title: Luke's Lady
author: Fitzcharles, Mara
description: As a successful architect, Luke MacLaren could design buildings that were sound, functional and inspired. But when it came to romantic relationships, everything seemed to collapse around him. Determined to avoid the pitfalls of another entanglement, Luke was trying out a new attitude the night he met Amanda Burke ... and she seemed to respond. With full lips, white-blond hair, and aquamarine eyes, she was an angel in disguise, a spirit sent to soothe his wounds. When she accepted his offer of a ride home, Luke was sure he'd died and gone to heaven. Mandy Burke was intrigues by Luke's proposal. No strings. No involvement. No commitments. She was weighing the pros and cons when it happened. What began as a simple kiss escalated into a fiery, tumultuous act of passion. Having suffered through a stifling marriage, Mandy wasn't ready to get involved with another man. But Luke demanded nothing of her. How could she resist the physical attraction, compassion, chemistry, and need that surged through her blood each night with a tall man with sea green eyes appeared at her door?