American tennis champ Julia Ross is at the top of her game--and the top of the world. With corporate sponsors and adoring women falling at her feet, the gloriously talented athlete believes she is living a dream. And she is. Until a career-threatening injury wakes her up to the harsh reality that fans are notoriously fickle and fair-weather friends (and lovers) are a dime a dozen. Australian painter Eliot Baron is wealthy enough to lead a very comfortable life, and her active lifestyle keeps her beautiful body tanned and toned. But for what? Trapped in a loveless marriage, Eliot has wrapped life around her beloved ten-year-old daughter, ignoring her own inner feelings--and desires...A chance meeting between these two women will soon change their lives forever. And one of them will be forced to decide how high a price she dares pay for the forbidden embrace of the woman she loves....
From the woman who brought you the romantic masterpiece Heart on Fire, comes the passionate love story of two women who had given up all hope of happiness... American tennis champ Julia Ross is at the top of her game -- and on top of the world -- until a career-threatening injury wakes her up to the harsh reality that fans are notoriously fickle and fair-weather friends (and lovers) are a dime a dozen. Australian painter Eliot Baron is wealthy enough to lead a very comfortable life, and her active lifestyle keeps her beautiful body tanned and toned. But for what? Trapped in a loveless marriage, Eliot has wrapped her life around her beloved ten-year old daughter, ignoring her own inner feelings -- and desires... A chance meeting between these two women will soon change their lives forever.
