

Unable to resist the pull between them, Joaquin stands by her, only to find himself snared in the killer's net as well. Someone is killing soldiers-and trying to pin the blame on her. Though the police consider her a suspect, he's sure she's innocent. When he meets Mia while shooting a crime scene, he immediately sees beyond her cold exterior to the vulnerable woman beneath. Still, the universe must have a sick sense of humor because it keeps throwing her together with Joaquin, making the desire she feels for him harder and harder to resist.Īs a Pulitzer Prize-winning news photographer, Joaquin has everything a single, straight guy could want-except the right woman. Joaquin Ramirez might be sexy, but in her experience, photojournalists only want to make a buck off other people's suffering.

She isn't looking for a relationship, especially not with an intrusive photojournalist. Former US Army Captain Mia Starr has built a new life for herself in Denver, far away from camel spiders and sand-and the terrible secrets of her first deployment to Iraq.
