A Whisper Away — Beverly Wilcox Hull

One searing kiss and he knew her darkest secret. How could Irish O'Brien let devastating tax lawyer Geoffrey Winter shatter her protective shell? At twenty-eight, she was a successful illustrator--independent, content in her beach cottage in Westport, Connecticut. She needed no one, nothing--until Geoff's torrid embrace revealed a hunger for love she'd tried to repress. The differences between them seemed too great to bridge. Irish tried to drive Geoff away, but business brought him back and passion made him stay. How long could their rapture last when his overprotectiveness challenged her fierce pride? Could she ever make him understand that she was capable of taking care of herself--and him?