All Fired Up

He needs a room. She needs his bad-guy hunting skills.

When Marianne and Jack meet on the ferry to Orcas Island, it couldn't be more awkward-for Marianne, that is. Jack has no problem with a woman landing on top of him. It's a case of opposites attract. But they each have their reasons not to get involved.

Marianne, having accepted a dare from her Barefoot by Moonlight writers' group, has returned to stay in her hometown on this Pacific Northwest Island. And she's had nothing but trouble since. Her sister is hiding something from her, and a threatening note tied to her front gate is accusing her of having "traitor in her blood."

Jack's plan is to check out the property left to him by his grandfather and then 'get off this rock' as fast as possible and back to his Special Operations unit.

But on this small island, avoiding each other isn't to be.

When an old tale of stolen jewels resurfaces, revealing a dangerous secret kept by both of their grandfathers, it will take Marianne and Jack together to uncover the truth before one of them gets hurt. But solving the mystery means working out an arrangement. Jack needs a place to stay. Marianne has rooms to spare.

In close quarters, it's soon apparent that solving the mystery might be easier than trying not to fall for each other as they realize that they both long for the same thing.

Who says nothing ever happens in a small island town?