Winter's Daughter
Nothing stirred Tannis Winter like the plight of the homeless, and she'd devoted herself to aiding the street people she'd chosen for her research. But when a mysterious-looking derelict began following her in her bag-lady disguise, she felt a moment of terror--then knocked him to the ground and got him arrested! How was she to know he was the new town councilman, working undercover to expose the city's failure to help the poor? Dillon James was bewitched by her courage and her compassion, but it was the summer in her skin and the fire in her eyes that made him want to ignite a hidden passion in the enchanting crusader Tannis felt the hunger of need erupt inside, but could she trust this darkly handsome man with a heart once betrayed? Dillon stalked her with fierce desire and a yearning to be cherished, but the pain of his past echoed her own. Could he make her see that once they'd touched, he'd be part of her life forever?