Back in His Arms — Becky Barker

LOVE WITH A VENGEANCE

Although Tara's marriage to Rand McCain had been filled with turbulence, the union had produced one glimmer of sunshine: an adorable, perfect child named Mindi. But when Mindi was still a baby, tragic circumstances had torn Tara and Rand apart. Despite Tara's fierce protests, Rand had forbidden his wife any contact with the child born of their fiery passion.

Now, Tara was back on Rand's Oklahoma ranch, back in McCain territory, and she was determined to get to know the three-year-old daughter of her heart. She hadn't imagined it would be easy. She had anticipated Rand's hostility, yet she hadn't expected to be so unnerved by his closeness, by the familiar scent of him, by the heat radiating from his big body. She'd thought she could live on his ranch without wanting him. She'd thought wrong.

All the heart-rending emotions Tara had suffered when she first lost Rand came rushing back with a vengeance. In the time that they'd been apart, Tara had fallen more passionately in love with Rand every day, while he'd grown more indifferent to her. Fate was throwing her a wicked, crushing curve in the form of Rand McCain, a hard, indomitable rancher she couldn't stop loving.