The Ice Princess — Lorraine Carroll

DeShea Ballard had come to Louisiana in search of the sister she had lost as a child, only to find her sister had died, leaving an orphaned son, Danny. DeShea longed to shower Danny with love, but her nephew's Uncle Nick was a fierce -- yet fascinating -- protector who sent her emotions spiraling into a bewildering new dance.

To Nick Couvillion, DeShea was a mystery. Sunlight, and then shadows...hot, and then cold...utterly impossible to get a handle on. She aroused Nick's protective instincts -- not just for Danny, but for this fragile woman. He ached to find the true DeShea beneath the brittle shell. Would she prove ice -- or fire -- in his embrace?