The Boscastle family is back. Switch on those air conditioners because Heath's story may be the hottest yet.

Lt. Col. Lord Heath Boscastle had difficulty hiding his shock when his old friend, Col. Sir Russell Althorne, asked him not to return to his military duties, but to serve as a protector of a woman. And that woman, of all the ones in the world! Julia, who had once been Heath's almost-lover, is now engaged to Russell and THAT's whom Russell asks him to protect. How can he spend time around Julia and not remember what almost happened between them?

Julia walks the edge of society and is commonly known as "Wicked Lady Whitby." She's never had much patience for pretensions and following the rules. But this is too much. Heath watching over her? After what had almost happened between them? Insane. But Russell is convinced that her life could be in danger because of something from his past, and she tries to gracefully give in to the plan. But how can she be around Heath all the time, making her think of the emotions she felt so strongly with him?

As the two walk in cautious circles around each other, they're challenged by numerous outside situations. There's Brentford, the man who has an obvious crush on Julia. There's concern about the psycho, Auclair, who tortured Boscastle and is the man who's supposed to be threatening Julia's life. And of course, there's the escalating sexual tension between the two of them. But Heath can't betray his old friend, who risked his life to save Heath when Auclair had captured him, and Julia can't betray her new fiancé, either. But as events begin to unfold rapidly, the two are drawn together through their attraction and their very real liking for each other.

I have loved each of these Boscastle books. Terrific story lines, great characters and a deep sensuality run through each book. Heath's story will have your heart pumping. But all of the Boscastles are perfect "dream man" material! You can certainly read this one on its own, but I highly recommend reading the two previous books. There are always heroes who stick in your head and I found three in one series!