For an advice columnist, Lainie Gardner was suddenly without sound thought but on sensory overload when she found herself dancing in Sloan Abbott's arms. Theirs was an impossible relationship – he, the Texas Ranger protector; she, the celebrity protectee. Under normal circumstances, their paths never should have crossed. But when her life suddenly, terrifyingly had gone from run–of–the–mill to on–the–run, it was Sloan whose body had shielded hers and who now stirred dangerous feelings in her. For Lainie–the–professional would have wisely counselled against an affair that could lead nowhere.

But Lainie–the–woman wasn't listening....