The Trouble With Magic — Mary Kay McComas

PAYTON--An Enigmatic Loner Who Held the Key to Her Happiness...

She'd persuaded him to visit the great manor house on Jovette Island convinced that once Payyon Dunsmore saw it, he'd help her save the place. But when Harriet Wheaton understood he still planned to foreclose, she put her outrageous plan in motion! Marooning them on the island, she confessed her gamble--that she was trying to fulfill the old legend of enemies meeting on Jovette and falling in love.

Her Fiercest Adversary, or Her Dearest Dream?
Furious at being held hostage, Payton vowed to make Harriet suffer as the price of his presence... until he admitted how much he wanted to nibble every inch of her body and lose himself in Harriet's sparkling eyes! Too much the scientist to really believe in magic, she secretly yearned to be adored. He'd never let anyone inside his heart, but could Payton heal Harriet's sorrow with the greatest gift of all?