Edge of Paradise — Wendy Hills

Haley O'Connor grew up on the mainland, but Kauai, the beautiful Hawaiian island where she was born--and where her mother died tragically and mysteriously--has haunted her all her life. Now, twenty-three and a helicopter pilot, she returns to the island to work and find her roots.

Mark Montgomery objects when he learns that his partner has hired a woman pilot, but Haley's expertise with a chopper quickly earns his respect. Haley, however, yearns for much more from this handsome, puzzling man whose nearness always makes her heart pound with longing. Sometimes he seems to long for her closeness too, but something always holds him back, Then, in trying to solve the mystery of her own past, Haley discovers a secret that both links her to Mark--and could drive them apart forever...