Rane Smith's nerves are nearly shot. With her ex-boyfriend, a member of a drug cartel, about to get out of prison, every instinct urges her to run as far away as she can get. But her elderly father's failing health makes that impossible. And if the ex-boyfriend discovers her part in his conviction, he'll have even more reason to come after her.Undercover Seattle police detective John Garretson's job is to find a way to get close to Rane. As her new tenant, he can sit back and wait until her ex shows up. He and his narcotics task force are on the edge of breaking their biggest case wide open and his new landlady is the key. But she's also sexy as hell and the simmering attraction between them is distracting. Odd, she doesn't seem the type who'd be involved in the illicit world of drug dealing....Rane's secrets are eating away at her and she has no interest in another relationship sure to end in heartbreak. Why won't John mind his own business? And why, even when he sparks her temper, does she find him so appealing? When her ex's brother, a sinister drug lord, forces Rane into a treacherous game of cat and mouse both of their lives are on the line and John's cover may be blown. Can he save them both and put the criminals behind bars?