Rumor Has It by Tami Hoag

Nick Leone was a walking hunk poster, a Yankee heartthrob with a mysterious past and a rogue's smile that dared Katie Quaid to unmask him! The exquisite Southern lady had her own deep secrets, and when Nick heard the tremble beneath her smooth, sweet drawl, he vowed to melt the walls that caged the heart of the woman others called an ice princess.

For five years Katie has buried herself in her work, restoring lovely historic homes, and recovering from an accident that had destroyed a lifelong dream. Nick sensed that beneath her prim, proper facade was fire--Katie was a woman of desire unspoken... and he would be the one to teach her the dance of passion.

In his embrace she risked everything, reaching with wild, insatiable hunger for all she'd believed she could never have. But truly loving Nick meant giving him all a woman could, and for Katie, that was impossible. Could they build a love that bridged two different dreams?

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