The Snow Image — Maggi Charles

He'd pursued her through a raging blizzard, then served her vending-machine soup and his own brand of TLC in their motel shelter. Carla Logan knew then that snow would forever remind her of Jonas Davenport -- his dark good looks framed against a backdrop of winter white...his masculine glow melting the chill of the night.

The enigmatic bachelor had stormed into her quiet life, intent on claiming her rare book collection and Carla herself. Long-forgotten urges stirred, but independence-minded Carla resisted. For surely Jonas would handle love as he handled everything else -- by taking absolute control. Still, she couldn't quite shake the image of him on that snowy night....