Denver cop Mike Lawson had faced his share of adversity, but so had PPS tech whiz Cassie Allen. So when he was hired as her personal bodyguard while she decoded a mysterious computer disk, the last thing they needed to do was to act on their attraction. As Cassie closed in on deciphering the secrets someone was desperate to protect, the attempts on her life increased. Suddenly, no amount of safeguarding seemed enough to keep the auburn-haired beauty out of the line of fire. Mike's past was fi lled with people he'd loved and lost. He'd do whatever it took to keep his special assignment off that list....
Ever since she was a little girl making her own books out of construction paper, Ann Voss Peterson wanted to write. So when it came time to choose a major at the University of Wisconsin, creative writing was her only choice. Of course, writing wasn’t a practical choice–one needs to earn a living. So Ann found jobs ranging from proofreading legal transcripts, to working with Quarter Horses, to washing windows. But no matter how she earned her paycheck, she continued to write the type of stories that captured her heart and imagination–romantic suspense. Ann lives near Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband, her toddler son, her border collie and her Quarter Horse mare.