title: Passion & the Past
author: Lee, Miranda
description: Dark secrets, forbidden desires, scandalous discoveries...
  
  Welcome to a glittering new six-part saga set in Australia. This, and every novel in the set, features a gripping romance that stands by itself, as the passions, scandals and hopes that exist between two fabulously rich families are revealed. But you'll also find yourself hooked throughout the series, as Gemma Smith searches for the secret of her true identity and fights for ruthless seducer Nathan Whitmore's love....
  
  Melanie was intensely attracted to Royce Grantham the moment he set his blue eyes upon her--which shocked her! She'd been so sure after the tragic end to her marriage that she could never feel anything for a man again. Would her determination not to repeat past mistakes prove stronger than the emotions that were aroused in her whenever she was with Royce?
  
  Elsewhere in the Whitmore household, Gemma, Nathan's trusting young bride, had already been seduced--by passion. Now she was discovering the difference between Nathan's lust, and her love....
  
  Hero: Royce Grantham
  Heroine: Melanie Whitmore