sent to care for a young widower's son, Varina was captivated by Florida's gulf coast but the paradise of Andrew's plantation harbored dark secrets not the least of which was whether his wife died of natural causes trapped in a maze of murder and mystery she turned to McLaren for protection only to discover that the handsome botanist's passionate nature offered a different kind of comfort although she wanted nothing more than Andrews's love a near fatal accident led her to suspect that in his powerful embrace she might meet her own untimely demise.
