"I've agreed to work for you--and that's all!"

When Luke Avery needed an oceanographer to help him search for sunken treasure off the Madagascar coast, Melanie took the job--reluctantly.

Not that she was worried about the work, despite its undeniable risks. It was Luke she feared. Luke with his perceptive, probing questions . . . and his devastating kisses.

Luke knew there was something Melanie hadn't told him, some painful memory that made her cautious and fearful of love. "Trust me," he told her. But could she?