Used book – A Stranger at Heron Point, Cynthia Thomason, Michèle Collery

Bill Muldoone will never forget the day he found a four-year-old girl on his doorstep – his own daughter, Gemma, whose existence he was unaware of until then, and whom her mother had abandoned without further explanation. Initially stunned, he quickly found himself overwhelmed with love. Since then, he has battled every day to raise this endearing yet wounded little girl, who constantly gets into trouble at school – as well as to retain custody of the child demanded by his wealthy in-laws. So he certainly doesn't need a stranger to worsen the situation by meddling in his life. Yet, that is precisely what Elvire Gaylor claims to be doing, having been sent to Heron Point – an island off the coast of Florida where Bill has always lived – to verify that his untameable little girl is indeed receiving a proper education. Freshly arrived, by what right would she dare judge him? The tension between them escalates from their very first contact. And even more so because Bill, furious, is nonetheless violently attracted to this troubling, sweet, and seductive young woman, who is likely to turn his life upside down in every way...