Beauty versus Brawn... A foiled kidnapping forces flamboyant fashion shoe designer Lili Kavanaugh into the protection of handsome bodyguard Matt Hawkins. While on the run from both the good guys and bad guys, they share an isolated woodland cottage and solve the mystery of who is after Lili and why ... and it's all tied to a pair of antique shoes that once belonged to a Chicago gangster's moll. Soon, these two very different people from very different worlds find themselves facing the biggest risk of all: falling in love.

This book was originally published by Avon Books in 2001, under the name Michelle Jerott.

Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice nominee for Best Mainstream Novel of 2001.