Highlanders Band 3: Der Ring des Highlanders Band 4: Der Traum des Highlanders Band 5: Küss niemals einen Highlander Band 6: In den Armen des Schotten Band 7: Lockruf der Highlands

Eine Liebe, die die Grenzen von Zeit und Raum sprengt – von Schottland bis nach Maine! Die attraktive Ärztin Libby Hart stürzt mit ihrem Auto in einen Weiher. Gerettet wird sie von Michael MacBain, einem schönen, starken Highlander – der aus dem Mittelalter in die heutige Zeit katapultiert wurde. Zutiefst verletzt, hat Michael den Frauen abgeschworen. Aber Libby entfacht eine Sehnsucht in ihm, der er nicht widerstehen kann. Und auch sie fühlt sich von dem stolzen Krieger magisch angezogen ... Die »Highlander«-Reihe: Band 1: Das Herz des Highlanders Band 2: Mit der Liebe eines Highlanders Band 3: Der Ring des Highlanders Band 4: Der Traum des Highlanders Band 5: Küss niemals einen Highlander Band 6: In den Armen des Schotten Band 7: Lockruf der Highlands

Ein dunkles Geheimnis und eine verflossene Liebe, die jedes Risiko wert ist ... Als Willow Foster erfährt, dass mit dem Wasser in ihrer Heimatstadt etwas nicht stimmt, beschließt sie, auf eigene Faust zu ermitteln – selbst wenn sie dabei ihrer verflossenen Liebe Duncan Ross begegnen sollte, der sie noch immer zurück möchte. Während sie mit allen Mitteln versucht, ihm aus dem Weg zu gehen, findet Willow heraus, dass jemand giftige Substanzen im Meer ablädt. Um jeden Preis will sie herausfinden, wer dafür verantwortlich ist, doch dabei begibt sie sich in große Gefahr. Plötzlich ist auch noch Duncan in die Sache verstrickt – denn niemand hat das Recht, seine zukünftige Braut zu bedrohen ...

Ihr Verstand warnt sie, doch ihr Herz kann ihm nicht wiederstehen ... Die Architektin Rachel Foster liebt die Villa an der Küste von Maine, die sie zusammen mit ihrem Vater entworfen hat. Aber es ist auch der Ort, an dem ihr Vater sich selbst, ihre Mutter und den Besitzer des Hauses aus Eifersucht tötete. Als ein neuer Eigentümer einzieht, erwacht das Haus zu ungeahntem Leben. Keenan Oakes rückt mit einem Gefolge von streng dreinblickenden Assistenten und einem zahmen Wolf an. Und schon bald kann Rachel ihre Finger nicht mehr von dem überaus attraktiven Keenan lassen, der ihre Leidenschaft immer mehr entfacht, während die Gefahr um sie herum stetig wächst ...