Star Frost Lovers

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.

ON THE RUNEmma McKinnon must escape an unwanted suitor and his manipulative sister, who won't take no for an answer. Marriage might save her from destitution, but she'd only be trading one nightmare for another. As a penniless vicar's daughter, she has nothing to lose except ownership of her heart. Emma takes a position as a governess on Star Frost, an elusive island off the coast of Cornwall.From the moment of his birth, Calvin Stanley West, Duke of Renvere, was blessed. But none of his successes and wealth could have prepared him for the fire that killed his wife and left him and one of his daughters horrifically scarred. Worse still, the same glittering aristocratic society that had bowed in his presence now whispered cruel insults about his children. He abandoned his life, his prestige, and secreted his daughters away to a place where no whispered barbs would reach their precious ears.THEY CAN'T HIDE FOREVERCalvin's prayers are answered when a governess arrives on his doorstep, but this is no ordinary governess. She's young, beautiful, and she stirs a passion inside him he thought had been burned away forever. Emma swiftly becomes enamored with Star Frost and her new charges. But the duke, though scarred and intimidating, is also kind, dedicated to his children, and the most handsome man she'd ever seen. He makes her long for things she'd been raised to never feel. Is it a trick of the mysterious island or is the duke the one man her heart has yearned for all along? Just when she feels safe and the attraction between them ignites into a passionate affair, the people she ran from have hunted her down, shattering her hopes.Emma's instinct is to run again, but if she does, she will have to give up everything she loves or stay and fight for her heart's desire. The choice should be easy, but is desire enough for her? Can Calvin love her in return or will the memory of his wife turn their passionate affair to ash?