Touching Charlotte

How can a man hope to get close to a woman who can't stand to be touched? That's the dilemma facing Tristan Jameson when he meets Charlotte Dixon.Tristan is a former NYPD cop turned celebrity pastry chef and author. Bereft by the death of his fianc̩e two years earlier, he has no desire for a new romance, until a gorgeous redhead catches his eye at a stuffy Park Avenue Christmas party. Not only is she beautiful, the lady also snares his culinary interest with delicious homemade cookies. But when he innocently touches her, she turns pale and runs from him.Charlotte is a Guardian of Danu charged with protecting one of seven valuable scrolls handed down through time by her ancestors. She works as a nurse-companion for a disabled girl, living in a lonely mansion on Long Island's Gold Coast РGreat Gatsby country. Like all of the Guardians, Char possesses a unique psychic gift, in her case the empathic ability to absorb other people's emotions, especially through touch. When Tristan brushes her arm, lingering pain over his lost love floods her senses. She tries to escape but he catches up and demands an explanation.So begins a romance complicated by Char's responsibility for her young charge and her sworn duty as a Guardian. Surprise guests and evil enemies threaten to destroy their one chance for happiness. Will Tristan overcome such obstacles to win his lady? Can she trust him with terrible secrets? Find the answers in Touching Charlotte.