Women called Jake Darcy mad, bad, and dangerous to know, but Mary Harland insisted rakes were a thing of the past... yet wondered if the stories could possibly be true. She felt too innocent to enchant such a wanton man, but when Jake swept her into his arms and onto the dance floor, she shivered in sensual delight as destiny joined them heart t... more »o heart! Jake was temptation in the flesh—and she was powerless to resist the desire he aroused. He promised she'd never escape his passionate obsession, but even Jake could not protect her from dark forces who plotted against them. When Mary disappeared without a trace, Jake mourned his only love for three long years—but when fate reunited them, he was truly devastated. Desperate to recover what their enemy had stolen from her. Mary had to betray the man who'd opened her to love. But when she had to choose between her freedom and Jake, would she be left with only a glittering memory?
Author
Iris Johansen is a New York Times bestselling author. She began her writing after her children left home for college. She first achieved success in the early 1980s writing category romances. In 1991, Johansen began writing suspense historical romance novels, starting with the publication of The Wind Dancer. In 1996 Johansen switched genres, turning to crime fiction, with which she has had great success. She lives in Georgia and is married. Her son, Roy Johansen, is an Edgar Award-winning screenwriter and novelist. Her daughter, Tamara, serves as her research assistant. IRIS JOHANSEN is The New York Times bestselling author of Night and Day, Hide Away, Shadow Play, Your Next Breath, The Perfect Witness, Live to See Tomorrow, Silencing Eve, Hunting Eve, Taking Eve, Sleep No More, What Doesn't Kill You, Bonnie, Quinn, Eve, Chasing The Night, Eight Days to Live, Blood Game, Deadlock, Dark Summer, Pandora's Daughter, Quicksand, Killer Dreams, On The Run, and more. And with her son, Roy Johansen, she has coauthored Night Watch, The Naked Eye, Sight Unseen, Close Your Eyes, Shadow Zone, Storm Cycle, and Silent Thunder. http://www.irisjohansen.com
