Forbidden Passion — Helen R. Myers

For years Ceara Lowell had loved Vincent Dante with all her heart, but Vincent had treated her like the child she no longer was. It was only now that Ceara discovered why Vincent had acted as he had... why he'd never trusted the fragile bonds that held them together... and yet apart...

Vincent had wanted Ceara from the first moment he saw her. He'd loved her with all the passion and longing hidden deep in his tortured soul. But he knew that his touch would destroy her innocence and the bright joy she radiated when he was near. Vincent dared not claim Ceara, but he would do anything for her... anything but leave her alone...