Justi Mallory's future hinged on forever living a lie until Richard arrived. And suddenly the truth burned in her breast, demanding release. Here was a man who could topple her world. Yet for Richard alone she would willingly lay bare her masquerade.

Homeplace was a house of many secrets. And Richard Mallory's distant cousin, Justi, seemed guardian of its deepest deception. An amazing child, he labeled her. One who could fence and farm and mystify. And all the while innocently churning up a sea of turbulent, seductive emotions!