"Fun, sexy, highly interesting story."

Rachel Foster learned the destructive power of passion from her father. He found her mother in bed with his best friend, Thadd, and moments later, all three of them were dead by her father's hand. She and her sister, Willow, were devastated. Rachel cut herself off from all passion, determined to never be out of control.

But the house that she helped her father design for Thadd, Sub Rosa, stands as a reminder of what happened. Rachel loves it and hates it, too.

Now, Thadd's heir is showing up to claim the home and Rachel finds a hidden bequest from her father. More of his secrets have her sneaking into Sub Rosa to return stolen property - only to be discovered and chased in the dark by the new heir, Keenan Oakes.

This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. Subplot on subplot keep it interesting, but ah, that Keenan Oakes. He's hot and so is his merry band of men. Keenan is an adventurer and travels with a group of men who work with him. They're fantastic, and I hope they each get their own story, as well as Willow. A fun, sexy read!

Reviewed by Morgan Chilson
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted March 10, 2004

Summary

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.... Now, 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?