Someone had broken into Tess Graver's home and trashed the place.

But this was no random robbery. The intruder was looking for something specific–but what? With her own secrets to keep hidden, Tess reluctantly turned to neighbor Ethan Rogers for help.

The been-there, seen-that former DEA agent

wanted nothing to do with the big-city crime from his old life. But Ethan wasn’t about to let the dangerous thugs take over his small town. Or scare strong, sweet Tess into running away–not when he’d just found her.