For Fallon Wayland, birthdays are just another reminder of
her
looming spinsterhood. This year is shaping up to be no different.
Unfairly
fired from her job, dumped by her boyfriend, and oh yes, witnessing the
murder of a high-ranking lieutenant in the local crime family… Yeah,
birthdays suck.
Ever since a disastrous, hot-as-hell kiss years ago, soldier-turned-
security
specialist Shane Roarke has avoided his baby sister’s reckless—and
gorgeous—
best friend. Yet when her life is threatened after she witnesses a gang
hit,
he insists on protecting her…even if she objects.
The two are forced to hole up in a safe house. Alone. Passion long
denied
erupts between them, burning away their inhibitions. But even as layers—
and
clothes—are peeled away, danger closes in. Shane and Fallon might
finally
have a chance at love…if they survive long enough to see it.