Miss Philippa Barnes followed her heart and it lead her to ruin. Her family has sent her to the farthest reaches of England, the island of Star Frost, to bear the consequences alone. Only one thing can save her, but that one thing is not what she expects.Wayne Stoke, selfish bachelor and wealthy hotelier comes upon a woman delivering a babe in a meadow. He takes charge, saving her from certain death. But what he doesn't expect is to become so smitten with this mysterious young woman and her baby. A fierce protective emotion takes hold, and Wayne can't fight it.But what neither of them could predict is their bond runs far deeper. Money, secrets, and ex-lovers seek to destroy this precious link that forms between a new mother and a perpetual bachelor. What blooms isn't only lust, it's something far stronger that will change them forever.