Book 3 of the tars of Mithra.
Duty-bound to protect and service was standing face-to-face with a murdered woman… and she was holding a gun. Lieutenant Seth Buchanan’s homicide investigation—and his hormones—were thrown into turmoil when Grace Fontaine turned up very much alive… and in possession of one of the huge diamonds known as the Stars of Mithra.The cool, controlled cop never let his feelings get in the way of his job and everything he knew about the notorious heiress told him she was dangerous! Still, someone had killed to possess the jewel, so Grace deserved his personal protection.

Nora Roberts (b. Eleanor Marie Robertson, October 10, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA), is a bestselling American author of more than 165 romance novels, and she writes as J.D. Robb for the "In Death" series. She also has written under the pseudonym Jill March, and by error some of her works were published in the UK as Sarah Hardesty.

Nora Roberts was the first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. As of 2006, her novels had spent a combined 660 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List, including 100 weeks in the number-one spot. Over 280 million copies of her books are in print, including 12 million copies sold in 2005 alone. Her novels have been published in 35 countries.