Born in Ice by Nora Roberts (Irish Born #2, Good, 1995, Pbk, 371 pgs, Jove Book)

Cover and pages have some usage wear; pages appear to be unmarked; pages are lightly age-toned. ISBN 9780515116755

Brianna Concannon is the kind of innkeeper who doesn’t mind the harsh winters of Ireland—and the empty bed-and-breakfast that comes with them. But this year, a famous American author needs a quiet place to stay while writing his next book.

A charmer whose easy smiles mask a guarded past, Grayson Thane plans to spend the cold winter alone. But his lovely landlady adds a complication he never expected. She’s exactly what he’s looking for in his heroine. And soon Grayson and Brianna will learn that sometimes fate has a plan of its own. Sometimes, fire can be born in ice... [secular fiction]