He was standing face-to-face with a murdered woman...and she was holding a gun. Lieutenant Seth Buchanan's homicide investigation-and his hormones-were thrown into turmoil when Grace Fontaine turned up very much alive...and in possession of one of the huge diamonds known as the Stars of Mithra. The cool, controlled cop never let his feelings get in the way of his job, and everything he knew about the notorious heiress told him she was dangerous! Still, someone had killed to possess the jewel, so Grace deserved his personal protection.