In this classic love story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag, fire meets ice when a Yankee heartthrob falls for a resistant proper Southern belle determined to guard her heart.

Katie Quaid could never refuse a dare. It was the quality that had once made her a world-class equestrian. And it was the reason she鈥檇 been elected to introduce herself to Briarwood鈥檚 intimidatingly gorgeous new resident. It took one week to make Nick Leone the focus of the Virginia town鈥檚 rumor mill. So far he was a CIA agent, a male model, a fugitive鈥攎aybe all three.

Whatever Nick was, Katie learned one thing right away: she liked him. And that made him the greatest danger she鈥檇 faced since the accident that had ended her riding career. In the five years since, she鈥檇 buried herself in her business of restoring historic homes, afraid to share her scars with any man鈥攕cars that had destroyed more than one dream. Nick had disappointments of his own, but after meeting Katie, he sensed that fate had a better plan all along. And soon he would pose her with the greatest dare of all鈥攖o love again.