BEGUILING THIEF Lovely Victoria Chambers had a dangerous secret: forced by desperation into a life of crime, the eighteen-year-old beauty was actually the notorious wharf thief known as "The Serpent"! But from the moment she set eyes on sinfully seductive Sebastian Blood, the voluptuous vixen-in-disguise realized that her nights on the docks were numbered! She yearned to yield to his searing midnight embrace, even though he'd be sure to uncover her deception. She'd gladly forget the criminal trade, burning to surrender her trembling flesh to Sebastian 's deepest, darkest desires... SEDUCTIVE STALKER Blood—better known as "The Dragon "—vowed to beat the thieving "Serpent" at his own villainous game, but the instant he laid eyes on the spirited street urchin, he found himself strangely captivated—and definitely suspicious. The wily waif's enchanting emerald eyes, wildly sensual lips, and poorly disguised curves drove the rugged San Franciscan to distraction. This was no boy! He wouldn't rest until he d uncovered the deceiving damsel, stroked her silken skin into submission, and made her pay for her wicked charade with a night of rapturous lovemaking!