"Whitewater—I want you." There. She'd uttered the words she'd sworn Aaron Whitewater would never have the satisfaction of hearing from her—and she braced herself for a dose of his infuriating sense of humor. But once he registered her desperation, Whitewater did what few men in Josie's life had ever been able to do. He made her feel ... protected. She knew unshakably that if anyone could help her comb the Kali Yins off Hawaii and rescue the priceless panda that had been stolen from her care, this man could. So she set aside any danger to her heart.

"Whitewater—I hate you!" And she hated this "fool ritual" that had sent her halfway around the world. But Piper Gordon had promised her grandmother that she'd return the centuries—old funeral necklace to Hawaii, as the law now demanded. Even if it meant destroying the beautiful object by sacrificing it to the goddess Pele. Even if it meant spending time with a man she was determined to dislike—David Whitewater, a man who had once ruthlessly prosecuted her grandmother. To Piper's fury, the Native American lawyer had been appointed to accompany her to Hawaii. But was it just David Whitewater and what he represented that disturbed Piper so deeply, or was it the growing attraction between them?