Southern Heart by Katie P. Moore

For the first time since her father’s passing three years prior, Kari Bossier returns to the south, to her family’s stately home on the emerald banks of the bayou Teche, and to a mother she yearns to understand.

As solstice dawns, and the advancing scorch of summer approaches, so does the gardener’s daughter, Regency. A tall imposing woman, Regency leaves Kari grappling for breath.

At her mother’s urging, Kari is begrudgingly forced to entertain Lani Trusdor. As the awkward paring evolves, a friendship evolves and Kari begins discover herself and her family’s secrets.

As summer draws to an end, Kari learns a devastating secret and realizes her feelings for Lani are more than just friendship. Will she give into her passion for Lani or will her seething lust toward Regency take hold and conquer?