Carter Wessex is determined to get permission to dig on Farrell Mountain.  As an archaeologist specializing in colonial America, she needs to be able to discover the secrets hidden on Farrell Mountain in order to prove her theory.  However, in order to that she needs Nick Farrell’s permission and he’s never allowed anyone to dig on the mountain before.  When Nick meets Carter he quickly realizes that her father is an important businessman who he would like to cultivate a relationship with.  Finding out that Carter and her father are estranged, a situation her father would greatly like to changed, Nick thought that perhaps letting Carter dig on the mountain was a good way to establish a relationship with her father.  Neither expected the attraction between them.  With Carter’s issues with her father, and Nick’s inability to admit that he feels more for Carter than the usual desire for a woman, can they find away to build a lasting relationship?  What will happen when Carter’s father arrives and Carter discovers Nick’s deception?

Although Heart of Gold is an older title, I had to do a review on it.  One of the first books written by Jessica Bird, who is also JR Ward, it remains one of my all-time favorite contemporary romances.  While browsing around, looking for new titles, I saw Heart of Gold, on the shelf.  I immediately picked up a copy to re-read.  Nick and Carter’s story was just as enthralling as the first time I read it.  Readers who haven’t had the pleasure of reading Heart of Gold have missed a definite treat, and those who have will want to pull out their copies for another trip with Nick and Carter.