They're back--the boys you go out looking for precisely because your
mother warned you not to--the bad boys every good girl needs at least
once, if not twice! Raphael "Rafe" Santiago may have left the streets
years ago, but the street has never left him. A rough childhood in the
Bronx taught him never to let his guard down, to keep everything in
order, and always to trust that little voice in his gut that tells him
when someone's got something to hide.
Horse trainer Elena Caulfield, is definitely hiding something, and Rafe
intends to find out what it is and take care of it--his way. But his way
wasn't supposed to include feeling an intense attraction to the
tomboyish Elena. With her mud-caked boots, quiet strength, and gentle
manner, she's nothing like the flashy, seductive, overtly feminine women
Rafe usually beds. The closer he gets to her, the harder it is to
control that fiery passion he's worked hard to keep cooled, the kind
that can catch a man off guard and leave him open to danger--because
whatever secret Elena's protecting, it's big--and worth killing for.
Because when you're from the Bronx, you take care of what you love--or
die trying!