Description:Fate has not been kind
to Jared Burke, Earl of Winterchase. Too many ghosts from his past life
have made him into a man who is as remote as he is untouchable. People
called him Beast and claim that his heart is as cold as his dark visage.
Clare
Ross is a warm and giving woman; one who has grown strong from the
weight of responsibility thrust upon her when her parents died and her
younger brother, Aaron, the Viscount Hambelton went off the rails. Now
that her brother has once again found his way, Clare is looking forward,
with an open heart, to whatever joy life might bring her way.
What
few people know is that it was Jared who took the young man out of the
cold and gave him what he himself was denied - a second chance to live
his life and take his future in hand. Only Clare knows that behind the
grim façade, the Lord of Winterchase is much more than he seems and what
people claim him to be.
The reclusive Lord agrees to join Aaron
and his party at Hambleton to celebrate Christmas and the young
Viscount’s twenty fifth birthday celebration. Here he meets Clare for
the first time and finds her indeed to be the warm, caring woman that
her brother spoke of with such affection. Determined to show her
gratitude for what he has done, Clare befriends Jared, but what starts
as innocent friendship instantly flames into a desire they never thought
possible. Clare is sure, but is Jared willing to take this chance on
love and let Clare be the one to melt his winter heart?