>On Sale February 2012!
After years lying neglected the walls of Wolfe Manor trembles as Jacob Wolfe returns – the master is back!
Reputation in tatters, Jacob licks his wounds alone in the shadows. Gardener’s daughter Mollie Parker knows his ferocious bark is worse than his bite and as she takes her tentative steps across the threshold she brings with her the light missing from his darkened soul. The lone Wolfe will never be tamed – but she knows that once he loves, he loves for life.
JACOB WOLFE
Character Profile
His Past…
Jacob is the eldest of the Wolfe brothers. He has been brother, father and employer to all who have lived and worked in Wolfe Manor – protecting people is part of who he is. He has seen William’s wives come and go, he has lived through shielding his siblings from his father’s wrath, and he has also had to watch at times when he couldn’t protect them. He had to become a man when he was only a child, and the weight of responsibility has sat heavily on his shoulders. He is tough, strong, brooding, guarded…and gorgeous.
Being responsible for his father’s death – even if in self-defence – rocked Jacob to the core. His world as he knew it fell apart. The one person he never wanted to emulate was his father. Now, was violence in his blood?
In the months that followed the court case and his acquittal he remained in the house, in a bid to keep his fractured family together. But guilt and self-loathing ate away at him, and the responsibility of looking after the family was too much. Suddenly he’d become what he’d always feared he would – his father. Now he had to protect his siblings…from himself. One night Jacob left Wolfe Manor for good.
His Present…
He has received a call from the local council to let him know that Wolfe Manor has been declared structurally unsafe and a danger to the community. This seems to be a symbol for Jacob, who knows it’s time to return – he sees it as a metaphor for the state of the family itself.
He returns to find the Manor deserted.
As he walks through the property he sees the step where his father died, the bedrooms where they all cowered, the living room that holds some happy memories but also some disastrous ones. Never one to let a building die, as a renowned architect he will restore the old manor house and then sell it on – it holds too many bad memories.
His Future…
Jacob is wandering round the house, woken by the particularly horrific nightmares that have plagued him on and off since returning, and sees smoke coming from the direction of the gardener’s cottage. Confused and intrigued, he goes to find out what’s going on and finds Mollie Parker. She’s vaguely familiar to him… And then he realises she’s the annoying little girl who used to follow him and his brothers around all the time – the old gardener’s daughter.
Forced into such close proximity, Jacob and Mollie can hardly ignore each other – especially as the chemistry sizzles between them. But this isn’t going to be an easy relationship… Jacob is a dark and complex character – tortured, yet hugely disciplined and determined. There are many depths to be explored in this enigmatic, untouchable and intriguing man, and he’s going to have to go through some emotionally tough times before he can come out the other side. He has tentatively rebuilt his relationship with his family, but he has still never truly forgiven himself. Certainly not enough to allow himself to love… Is Mollie the person to show him how to care again?