In thisclassic romance by a USA Today–bestselling author, a widowed millionaire’s grieving heart warms to the possibility of new love. Brooding Brandon Carmichael can’t resist sharing one tempestuous night with the beautiful Merlyn. Yet when dawn comes, he retreats into his own private torment, grieving the tragic loss of his wife. Rand’s rejection clearly leaves Merlyn dismayed and humiliated, and for the first time in a long while, this cold-hearted millionaire feels something other than grief. Thrown together, Rand finds himself tempted to claim more than just Merlyn’s luscious body . . . Is she the one woman who can heal his locked-down heart? Originally published in 1986