The most perilous landscape is hidden in the heart.

When Joanna wanders into a Paris gallery, her fascination with the stunning landscapes of Jean Duval turns to amazement as she discovers one of his portraits contains a familiar face—her own. Why would a famous artist she's never met paint a picture of a barely-out-of-school concert violinist?

Confusion takes a back seat to her visceral attraction to the gallery's handsome owner, Gilles Ledoux. A man whose piercing eyes and elegant bearing veil a passion he unleashes behind closed doors.

After a magical night at the opera that ends in a luscious kiss, though, Gilles puts distance between them, literally and figuratively. But when a mishap puts her musical career on hold, suddenly Gilles is back, sweeping her off to recuperate at his estate in Provence.

Once there, mystery clouds what should have been a blissful interlude. Why won't Gilles introduce her to the artist who lives next door—the one whose paintings fill Gilles' Paris gallery? Is it jealousy...or something connected to her tragic past?

This Retro Romance reprint was originally published in 1994 by Robert Hale, Ltd.