Devoted — Francine Craft

Amid the sultry heat of the Louisiana bayou, Valerie Thomas and Delano Carter treasured every moment of their secret love. But they were both too young, and knew it couldn't last. Yet even after they went their divided ways, Val couldn't forget the tender boy from the wrong side of town--the boy she'd adored with all her youthful heart...

Now a world-renowned photojournalist, Val meets Del again at a high-society wedding. A sensual stranger she scarcely recognizes, Del sweeps her off to Alaska for the assignment of her career. There, in the icy wilderness, he challenges Val's carefully-built defenses...and warms her with a passion too long denied. And this time nothing--not even Del's desperate secret--will keep them from reclaiming the sweet rapture of their lost, long-ago love....