Secret Love

Diamond Swain is a celebrity actress with paparazzi on her trail, and she needs somewhere quiet to disappear. She chooses Whispering Pines, a remote ranch in Texas, expecting peace.

The ranch belongs to Jake Madaris, and the two clash almost at once. He has no time to look after a Hollywood star, and he is wary of anyone so used to being pampered. He also pushes her to care about something beyond climbing to the top of her profession.

Then Jake meets the woman behind the headlines and finds her beautiful and kind. What follows is a fast, secret romance, kept hidden from the press that is hunting for her.

This is a contemporary romance with an enemies-to-lovers friction between a rancher and an actress. The book was first published in 2000.

The question it turns on is whether what they have can survive the media's attention, and whether the two of them can agree on what matters most if they want a love that lasts.