Once upon a time... Exciting, dangerous men do not make good husbands. Butneither do excitable, passionate adolescents make reasonable wives. And so,with a little help from a big misunderstanding, Petra Stanhope's marriage toNew Zealand businessman Caine Fleming had failed very quickly. In the eightyears since Caine had left, Petra had grown up-hiding her pain behind aglossy, brittle mask of sophistication. Now her cool demeanor only makesCaine more determined to break through that calm, serene shield to force thereal Petra out of hiding-and turn the stone princess back into a passionatewoman.

Genre: Romance