Shenandoah Summer — Samantha Hughes

Directing her own Chicago ad agency had put Sal Carter right on top. But now she was more than ready to leave the hectic business world to paint in the peace and solitude of a ramshackle Virginia farm in the foothills of the Shenandoah Mountains.

It was idyllic -- until the farm's mysterious owner, a dark, elegant stranger from New York, shattered her contentment. Brilliant, powerful Robert Capolla moved in international circles of big money and bigger deals. He swept into her life, aroused her passions, invaded her heart. How could she have fallen in love with a man who so clearly belonged to the world she'd left behind? Was she willing to sacrifice her independence -- her art -- for a love played by his rules?