Acts Of Passion

Description for ACTS OF PASSION by Deana James:

Miranda Drummon swore she'd avenge her father's untimely death. But when the commanding officer who'd sent him into that final battle returned to marry her lovely young mother--Miranda fled. Right into the arms of Shreve Catherwood, the magnetically handsome director and leading actor of a theater troupe. With Shreve, she became the key player in a world far grander and more exciting than anything she'd ever imagined as a girl. But Miranda remained faithful to her original desire--revenge. Until the lure of Shreve's rough kisses and not-so-gentle embrace had her losing herself in... Acts of Passion

This is #1 in Miranda and Shreve Series.