Hotel tycoon Ben Hampton is the last man in England that workaholic historian Luce would ever choose to be stranded with. Tall, dark and infuriatingly arrogant, he's also a reminder of her not–so–glorious romantic history – something she's spent the last few years burying herself in work to forget.

Ben knows there's fire behind Luce's buttoned–up exterior, and fanning the flames is an irresistible temptation. Luckily, getting snowbound in the countryside gives him the perfect opportunity to tempt out the real Lucinda Myles...