Synopsis

From the time Melissa Graham meets a hostile Austin Kincaid at the airport, to arriving at her father’s ranch where her stepmother is in labor, she feels she has stepped straight into a war zone. Her homecoming with her estranged father is overshadowed by the birth of a son. Betrayal rears its ugly head as devotion to his wife and son take precedence over what was to be a time of healing and rebirth of their relationship. Just when things are looking up between her father and step-mother, there is Austin to contend with.

Stunned by his hostility towards her, still, she stands toe-to-toe with him in a contest of wills, he claiming she's a cold-hearted witch come to stir up trouble, she claiming she’s there to make amends. From the beginning to the end it’s a battle of the strongest but somewhere along the line, Melissa’s heart takes a u-turn into a sea of desire and a hint of a promise of love. The question now is will she stand strong like an oak or bend like a willow to hold fast against Austin as he climbs the wall around her heart? Or will she fall into that sea of desire and taste the promise it holds?