"You'll be quite safe with me."
Initially these simple words comforted Cressida, narrowly saved from the terrifying storm at sea that had taken her father's life. Physically and emotionally she needed the security of her rescuer, Luke Scrivener's New Zealand homestead and his powerful broad shoulders to lean on.
But once surrounded by Luke's calm, immovable strength, Cressida, after years of being cloistered and controlled by her father, instinctively rebelled. It would be far too easy to become dependent once again--dependent, powerless and possessed by the magnetism of this vital man.