Helena Wydmark strode confidently through busy days, reveling in the freedom to pursue her career and raise her daughter. But Barrett Shaw--bold, witty, and persistent--could make any woman forget the practicalities of life, the lessons of the past... Like an autumn fire, he rages into Helena's world, awakening the woman in her with breathtaking kisses and enflaming passions long forgotten. Brash and possessive, he envelops her in a burning, sensual haze... But her heart whispers an urgent warning: Life already, asks so much of her. Will loving Barrett demand more than she can give?