Alpha Squad sniper Ava trusts no one. Especially not Cael, the security pro who???s hired her as an elite bodyguard. But an assignment in the mouldering-hot South American jungle soon has their professional relationship steaming up???

KYLIE BRANT lives with her husband and five children in Iowa. She works full-time as a teacher of learning disabled students. Much of her free time is spent in her role as professional spectator at her kids' sporting events. An avid reader, Kylie enjoys stories of love, mystery and suspense-and she insists on happy endings! When her youngest children, a set of twins, turned four, she decided to try her hand at writing. Now most weekends and all summer she can be found at the computer, spinning her own tales of romance and happily-ever-afters.Kylie invites readers to write to her at P.O. Box 231, Charles City, IA 50616.