In this first book of series, unemployed governess Riona Connolly is willing to do anything to save her family from starvation during the Irish Potato Famine. When she meets the handsome Dr. Lucien Woulfe, who offers her post at his clinic, it seems a dream come true. No man has ever stimulated Riona so completely in body and mind. Yet she knows her burning attraction to her sensual employer is forbidden in the straight-laced, class-conscious society of Victorian Dublin. Lucien never imagined he would ever meet a woman who could share his life so perfectly. A dedicated doctor who's been wounded by love in the past, he has no time for relationships. Yet one look at Riona, and he burns with a passion which soon grows all-consuming for them both. As the Famine rages, Riona and Lucien must struggle against their flaming desire. Or do they dare risk all by giving in to their fiery passion at last? This romance novel contains some explicit love scenes between the hero and heroine. It is for mature audiences. +++ =62,536 Shannon Farrell is the author of the bestselling historical romance novel , and The Hunger of the Heart and series of romances set in Ireland during the Famine years. She has taught Irish history and literature for more than 20 years.