The Sorcerer's Keeper — Kathleen Creighton

Standing in the moonlight, brilliant scientist Culley Ward saw that the happy house of his childhood had become haunted by memories... and wondered if his loneliness would ever end. Then the unexpected arrival of an exquisite, irrepressible stranger and her angelic two-year-old daughter shattered the silence and invaded his privacy, sent a wave of longing through him as surprising as it was intense. His mother had hired Elizabeth Resnick as his housekeeper before leaving on a cruise, but could she have known that this soft, fragile woman with hair like errant, windblown flames would awaken a kaleidoscope of sensual longing? In Culley's eyes, Elizabeth saw anguish, compassion and sorrow that echoed her own loss. But it was more than comfort she wanted--and more than kindness he needed to give. Both ached with yearning too long restrained, but Culley feared taking advantage of her grief. Could the wizard win his princess with the healing magic of love?