title: Mountain Heat
author: Jacobs, Ann
description: Feeling vaguely dissatisfied despite his success, computer software manufacturer Jared Cain returns to the north Georgia mountains, seeking his roots. Quiltmaker Althea Simmons wants to discover the pleasures of sex that she missed out on while waiting for a wedding night that never happened after her fiance was murdered. The chemistry sizzles between the two, and lust quickly turns to love, but Jared and Althea must reconcile some serious conflicts before they dare to make a lifetime commitment.