As Shell's long-ago past forces its way into the present, she has to wonder: Will she be swept up by love, or betrayal? When she opens her door to a wounded, windswept stranger, Shell Landry has no idea her life is about to change forever. There's something disturbingly familiar about Jason O'Keefe. And it's no accident he suddenly appeared on her doorstep in the middle of a December storm, dragging danger in his wake.   But Jason is in for a surprise, too. Surely this sultry beauty can't be the mischievous imp he fell in love with one magical summer? Jase has traveled the entire west coast to track down Shell Landry, and he can't let his growing passion keep him from his mission. To bring a cunning criminal to justice, he needs her help, but it could mean exposing her carefully guarded secret. How much is Shell willing to gamble on their future?