Uncompromising Prescott Personal Securities agent John Pinto liked to do things his wayespecially on his current assignment to bring an on-the-run operative out of hiding.

But when the sexy Navajo was teamed up with rookie agent Lily Clark, a spontaneous, former Denver cop, he was caught between her passion for life and his desire to get the job done. As they followed a trail littered with deadly obstacles, John appreciated Lily's independence, but was unwilling to put her life on the line.

True, they'd been sent to do a job, but never before had a woman aroused all his protective instinctsor rocked his stringent rules separating business from pleasure.