The press labeled coed Maggie Connelly young, reckless, impulsive. Actually, she was a woman in love. With Lucas Starwind. But the hardened Cherokee P.I. hid his battered heart behind a macho bravado. Maggie horned in on his case–and his life–and boldly promised: I'll heal your heart, then you'll have to marry me. Luke didn't believe in love, but he knew desire. Maggie Connelly–almost half his age–dared him to feel, to want, to hope. But Luke had to resist her, for if he took her in his arms, he feared he'd never let her go....