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Emma Shaw flees an uncomfortable family situation and arrives at Credlestone Hall, her uncle’s remote Dartmoor home, only to find her uncle absent and Jake Garrani, a well‑known artist and uncle’s friend, occupying the house. Jake seeks solitude to focus on his work and views Emma’s presence as a potential distraction, insisting she would have to pose for him if she stayed. Emma, emotionally battered and determined to remain independent, rejects both the obligation to portray artwork and the unwanted attraction that develops between them. The story explores Emma’s struggle for autonomy against the backdrop of Dartmoor’s misty landscape and Jake’s artistic world.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Patricia Wilson
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