Mean Streak — Carolyn Wheat

Riordan broke Cass's heart when he left her for a younger--and blonder--woman. Now he wants her to defend him--but not before he arranges a makeover, a new wardrobe, and a crash course on federal law for her. Controlling, manipulative, and dangerously sexy, Riordan is guilty of many things. When the charge is bribery, however, Cass believes Riordan is innocent--the pawn of an ambitious D.A. But when witnesses start turning up dead, Cass has to convince herself that the man she loves didn't pull the trigger...