Successful fashion designer Marina Artamova is determined toreunite her small family. Her orphaned nephew has vanishedinto the Russian welfare system, and her mission is his rescue.

After months of searching, Marina locates Stefan—but notbefore he's adopted by David Anderson, an American teacher.She books passage on Alexandra's Dream, the cruise ship Davidhas chosen as a treat for the uncharacteristically reserved boybefore taking him to the U.S. Marina is single-minded in herquest to gain custody of Stefan, despite the romantic ambienceof the cruise ship and her undeniable attraction to David.

Marina and David have no idea that the boy's silence hides asecret about his parents' deaths…and that the man responsiblewill stop at nothing to keep him quiet.

Ingrid Weaver is a USA Today bestselling author with more than 25 novels to her credit. She has written for several lines within Silhouette and Harlequin, and has also been published with Berkley/Jove. She has received the Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Romantic Suspense and the Romantic Times BOOKreviews Career Achievement Award. She currently resides on a farm near Frankford, Ontario, Canada.

Ingrid Weaver's profile page