Crossing the Line of Love

Melanie Lloyd has lived in the shadow of loss: her mother gone and a stepmother scheming for a vast inheritance. Fragile and dependent, she clings to a brittle comfort until a sudden accident brings Ashton Lloyd back, urging her to find strength. Years of suppressed longing surface. Though unrelated by blood, they grew up as siblings for eighteen years, and in the nineteenth everything shifts. Kate Lloyd, determined to steal Melanie’s fiancé, threatens to expose Melanie and Ashton’s hidden bond, fueling misunderstandings. Melanie buries her feelings to honor her engagement; Ashton withdraws into duty. When a murder attempt leaves Ashton gravely injured and hospitalized, both must face fear and truth and confront forbidden love, while danger and secrets still loom.