Love Like the First Snow

The Story

Ophelia James wakes up stranded on a snowbound train, the aftermath of a drugged night with a stranger still fresh in her mind. Ten months later, she announces her marriage to Simon Rhodes, believing her past is safely buried. She does not know that the man who took her that winter night is actually Simon’s brother, Harrison. The family patriarch, widely feared and misdiagnosed as infertile, keeps his true identity hidden from everyone. Harrison plays the role of the supportive brother-in-law while secretly guarding Ophelia from the truth. Their connection from that single snowy night becomes a destiny he refuses to break. He watches over her with intense devotion, having found his ultimate obsession in the woman who softened his cold heart. He shields her from the reality of their shared past, protecting the bond that now defines his life.