Esa

Warned by her mother that love and desire are very different things, Esa McCullum learns that truth like she has everything else ? the hard way. After giving herself to a man she believed she loved, the harsh reality that he loved another pushes her toward a different path. Determined to put men and all their complications behind her, she devotes her life to being a healer - a choice that leads her the most complicated man of all.Father Braigh MacAllister is a man who lives by his faith and by his sword. But the Archbishop has issued an ultimatum: lay down your sword or lay down your frock. Wounded in battle, he finds himself in Esa's capable and very tempting hands. Torn between two worlds, Braigh must make a decision that could change both their lives forever.