Windswept — Ann Forman Barron

WHEN LOVE IS ALL THAT MATTERS
Mara Ashworth, a strikingly beautiful woman who had become wealthy and famous in the world of high fashion, was beholden to no one for her success. Years before, she had fled from her father's house in Houston, her innocence devastated by a shocking confrontation with a dark and bitter heritage that left her afraid to love.

The only man she dared to trust was a rich, handsome Texan who boldly desired her beauty -- but had sworn to let no woman have his heart. Then, suddenly, one of history's worst disasters changed the destiny of their lives.

As a raging hurricane sent death and destruction crashing through Galveston, Mara found herself in the arms of the man whose ardor she had spurned. And as the end seemed near, their passion swelled with the fury of the unrelenting storm, unleashing a flood of desire that would sweep away their stubborn pride...and carry them to ecstasies of enduring love.