(MSRP: 6.0000)
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Sometimes the worst place to hide is in plain sight.
Jennifer Sumner is a single mom with a secret past. At the request of her brother, lead investigator on the case, she takes in a wealthy playboy who is pretending to be dead. Jennifer walks a fine line as she struggles with the press, who can expose both the playboy and her troubled past, the playboy who threatens her lonely heart, and the killer who now wants them both dead. Can her brother catch the killer before her hard earned life comes crashing down around her?
Print ISBN: 1-60154-524-X
216 pages, Sensual
Excerpt
Deborah closed her eyes and reached her hands up to cover her face.
Temptation stood in her foyer.
His dark wavy hair grayed at the temples; his face, sharp planes and angles shadowed by a late afternoon beard, became more devastatingly handsome as he smiled. Jennifer Sumner’s heart did a slow roll as all the blood rushed out of her head, freezing her like a deer caught in the headlights.
She glanced at her brother, who had closed the door and now stood beside the man, grinning like an idiot. She glanced back at the infamous dead man uncertain who she really saw.
“Jennifer, I’d like you to meet Kane McCormick.”
She squelched the urge to tuck her unruly hair back into its braid and straighten the wrinkled sweatshirt she wore. Instead, she faced him and held out her hand, praying her voice sounded calm. “Mr. McCormick.”
“Miss Sumner.” He took her hand, turned it over and kissed her palm. His mouth, unexpectedly warm against her skin, sent shivers up her arm. He smelled of rich cologne and warm male. Jennifer had to work hard at keeping the drool off her chin.
“You’re supposed to be dead,” she blurted.
“Only to those who want me dead,” he replied. His inscrutable gaze connected with hers. “Do you want me dead, Miss Sumner?”
