His eyes held secrets She'd returned to her birthplace to expose her mother's killer.

But in facing her hazy childhood memories, Brie Danzinger soon discovered a family she'd never known–and an undeniable attraction to enigmatic police chief Reed Hunter. Reed knew something that he wouldn't–or couldn't–tell her. Was it about her mother...or more personal?

Giving in to his yearning for Brie could mean her death. But when her questions stirred a sleeping killer, Reed couldn't keep his vow to stay away. His feelings had to take second place to protecting Brie–but could Reed save her from the shocking truth about herself?