Columbella

"When Jessica finds herself entangled with the dangerous drama of a strange, passionate family on sultry St. Thomas Island she battles for survival for herself and the man she loves."@en
"Jessica's life was a closed book until she found herself entangled with the dangerous drama of a strange and passionate family searching for a new life on sultry St. Thomas Island. She battles with powerful Catherine Drew for her survival and for the survival of the man she loves."@en
""When she arrived at her Aunt Janet's lovely Caribbean hotel, Jessica Abbott had left nothing of value behind: her parents were dead, she had resigned her job as a schoolteacher, and there'd been no true love in her life. But Maud Hampden had plans for Jessica. A wealthy matriarch, Maud saw in Jessica the perfect companion for her granddaughter, Leila, and a perfect antidote to Leila's wild, promiscuous mother, Catherine. Clearly, Jessica was expected to bring order to a chaotic household that did not even want her, in spite of attractive Kingdon Drew, Catherine's husband in name only, and the atmosphere of fear that encircled them all ..."--Container."@en
"Jessica's life was a closed book until she found herself entangled in the dangerous drama of a strange and passionate family searching for a new life on sultry St. Thomas Island. She battles with powerful Catherine Drew for her survival and for the survival of the man she loves."@en