This is the second in the Grayson of New Mexico. It was good but slow. I don't know if the author was trying to build suspense but dragging out the mystery surrounding the female love interest but it just made the story slow and boring for me.
The protege` of a world-renowned artist, sculptress Phoenix Bannister dreams of one day taking the art world by storm. Few people know that Phoenix has a secret that could ruin her career before it even starts. To protect that secret, Phoenix lives a very quiet life--and that means no scandal and no romance. But her well-ordered world is turned upside down when she meets Morgan Grayson, a powerfully handsome attorney. Morgan isn't the kind of man a woman can ignore--no matter how hard she tries..
An avid art collector, Morgan deeply appreciates beauty--especially when it come in the form of a woman like Phoenix. With her elegant smile and soft, toffee-colored skin, Phoenix takes Morgan's breath away the moment he sees her. But he senses that the woman he is falling in love with has something to hide--something not even his soft kisses and tender embrace can reveal. When Morgan finally discovers the truth about her past, will he still think Phoenix is the woman of his dreams?
