There was only one way out for Helen Eastman: Fake her own death and start over, far from harm's way.

But her plans were jettisoned one night by a stranger who posed a more intimate peril. He was seductive bad-boy cop Nick Thorndike, the last man on earth she should trust.

When he rescued her from the storm-tossed cliff, Nick had no idea Helen would turn out to be a key witness in his undercover investigation...and an irresistible temptation.

He might not be the shining knight of her dreams, but he was determined to prove - to them both - that the safest haven of all was in his arms....