Maddie Howe has seventy-two hours to scrape together $50,000 – or her brother will die. But maybe taking the incredibly hot US Deputy Marshal Colton Black hostage wasn’t exactly her best moment. The sexual tension between them is fierce and if they’re not careful, it could get someone hurt…

Hot to the touch… Twelve years ago, a teenage Caroline Banks slipped into Jason Cooper's bed, intending to seduce him and all of his tattooed hotness. She failed. Since then, she's wrapped herself in remote iciness, keeping her distance from both him and her home. But then Jason—now a mouthwateringly sexy U.S. Marshal—shows up suddenly with the news that Caroline's father has been shot and she is now under Jason's protection. Caroline never knew just how much she tempted him. And now, even with her aloofness, Jason can barely keep himself under control. Because that heat—that fiery sexual attraction—is stronger than ever. His job is to keep her safe, and not let himself fall into the flames. But the fire started so long ago won't be contained any longer….