title: The Ardent Protector
author: Drake, Bonnie
description: She was the only survivor of a tragic plane crash, a promising young artist who had lost her entire family in a cruel twist of fate.
  
  But when Gillian Montgomery awoke from a seven-week coma, Jed Dawson was waiting to claim her. Who was this compelling stranger and shy was he with her now? He said she had a grandmother she had never known about. He hinted that he alone could open the door to her hidden past -- if only she would give him trust and time. He attracted her, alarmed her, and made her yearn for more. Could she obey the urging of her hasty heart? Was she ready to face the truth?