As the Ivory Duchess, Kate was the darling of Europe. When the talented, aristocratic lady took the stage, her face hidden by veils, the crowds were swept away by the emotion her music evoked. None knew the pain she hid - the stolen childhood, the draining isolation, the frea her guardian inspired. When the chance for escape came, Kate seized it, and found herself teaching piano in the strange new land of America, certain that she was safe from the scandals and innuendo that surrounded the Ivory Duchess.
Life had made Philip Massey a hard man, as hard as the diamonds he cut and polished, hard enough to succeed time and time again when he left his uncle's jewelry business to track down solen gems and bring the thieves to justice. But the the Ivory Duchess' guardian hires him to find her, Philip soon discovers Kate'ssafe haven. And instead of the spoiledprima donna he expeced, he finds a wounded innocent, struggling to rebuild a shatteredlfe - a woman he can respect, a woman he can love...but only if he lets her win his heart at the cost of his honor.
Life had made Philip Massey a hard man, as hard as the diamonds he cut and polished, hard enough to succeed time and time again when he left his uncle's jewelry business to track down solen gems and bring the thieves to justice. But the the Ivory Duchess' guardian hires him to find her, Philip soon discovers Kate'ssafe haven. And instead of the spoiledprima donna he expeced, he finds a wounded innocent, struggling to rebuild a shatteredlfe - a woman he can respect, a woman he can love...but only if he lets her win his heart at the cost of his honor.
As the Ivory Duchess, Kate was the darling of Europe. When the talented, aristocratic lady took the stage, her face hidden by veils, the crowds were swept away by the emotion her music evoked. None knew the pain she hid - the stolen childhood, the draining isolation, the frea her guardian inspired. When the chance for escape came, Kate seized it, and found herself teaching piano in the strange new land of America, certain that she was safe from the scandals and innuendo that surrounded the Ivory Duchess.
Life had made Philip Massey a hard man, as hard as the diamonds he cut and polished, hard enough to succeed time and time again when he left his uncle's jewelry business to track down solen gems and bring the thieves to justice. But the the Ivory Duchess' guardian hires him to find her, Philip soon discovers Kate'ssafe haven. And instead of the spoiledprima donna he expeced, he finds a wounded innocent, struggling to rebuild a shatteredlfe - a woman he can respect, a woman he can love...but only if he lets her win his heart at the cost of his honor.
Life had made Philip Massey a hard man, as hard as the diamonds he cut and polished, hard enough to succeed time and time again when he left his uncle's jewelry business to track down solen gems and bring the thieves to justice. But the the Ivory Duchess' guardian hires him to find her, Philip soon discovers Kate'ssafe haven. And instead of the spoiledprima donna he expeced, he finds a wounded innocent, struggling to rebuild a shatteredlfe - a woman he can respect, a woman he can love...but only if he lets her win his heart at the cost of his honor.
