Gun drawn, Jared Loring quickly entered his suite above the casino he owned -- and confronted the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. Tabor O'Casey heard the steely command in his voice, felt the potent heat of his gaze, and sensed the jeopardy in which she'd placed herself. She needed Jared's help to rescue her brother, who'd vanished on a mysterious mission, and so she'd called on this rogue of darkness, this complicated, enigmatic man who'd risked his life so often in the company of her father.

Jared had tried to put his violent past behind him, but he could not refuse Tabor, the dazzling lady who was all woman... and would soon be all his. He'd fallen hard and fast for Tabor, seduced by her courage, her spirit -- and by the sunshine in her heart that lit the shadowy night of his soul. She soothed his hunger with her own fierce want, but Jared suspected it was gratitude, not love she gave. Could she make him see that her light would last forever?