Forbidden Joy — Nina Coombs

From the moment she'd first met dynamic physicist Stephen Blackford, brilliant Hester Mather's logical, analytical mathematician's world was changed forever. After the formal, unemotional life she'd shared with her scientist father, Stephen's boundless zest for living excited Hester more than she dared admit. He showed her that her cool New England exterior hid a passionate nature waiting to be ignited, and under his careful guidance Hester learned the joys of ecstasy. She blossomed into the confident, beautiful woman she'd never before dreamed of being.

But their time together ended, and Stephen left. Had his love been real, or did he see her only as a challenge to make over? And more important, could the new Hester win his love again?