Annali Della Repubblica Di Genova V1 (1854)

When raven-haired New Yorker Brianna Donnelley pays cash for a modest ranch in Arizona and moves there two weeks later, her publisher thinks she’s lost her marbles. She can’t explain why-she just has to do it. The answer, Gregg White Eagle, walks in and sits down next to her at the local diner. She never saw such cocky warmth with a glint of mischief combined so well in one man’s eyes. Later, during a sunrise trip for a hidden crystal cave, Gregg sees the haunted look slowly drain from her jade green eyes as the warm mineral spring creates a natural whirlpool around them. Brianna invites Gregg and his grandfather to brunch afterward. Her new-found peace and delight are shattered before she can serve them all dessert.