Publisher's Synopsis
Passion won't hold them together when past fears threaten to tear them apart. She's drawn by his wild spirit... Bree Findlow's ordered world slides into chaos when the man who broke her heart arrives back in their small New Zealand home-town. But with years of avoidance tactics under her belt, she figures ignoring the sexy-as-sin artist whose touch colors her red hot, is a practical solution. Until her mother arrives with an announcement jeopardizing Bree's livelihood, and her sister also shows up...along with the nine-year-old se-cret Bree has kept hidden from everyone. Especially the father of that secret. He's drawn by her quiet strength... Harley Komeke is back in Oban to rest, regroup and hopefully re-find his missing muse. He also isn't against rediscovering every inch of the icy-cool treat, Bree Findlow-after falling under her spell in what felt like a lifetime ago at Art College. His pursuit takes an unexpected turn when, hello, insta-fatherhood. Reeling from shock, Harley knows he should despise the wom-an who allowed her sister to informally adopt their son, but he can't. Because Bree, more than anyone, under-stands that with his past, he never, ever wanted to risk having a wife and family. They're drawn to each other over and over... Like the formidable tides that surge around Stewart Island, Bree and Harley can't resist the heat generated between them. Push and pull, kiss and retreat, touch after breathless touch-until a moment's recklessness has consequences neither can brush aside.
