Ethan Ryland knew it was mad to invite his brother's widow to stay at his island home. But beautiful Celeste was alone and suddenly too fragile to be on her own--hardly the wanton seducer his brother had accused her of being. Instead, to Ethan's chagrin, she was still the quietly sensual woman who had once stirred his guilty passion.

He didn't want her resurrecting memories. He'd spent years denying the overpowering emotion she'd awakened in him--emotion that had exploded into shame at his brother's raging jealousy. But as Celeste became stronger, Ethan's desire mounted ... and his willpower weakened. Loving Celeste had shattered his world, yet he realized only her love could make him whole.