A battle of wills between a guardian and his grown-up ward leads to dangerous desire in this classic romance by a New York Times–bestselling author.

At thirty-four, Blake Hamilton was an arrogant lady-killer determined to keep his heart free. But to Kathryn Mary Kilpatrick, he was a guardian stricter than the father she'd lost. She tried to rebel in the arms of another man . . . until a furious Blake promised to teach her a lesson she'd never forget, plunging them both into a fiery passion that was dangerously close to love!

First published in 1982.