Colonel Ben Davies was going out of his mind. Why was he having sexual thoughts about his best friend's kid sister? Nothing could happen between them. No matter how much Mari tempted him.

Maribeth O'Malley admired the boy who hadn't minded a girl tagging along with him and her brother. Over the years, those feelings turned to love for the man he'd become. Now she had to convince him that she was all woman.

When Mari comes across information she shouldn't have she turns to the man she loves for help. Her life is in danger and Ben must find the person responsible without falling into bed with her.

Reader Advisory: This book contains scenes of violence.