P.I. Damon Marlowe always found his man; or, in this case, his woman. Tracking down Darcy Nolan at his client's request was a piece of cake for the ex–cop. But there was something about this assignment that didn't sit right with him. When the attractive blonde was attacked, put into danger by his unwitting exposure, Marlowe told himself he had no choice but to flush out her would–be killer. After all, he had compromised the cover of a protected witness to a crime.

But was it the guilt that drove him...or a deeper emotion he'd long since buried? Try as he might, Darcy roused feelings he'd rather deny. But for Marlowe, the motive didn't matter. The killer was making his move, and now Darcy was his to protect....