He was all she'd longed for, all she feared The same call that delivered the tragic news of her mothers death delivered Meriel back into the force field that was Ramon Ortiga - the man she had left Venezuela seven years ago to escape. Nevertheless, Merry couldn't ignore the pain of her young brother, Manuel, and felt impelled to return to the hacienda to guide him through his grief. But Merry knew that going back meant being trapped by her own yearnings for the man who had once protected and dominated her - for the aristocratic and unbending male that was Ramon Ortiga.