Michael Quinn's years as an undercover agent had marked him forever. He wasn't a man who trusted anyone--and that went double for the lovely, mysterious woman he'd come to this Maine town to investigate.

She thought he was her protector, here to guard her against the threats she claimed she'd received. But the truth was, he'd been sent to uncover all her darkest secrets--and maybe put her behind bars for a very long time . . . .

But who was the real Claire Saint-Ange? The dangerous criminal he suspected she was? Or the achingly vulnerable woman who trembled in his arms night after night--and made him long to believe in her innocence?