The Reluctant Nude

Chipping away at her resistance, one touch at a timeFallon Frost s late foster mother had done so much to heal the wounds of her damaged childhood. So when a lecherous developer plans to bulldoze her old home to make room for a strip mall, the practical, ordered life Fallon has built for herself is threatened.Then he makes a twisted proposal. He ll leave the land alone if she poses nude for a sculpture that ll end up in his collection. Seeing no other choice, she heads for Nova Scotia only to find something totally unexpected. A sexy, hot-blooded, infuriating sculptor.Guarded, sexually detached Fallon is a challenge Max Emery can t wait to tackle. Yet with each tap of his chisel, he uncovers a woman who rekindles a dream he thought lost. Home, family love. And the closer he gets to her core, the harder it becomes to accept that he s carving her naked body for another man s eyes.As progress on the sculpture almost grinds to a halt, their fragile fantasy world collapses under the weight of reality. Threatening Fallon s one chance to save her foster mother s land and any chance she and Max have to find love."