Not Without Risk

Half a year after a bullet punctured his lung, Sergeant Justin Harrison is back in San Diego's homicide division, the place where he has always done his best work. He is determined to prove he is ready for field duty, and a leggy brunette who wanders into one of his crime scenes is the last thing he expected.

Photographer Paige Conroy has spent years keeping her past at a distance. Then a late-night call drags it back into view: an old friend has arrived in town and needs her help. When she reaches his hotel room four hours later, he is dead. Now a killer is hunting her, and she has no choice but to seek protection from Harrison.

Paige must weigh which threat is greater, the faceless attacker bent on ruining her life or the dark-eyed detective who may gain a hold on her heart.