Then he meets little James, her son—his son?—the secret she's been keeping for all that time... Stunned by the boy's dark grey eyes, Carl demands the truth—an acknowledged heir?—and a place in the child's life.
Beth has fought through years of hardship to raise her son alone. She has no intention of surrendering James to the Forsythe dynasty, no matter how fiercely her traitorous heart still yearns for Carl's touch.
When a raging blizzard traps them, Carl issues a shocking ultimatum: a marriage of convenience, to secure his son. Now Beth must choose between walking away from the man she loves and risking her heart all over again.