Their wicked desire sparks a game of passion that could claim their hearts. If a killer doesnt first claim their lives. Sometimes desire cannot be denied. At first, Amanda Halverston assumes the anonymous extortion letter shes received is a harmless prank. But the following night she is attacked and nearly killed. Desperate for help in finding her attacker, she turns to the notorious rake she has avoided for the last five months, Rhys Stanton. Rhys, a confirmed bachelor, hasnt been able to stop thinking about Amanda ever since he met her while helping her sister uncover a plot to sell young women into prostitution. When the alluring Amanda seeks him out, he offers a bargain. He will help herin exchange for one chance to seduce her each day. Despite a wicked desire to explore the heat that crackles between them, Amanda refuses and launches her own search. But the attacker strikes again, and when Rhys is there to save her she decides to accept his shocking proposition. In the midst of an investigation that could claim their lives, the two begin a dangerous game of passion that could claim their hearts. Warning: This book contains lusty sex that would make Jane Austen faint, so beware of four-letter words.