Southern Passions (Too Hot To Handle)

the long version

There was one reason for Rosalind Baker returning to New Orleans after eight years to face Chance Decatur, the man she'd loved--and that was Melanie. But Ros could never reveal to Chance why the whereabouts of his daughter meant so much. It didn't help that Southern gentleman Chance dismissed Ros as no lady, just a gold-digging old flame out to snare him after his divorce. Was all that they had between them now a dark attraction as steamy as a Louisiana summer? Ros was prepared to risk her heart again--if that meant protecting Melanie ....